GHANA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	43,725	2	15,163	+ 28,562
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,683	3	14,103	+ 26,580
Diabetes Mellitus	3	29,567	12	5,929	+ 23,637
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	25,156	1	16,262	+ 8,894
Prostate Cancer	5	18,769	31	1,031	+ 17,738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,079	34	803	+ 12,276
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,974	29	1,294	+ 11,680
Breast Cancer	8	10,811	25	1,937	+ 8,874
Endocrine Disorders	9	10,614	24	1,965	+ 8,649
Kidney Disease	10	10,494	13	4,161	+ 6,333
Other Injuries	11	8,929	18	2,433	+ 6,496
Lung Disease	12	8,396	15	3,120	+ 5,276
Hypertension	13	8,186	19	2,231	+ 5,955
Skin Disease	14	7,098	50	264	+ 6,834
Lymphomas	15	5,773	32	875	+ 4,898
Lung Cancers	16	4,853	55	237	+ 4,615
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,436	28	1,615	+ 2,821
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,405	46	334	+ 4,071
Violence	19	3,678	27	1,857	+ 1,821
Leukemia	20	3,308	45	340	+ 2,967
HIV/AIDS	21	3,201	4	13,565	- 10,364
Stomach Cancer	22	3,151	33	870	+ 2,280
Cervical Cancer	23	3,132	20	2,161	+ 971
Other Neoplasms	24	2,937	63	48	+ 2,889
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,669	7	7,808	- 5,139
Liver Disease	26	2,597	11	6,053	- 3,456
Uterin Cancer	27	2,409	57	219	+ 2,190
Oral Cancer	28	2,032	42	483	+ 1,549
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,030	14	3,935	- 1,905
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,970	85	0	+ 1,970
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,863	43	387	+ 1,476
Ovary Cancer	32	1,765	38	698	+ 1,067
Liver Cancer	33	1,637	17	2,851	- 1,215
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,612	48	321	+ 1,292
Asthma	35	1,477	23	1,979	- 502
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,309	49	285	+ 1,024
Anemia	37	1,267	83	0	+ 1,267
Epilepsy	38	1,069	47	329	+ 740
Bladder Cancer	39	1,066	53	245	+ 821
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	777	9	6,538	- 5,761
Falls	41	751	30	1,168	- 417
Low Birth Weight	42	600	8	6,662	- 6,062
Birth Trauma	43	591	10	6,194	- 5,603
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	528	67	16	+ 512
Meningitis	45	491	16	2,983	- 2,492
Alcohol	46	460	54	244	+ 216
Skin Cancers	47	448	58	214	+ 234
Poisonings	48	234	40	522	- 287
Malnutrition	49	225	26	1,868	- 1,644
Osteoarthritis	50	223	84	0	+ 223
Suicide	51	202	21	1,993	- 1,792
Hepatitis B	52	184	62	101	+ 83
Drug Use	53	169	39	630	- 462
Dengue	54	155	71	0	+ 154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	134	52	256	- 122
Maternal Conditions	56	131	22	1,991	- 1,860
Drownings	57	125	36	740	- 615
Upper Respiratory	58	118	66	16	+ 102
Schizophrenia	59	117	81	0	+ 117
Tuberculosis	60	115	6	10,214	- 10,099
Multiple Sclerosis	61	86	61	113	- 27
Fires	62	64	37	729	- 665
Oral conditions	63	64	86	0	+ 64
Syphilis	64	44	41	483	- 439
Appendicitis	65	37	59	146	- 109
War	66	4	64	29	- 26
Pertussis	67	0	35	744	- 744
Measles	68	0	60	135	- 135
Diphtheria	69	0	69	4	- 4
Tetanus	70	0	56	220	- 220
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	12	- 12
Malaria	76	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Encephalitis	82	0	44	357	- 357
Hepatitis C	83	0	65	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.