EQU. GUINEA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,270	6	437	+ 1,833
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,112	7	419	+ 1,693
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,535	11	299	+ 1,236
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,306	2	913	+ 393
Prostate Cancer	5	974	35	43	+ 932
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	679	40	29	+ 650
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	674	29	55	+ 618
Breast Cancer	8	561	24	84	+ 477
Endocrine Disorders	9	551	25	73	+ 478
Kidney Disease	10	545	14	198	+ 346
Other Injuries	11	464	23	105	+ 358
Lung Disease	12	436	20	120	+ 315
Hypertension	13	425	16	165	+ 260
Skin Disease	14	369	51	13	+ 356
Lymphomas	15	300	45	19	+ 280
Lung Cancers	16	252	41	27	+ 225
Inflammatory/Heart	17	230	27	63	+ 167
Pancreas Cancer	18	229	55	11	+ 217
Violence	19	191	33	45	+ 146
Leukemia	20	172	61	4	+ 168
HIV/AIDS	21	166	1	1,838	- 1,672
Stomach Cancer	22	164	49	16	+ 148
Cervical Cancer	23	163	28	56	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	24	152	63	3	+ 149
Road Traffic Accidents	25	139	8	368	- 230
Liver Disease	26	135	13	199	- 64
Uterin Cancer	27	125	58	8	+ 117
Oral Cancer	28	105	37	35	+ 71
Congenital Anomalies	29	105	12	249	- 144
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	102	82	0	+ 102
Parkinson's Disease	31	97	46	18	+ 79
Ovary Cancer	32	92	52	13	+ 79
Liver Cancer	33	85	34	43	+ 42
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	84	43	22	+ 62
Asthma	35	77	26	65	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	36	68	54	12	+ 56
Anemia	37	66	85	0	+ 66
Epilepsy	38	56	38	32	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	39	55	56	9	+ 47
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	40	9	349	- 308
Falls	41	39	32	46	- 7
Low Birth Weight	42	31	4	457	- 426
Birth Trauma	43	31	5	441	- 410
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	27	62	4	+ 24
Meningitis	45	25	19	127	- 102
Alcohol	46	24	53	12	+ 12
Skin Cancers	47	23	48	16	+ 7
Poisonings	48	12	44	21	- 9
Malnutrition	49	12	31	48	- 36
Osteoarthritis	50	12	81	0	+ 12
Suicide	51	10	22	107	- 97
Hepatitis B	52	10	65	3	+ 7
Drug Use	53	9	30	50	- 42
Dengue	54	8	73	0	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	7	50	14	- 7
Maternal Conditions	56	7	17	139	- 132
Drownings	57	7	36	39	- 33
Upper Respiratory	58	6	66	2	+ 4
Schizophrenia	59	6	86	0	+ 6
Tuberculosis	60	6	10	321	- 315
Multiple Sclerosis	61	4	67	1	+ 3
Fires	62	3	39	30	- 27
Oral conditions	63	3	80	0	+ 3
Syphilis	64	2	18	134	- 132
Appendicitis	65	2	59	6	- 4
War	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	21	109	- 109
Measles	68	0	15	181	- 181
Diphtheria	69	0	64	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	0	42	23	- 23
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	3	668	- 668
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	57	8	- 8
Hepatitis C	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Barbados

Equ. Guinea

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.