DR CONGO VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	145,885	6	36,596	+ 109,289
Coronary Heart Disease	2	135,733	7	34,713	+ 101,020
Diabetes Mellitus	3	98,646	16	12,902	+ 85,744
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	83,931	1	73,546	+ 10,385
Prostate Cancer	5	62,621	30	3,948	+ 58,673
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	43,636	36	2,966	+ 40,670
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	43,286	28	4,548	+ 38,739
Breast Cancer	8	36,071	35	3,416	+ 32,656
Endocrine Disorders	9	35,413	25	7,380	+ 28,033
Kidney Disease	10	35,013	20	9,077	+ 25,936
Other Injuries	11	29,790	22	8,272	+ 21,518
Lung Disease	12	28,013	14	13,527	+ 14,487
Hypertension	13	27,311	12	15,743	+ 11,568
Skin Disease	14	23,681	54	781	+ 22,900
Lymphomas	15	19,260	38	2,061	+ 17,199
Lung Cancers	16	16,191	47	1,158	+ 15,034
Inflammatory/Heart	17	14,799	29	4,045	+ 10,754
Pancreas Cancer	18	14,697	50	1,017	+ 13,681
Violence	19	12,270	18	11,120	+ 1,150
Leukemia	20	11,035	41	1,871	+ 9,164
HIV/AIDS	21	10,680	15	13,286	- 2,606
Stomach Cancer	22	10,512	37	2,579	+ 7,933
Cervical Cancer	23	10,451	27	4,823	+ 5,628
Other Neoplasms	24	9,799	67	88	+ 9,712
Road Traffic Accidents	25	8,903	10	30,256	- 21,353
Liver Disease	26	8,665	13	15,044	- 6,380
Uterin Cancer	27	8,038	63	352	+ 7,686
Oral Cancer	28	6,779	51	1,003	+ 5,776
Congenital Anomalies	29	6,774	11	16,256	- 9,482
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	6,572	81	0	+ 6,572
Parkinson's Disease	31	6,214	49	1,035	+ 5,180
Ovary Cancer	32	5,890	58	656	+ 5,234
Liver Cancer	33	5,460	31	3,840	+ 1,620
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	5,380	40	1,923	+ 3,457
Asthma	35	4,928	24	7,733	- 2,806
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4,368	53	790	+ 3,578
Anemia	37	4,227	86	0	+ 4,227
Epilepsy	38	3,568	44	1,727	+ 1,842
Bladder Cancer	39	3,557	65	270	+ 3,287
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,593	5	41,301	- 38,709
Falls	41	2,506	33	3,483	- 977
Low Birth Weight	42	2,002	8	34,668	- 32,666
Birth Trauma	43	1,973	9	33,075	- 31,102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,763	66	217	+ 1,546
Meningitis	45	1,638	17	11,568	- 9,930
Alcohol	46	1,535	60	635	+ 900
Skin Cancers	47	1,495	55	765	+ 730
Poisonings	48	781	42	1,729	- 948
Malnutrition	49	749	21	8,910	- 8,161
Osteoarthritis	50	743	80	0	+ 743
Suicide	51	673	26	5,812	- 5,139
Hepatitis B	52	614	61	456	+ 158
Drug Use	53	562	59	638	- 76
Dengue	54	516	74	1	+ 515
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	445	43	1,728	- 1,282
Maternal Conditions	56	437	19	10,513	- 10,076
Drownings	57	419	34	3,454	- 3,035
Upper Respiratory	58	395	62	370	+ 25
Schizophrenia	59	390	83	0	+ 390
Tuberculosis	60	385	2	43,759	- 43,375
Multiple Sclerosis	61	286	71	44	+ 243
Fires	62	213	39	2,007	- 1,794
Oral conditions	63	212	82	0	+ 212
Syphilis	64	147	32	3,751	- 3,604
Appendicitis	65	123	56	703	- 580
War	66	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Pertussis	67	0	23	7,921	- 7,921
Measles	68	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Diphtheria	69	0	70	47	- 47
Tetanus	70	0	46	1,166	- 1,166
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	38	- 38
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	80	- 80
Malaria	76	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	73	15	- 15
Encephalitis	82	0	57	680	- 680
Hepatitis C	83	0	69	69	- 69
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Barbados

DR Congo

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.