GUATEMALA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	23,077	6	4,849	+ 18,228
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,471	1	9,825	+ 11,647
Diabetes Mellitus	3	15,604	3	6,932	+ 8,673
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,277	2	9,245	+ 4,032
Prostate Cancer	5	9,906	24	846	+ 9,060
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,903	31	464	+ 6,439
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,847	12	1,957	+ 4,891
Breast Cancer	8	5,706	28	495	+ 5,211
Endocrine Disorders	9	5,602	29	486	+ 5,116
Kidney Disease	10	5,539	4	6,277	- 738
Other Injuries	11	4,712	10	2,466	+ 2,247
Lung Disease	12	4,431	13	1,901	+ 2,530
Hypertension	13	4,320	26	679	+ 3,641
Skin Disease	14	3,746	42	232	+ 3,514
Lymphomas	15	3,047	43	229	+ 2,818
Lung Cancers	16	2,561	35	391	+ 2,170
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,341	44	225	+ 2,116
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,325	38	282	+ 2,043
Violence	19	1,941	7	4,411	- 2,470
Leukemia	20	1,746	27	601	+ 1,145
HIV/AIDS	21	1,689	21	1,173	+ 517
Stomach Cancer	22	1,663	17	1,570	+ 92
Cervical Cancer	23	1,653	25	808	+ 846
Other Neoplasms	24	1,550	56	42	+ 1,508
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,408	8	4,026	- 2,618
Liver Disease	26	1,371	5	5,684	- 4,314
Uterin Cancer	27	1,272	59	27	+ 1,244
Oral Cancer	28	1,072	49	142	+ 930
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,072	18	1,517	- 445
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,040	85	0	+ 1,040
Parkinson's Disease	31	983	34	393	+ 590
Ovary Cancer	32	932	50	133	+ 799
Liver Cancer	33	864	15	1,765	- 902
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	851	23	1,029	- 178
Asthma	35	780	36	335	+ 445
Oesophagus Cancer	36	691	48	144	+ 547
Anemia	37	669	83	0	+ 669
Epilepsy	38	564	33	463	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	39	563	55	57	+ 505
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	410	9	2,617	- 2,207
Falls	41	396	20	1,371	- 975
Low Birth Weight	42	317	16	1,658	- 1,342
Birth Trauma	43	312	19	1,466	- 1,154
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	279	52	82	+ 197
Meningitis	45	259	41	271	- 12
Alcohol	46	243	14	1,799	- 1,556
Skin Cancers	47	236	46	195	+ 41
Poisonings	48	124	39	275	- 152
Malnutrition	49	119	11	1,981	- 1,862
Osteoarthritis	50	117	84	0	+ 117
Suicide	51	106	22	1,039	- 933
Hepatitis B	52	97	65	2	+ 95
Drug Use	53	89	40	272	- 183
Dengue	54	82	58	33	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	70	54	62	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	56	69	30	468	- 399
Drownings	57	66	32	463	- 397
Upper Respiratory	58	62	57	34	+ 28
Schizophrenia	59	62	80	0	+ 62
Tuberculosis	60	61	37	301	- 241
Multiple Sclerosis	61	45	60	21	+ 25
Fires	62	34	45	207	- 174
Oral conditions	63	34	86	0	+ 34
Syphilis	64	23	64	3	+ 20
Appendicitis	65	20	47	164	- 144
War	66	2	68	2	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	53	70	- 70
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	63	7	- 7
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	61	19	- 19
Chlamydia	81	0	67	2	- 2
Encephalitis	82	0	51	104	- 104
Hepatitis C	83	0	66	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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.