AUSTRALIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,839	3	10,331	+ 23,508
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,484	1	21,548	+ 9,936
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,882	7	4,471	+ 18,411
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,468	8	4,446	+ 15,022
Prostate Cancer	5	14,525	9	3,766	+ 10,759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,122	6	6,209	+ 3,913
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	10,041	2	15,588	- 5,548
Breast Cancer	8	8,367	10	3,405	+ 4,962
Endocrine Disorders	9	8,214	16	2,328	+ 5,886
Kidney Disease	10	8,121	12	3,139	+ 4,982
Other Injuries	11	6,910	22	1,642	+ 5,267
Lung Disease	12	6,498	5	8,487	- 1,989
Hypertension	13	6,335	23	1,631	+ 4,704
Skin Disease	14	5,493	34	594	+ 4,899
Lymphomas	15	4,468	15	3,039	+ 1,429
Lung Cancers	16	3,756	4	8,769	- 5,013
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,433	24	1,571	+ 1,862
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,409	13	3,118	+ 292
Violence	19	2,846	44	243	+ 2,603
Leukemia	20	2,560	18	2,126	+ 434
HIV/AIDS	21	2,477	57	50	+ 2,427
Stomach Cancer	22	2,438	27	1,288	+ 1,150
Cervical Cancer	23	2,424	39	342	+ 2,083
Other Neoplasms	24	2,273	28	1,252	+ 1,021
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,065	29	1,245	+ 820
Liver Disease	26	2,010	26	1,421	+ 588
Uterin Cancer	27	1,865	35	524	+ 1,340
Oral Cancer	28	1,572	32	972	+ 600
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,571	33	711	+ 861
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,524	53	71	+ 1,453
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,441	19	2,036	- 595
Ovary Cancer	32	1,366	31	1,003	+ 364
Liver Cancer	33	1,267	20	2,036	- 770
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,248	42	276	+ 972
Asthma	35	1,143	36	455	+ 688
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,013	25	1,494	- 480
Anemia	37	980	49	157	+ 823
Epilepsy	38	828	41	285	+ 543
Bladder Cancer	39	825	30	1,187	- 362
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	601	40	296	+ 306
Falls	41	581	14	3,116	- 2,535
Low Birth Weight	42	464	43	248	+ 216
Birth Trauma	43	458	50	140	+ 318
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	409	45	229	+ 180
Meningitis	45	380	60	37	+ 343
Alcohol	46	356	37	380	- 24
Skin Cancers	47	347	17	2,319	- 1,972
Poisonings	48	181	61	35	+ 147
Malnutrition	49	174	51	117	+ 57
Osteoarthritis	50	172	52	114	+ 58
Suicide	51	156	11	3,150	- 2,994
Hepatitis B	52	142	58	41	+ 101
Drug Use	53	130	21	1,783	- 1,652
Dengue	54	120	72	0	+ 120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	103	38	379	- 276
Maternal Conditions	56	101	63	20	+ 81
Drownings	57	97	47	177	- 80
Upper Respiratory	58	92	64	17	+ 75
Schizophrenia	59	91	54	64	+ 27
Tuberculosis	60	89	56	53	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	61	66	46	188	- 121
Fires	62	49	55	55	- 5
Oral conditions	63	49	59	40	+ 9
Syphilis	64	34	67	3	+ 31
Appendicitis	65	29	62	26	+ 2
War	66	3	65	8	- 5
Pertussis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	68	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	83	0	48	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Barbados

Australia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.