INDIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,781,325	3	697,038	+ 1,084,287
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,657,369	1	1,520,034	+ 137,335
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,204,518	7	271,495	+ 933,023
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,024,839	6	392,425	+ 632,414
Prostate Cancer	5	764,636	38	30,945	+ 733,691
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	532,819	25	77,368	+ 455,451
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	528,548	17	126,593	+ 401,955
Breast Cancer	8	440,448	22	82,821	+ 357,627
Endocrine Disorders	9	432,409	47	15,264	+ 417,145
Kidney Disease	10	427,521	11	222,903	+ 204,619
Other Injuries	11	363,746	15	149,570	+ 214,176
Lung Disease	12	342,058	2	879,732	- 537,675
Hypertension	13	333,482	19	108,050	+ 225,432
Skin Disease	14	289,156	45	17,857	+ 271,299
Lymphomas	15	235,175	33	40,159	+ 195,016
Lung Cancers	16	197,702	21	88,276	+ 109,426
Inflammatory/Heart	17	180,703	49	12,651	+ 168,052
Pancreas Cancer	18	179,461	37	32,812	+ 146,650
Violence	19	149,828	27	51,767	+ 98,061
Leukemia	20	134,747	35	33,383	+ 101,364
HIV/AIDS	21	130,405	31	44,406	+ 85,999
Stomach Cancer	22	128,357	24	81,058	+ 47,299
Cervical Cancer	23	127,611	30	45,319	+ 82,292
Other Neoplasms	24	119,656	62	2,968	+ 116,688
Road Traffic Accidents	25	108,713	12	212,596	- 103,883
Liver Disease	26	105,803	8	268,580	- 162,777
Uterin Cancer	27	98,154	59	6,841	+ 91,313
Oral Cancer	28	82,776	16	134,187	- 51,411
Congenital Anomalies	29	82,716	23	82,769	- 53
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	80,247	86	0	+ 80,247
Parkinson's Disease	31	75,882	32	43,398	+ 32,484
Ovary Cancer	32	71,916	44	21,947	+ 49,969
Liver Cancer	33	66,671	39	30,369	+ 36,303
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	65,689	26	68,108	- 2,418
Asthma	35	60,171	13	196,051	- 135,880
Oesophagus Cancer	36	53,332	34	38,898	+ 14,435
Anemia	37	51,609	81	0	+ 51,609
Epilepsy	38	43,570	40	30,307	+ 13,263
Bladder Cancer	39	43,427	48	14,081	+ 29,346
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	31,658	4	670,315	- 638,656
Falls	41	30,597	10	225,755	- 195,158
Low Birth Weight	42	24,449	9	238,739	- 214,290
Birth Trauma	43	24,092	20	102,819	- 78,726
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	21,530	50	11,931	+ 9,599
Meningitis	45	20,001	36	33,337	- 13,335
Alcohol	46	18,741	43	23,097	- 4,356
Skin Cancers	47	18,255	60	5,054	+ 13,201
Poisonings	48	9,540	61	3,540	+ 6,000
Malnutrition	49	9,151	55	8,626	+ 524
Osteoarthritis	50	9,067	85	0	+ 9,067
Suicide	51	8,215	14	173,347	- 165,133
Hepatitis B	52	7,501	56	8,184	- 683
Drug Use	53	6,866	52	11,747	- 4,881
Dengue	54	6,301	46	17,546	- 11,245
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	5,439	18	126,079	- 120,640
Maternal Conditions	56	5,333	41	25,917	- 20,584
Drownings	57	5,110	28	48,774	- 43,664
Upper Respiratory	58	4,823	68	584	+ 4,239
Schizophrenia	59	4,768	83	0	+ 4,768
Tuberculosis	60	4,698	5	435,882	- 431,184
Multiple Sclerosis	61	3,498	63	2,328	+ 1,170
Fires	62	2,604	42	23,265	- 20,661
Oral conditions	63	2,595	84	0	+ 2,595
Syphilis	64	1,793	64	2,007	- 214
Appendicitis	65	1,506	53	11,245	- 9,740
War	66	144	67	890	- 746
Pertussis	67	5	54	10,094	- 10,089
Measles	68	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Diphtheria	69	0	72	65	- 65
Tetanus	70	0	58	7,093	- 7,093
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	68	- 68
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	126	- 126
Malaria	76	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	379	- 379
Encephalitis	82	0	29	48,080	- 48,080
Hepatitis C	83	0	65	1,364	- 1,364
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Barbados

India

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.