GUINEA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	17,680	5	5,777	+ 11,903
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,450	6	5,665	+ 10,785
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,955	15	2,138	+ 9,818
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,172	1	12,790	- 2,618
Prostate Cancer	5	7,589	32	525	+ 7,064
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,288	53	100	+ 5,188
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	5,246	30	579	+ 4,667
Breast Cancer	8	4,372	38	345	+ 4,027
Endocrine Disorders	9	4,292	25	1,140	+ 3,152
Kidney Disease	10	4,243	16	1,939	+ 2,304
Other Injuries	11	3,610	18	1,504	+ 2,106
Lung Disease	12	3,395	20	1,373	+ 2,022
Hypertension	13	3,310	21	1,348	+ 1,962
Skin Disease	14	2,870	51	127	+ 2,743
Lymphomas	15	2,334	48	158	+ 2,176
Lung Cancers	16	1,962	50	128	+ 1,834
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,794	35	439	+ 1,354
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,781	65	19	+ 1,762
Violence	19	1,487	26	1,128	+ 359
Leukemia	20	1,337	67	17	+ 1,320
HIV/AIDS	21	1,294	10	3,020	- 1,725
Stomach Cancer	22	1,274	41	245	+ 1,029
Cervical Cancer	23	1,267	19	1,491	- 225
Other Neoplasms	24	1,188	68	16	+ 1,172
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,079	9	3,788	- 2,709
Liver Disease	26	1,050	12	2,550	- 1,500
Uterin Cancer	27	974	59	38	+ 936
Oral Cancer	28	822	52	122	+ 700
Congenital Anomalies	29	821	14	2,181	- 1,360
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	796	84	0	+ 796
Parkinson's Disease	31	753	44	212	+ 541
Ovary Cancer	32	714	54	93	+ 621
Liver Cancer	33	662	23	1,167	- 506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	652	34	448	+ 204
Asthma	35	597	22	1,179	- 582
Oesophagus Cancer	36	529	63	20	+ 510
Anemia	37	512	83	0	+ 512
Epilepsy	38	432	37	350	+ 83
Bladder Cancer	39	431	60	32	+ 399
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	314	3	6,788	- 6,474
Falls	41	304	33	480	- 176
Low Birth Weight	42	243	8	4,319	- 4,076
Birth Trauma	43	239	7	4,797	- 4,558
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	214	70	13	+ 201
Meningitis	45	199	11	2,633	- 2,434
Alcohol	46	186	55	83	+ 103
Skin Cancers	47	181	49	152	+ 29
Poisonings	48	95	40	295	- 200
Malnutrition	49	91	28	1,032	- 941
Osteoarthritis	50	90	85	0	+ 90
Suicide	51	82	29	892	- 810
Hepatitis B	52	74	47	162	- 88
Drug Use	53	68	46	169	- 101
Dengue	54	63	73	0	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	54	42	238	- 184
Maternal Conditions	56	53	17	1,793	- 1,740
Drownings	57	51	31	528	- 478
Upper Respiratory	58	48	69	15	+ 33
Schizophrenia	59	47	81	0	+ 47
Tuberculosis	60	47	13	2,369	- 2,322
Multiple Sclerosis	61	35	66	18	+ 17
Fires	62	26	36	410	- 384
Oral conditions	63	26	86	0	+ 26
Syphilis	64	18	39	328	- 310
Appendicitis	65	15	57	41	- 26
War	66	1	64	20	- 18
Pertussis	67	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Measles	68	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Diphtheria	69	0	58	40	- 40
Tetanus	70	0	45	170	- 170
Leprosy	71	0	79	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	62	22	- 22
Malaria	76	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Schistosomiasis	77	0	43	232	- 232
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	3	- 3
Encephalitis	82	0	56	81	- 81
Hepatitis C	83	0	61	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Barbados

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.