FINLAND VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,113	3	4,115	+ 2,998
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,618	2	9,831	- 3,213
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,809	22	418	+ 4,392
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,092	21	436	+ 3,656
Prostate Cancer	5	3,053	11	970	+ 2,083
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,127	6	1,433	+ 694
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,110	1	11,120	- 9,010
Breast Cancer	8	1,759	12	948	+ 810
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,727	31	257	+ 1,470
Kidney Disease	10	1,707	26	342	+ 1,365
Other Injuries	11	1,452	20	437	+ 1,016
Lung Disease	12	1,366	8	1,289	+ 76
Hypertension	13	1,332	5	2,030	- 698
Skin Disease	14	1,155	47	27	+ 1,127
Lymphomas	15	939	14	851	+ 88
Lung Cancers	16	789	4	2,312	- 1,523
Inflammatory/Heart	17	722	17	518	+ 204
Pancreas Cancer	18	717	9	1,247	- 531
Violence	19	598	43	64	+ 534
Leukemia	20	538	24	371	+ 167
HIV/AIDS	21	521	59	6	+ 515
Stomach Cancer	22	513	19	447	+ 66
Cervical Cancer	23	510	44	62	+ 447
Other Neoplasms	24	478	23	377	+ 101
Road Traffic Accidents	25	434	33	215	+ 219
Liver Disease	26	422	10	1,068	- 646
Uterin Cancer	27	392	32	225	+ 167
Oral Cancer	28	331	34	207	+ 123
Congenital Anomalies	29	330	35	192	+ 138
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	320	53	11	+ 310
Parkinson's Disease	31	303	13	853	- 550
Ovary Cancer	32	287	25	344	- 57
Liver Cancer	33	266	16	545	- 279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	262	36	151	+ 111
Asthma	35	240	40	85	+ 156
Oesophagus Cancer	36	213	27	320	- 107
Anemia	37	206	58	6	+ 200
Epilepsy	38	174	38	104	+ 70
Bladder Cancer	39	173	28	308	- 135
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	126	52	15	+ 111
Falls	41	122	7	1,325	- 1,203
Low Birth Weight	42	98	48	26	+ 71
Birth Trauma	43	96	56	8	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	86	41	83	+ 3
Meningitis	45	80	55	9	+ 70
Alcohol	46	75	18	464	- 390
Skin Cancers	47	73	29	297	- 224
Poisonings	48	38	49	25	+ 13
Malnutrition	49	37	57	7	+ 30
Osteoarthritis	50	36	51	17	+ 19
Suicide	51	33	15	846	- 813
Hepatitis B	52	30	63	2	+ 28
Drug Use	53	27	30	269	- 242
Dengue	54	25	82	0	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	22	50	19	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	56	21	64	2	+ 20
Drownings	57	20	37	106	- 86
Upper Respiratory	58	19	62	2	+ 17
Schizophrenia	59	19	39	93	- 74
Tuberculosis	60	19	46	32	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	61	14	42	80	- 66
Fires	62	10	45	62	- 51
Oral conditions	63	10	61	4	+ 7
Syphilis	64	7	67	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	65	6	54	10	- 3
War	66	1	65	1	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	83	0	60	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Barbados

Finland

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.