CANADA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,042	5	14,159	+ 34,883
Coronary Heart Disease	2	45,629	1	40,063	+ 5,566
Diabetes Mellitus	3	33,162	9	5,718	+ 27,444
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	28,215	7	7,431	+ 20,783
Prostate Cancer	5	21,051	13	4,711	+ 16,340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,669	6	9,651	+ 5,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,551	2	30,970	- 16,418
Breast Cancer	8	12,126	8	5,910	+ 6,216
Endocrine Disorders	9	11,905	19	3,233	+ 8,672
Kidney Disease	10	11,770	14	4,578	+ 7,192
Other Injuries	11	10,014	24	2,392	+ 7,622
Lung Disease	12	9,417	4	14,212	- 4,795
Hypertension	13	9,181	22	2,563	+ 6,618
Skin Disease	14	7,961	38	679	+ 7,282
Lymphomas	15	6,475	10	5,146	+ 1,328
Lung Cancers	16	5,443	3	20,937	- 15,494
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,975	27	2,060	+ 2,915
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,941	11	5,057	- 117
Violence	19	4,125	40	605	+ 3,520
Leukemia	20	3,710	21	3,098	+ 612
HIV/AIDS	21	3,590	53	163	+ 3,427
Stomach Cancer	22	3,534	26	2,177	+ 1,356
Cervical Cancer	23	3,513	41	578	+ 2,935
Other Neoplasms	24	3,294	31	1,679	+ 1,616
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,993	28	1,998	+ 995
Liver Disease	26	2,913	17	3,624	- 711
Uterin Cancer	27	2,702	34	1,183	+ 1,519
Oral Cancer	28	2,279	32	1,592	+ 687
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,277	35	1,081	+ 1,196
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	2,209	54	143	+ 2,067
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,089	18	3,359	- 1,270
Ovary Cancer	32	1,980	29	1,902	+ 78
Liver Cancer	33	1,836	20	3,113	- 1,277
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,808	43	442	+ 1,366
Asthma	35	1,657	49	262	+ 1,394
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,468	25	2,230	- 761
Anemia	37	1,421	46	343	+ 1,078
Epilepsy	38	1,200	44	384	+ 816
Bladder Cancer	39	1,196	23	2,521	- 1,325
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	872	36	840	+ 31
Falls	41	842	12	4,829	- 3,987
Low Birth Weight	42	673	42	553	+ 120
Birth Trauma	43	663	50	193	+ 470
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	593	47	322	+ 270
Meningitis	45	551	59	68	+ 482
Alcohol	46	516	33	1,491	- 975
Skin Cancers	47	503	30	1,756	- 1,254
Poisonings	48	263	56	121	+ 141
Malnutrition	49	252	51	192	+ 60
Osteoarthritis	50	250	55	139	+ 111
Suicide	51	226	15	4,417	- 4,190
Hepatitis B	52	207	60	66	+ 141
Drug Use	53	189	16	3,686	- 3,497
Dengue	54	173	72	0	+ 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	150	39	636	- 486
Maternal Conditions	56	147	64	45	+ 102
Drownings	57	141	48	283	- 142
Upper Respiratory	58	133	63	47	+ 86
Schizophrenia	59	131	57	118	+ 13
Tuberculosis	60	129	58	97	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	61	96	37	692	- 596
Fires	62	72	52	192	- 121
Oral conditions	63	71	61	51	+ 21
Syphilis	64	49	67	5	+ 44
Appendicitis	65	41	62	49	- 8
War	66	4	65	21	- 17
Pertussis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	68	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	83	0	45	363	- 363
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Barbados

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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.