JAPAN VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	155,744	2	121,823	+ 33,921
Coronary Heart Disease	2	144,906	1	163,905	- 18,999
Diabetes Mellitus	3	105,313	29	5,433	+ 99,880
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	89,603	3	107,899	- 18,295
Prostate Cancer	5	66,853	19	13,515	+ 53,338
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	46,585	6	57,340	- 10,755
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	46,212	7	56,937	- 10,725
Breast Cancer	8	38,509	15	15,805	+ 22,704
Endocrine Disorders	9	37,806	21	11,486	+ 26,320
Kidney Disease	10	37,379	9	44,779	- 7,400
Other Injuries	11	31,803	12	22,068	+ 9,735
Lung Disease	12	29,907	5	78,169	- 48,263
Hypertension	13	29,157	28	6,673	+ 22,484
Skin Disease	14	25,281	36	2,806	+ 22,475
Lymphomas	15	20,562	14	19,273	+ 1,289
Lung Cancers	16	17,285	4	79,688	- 62,403
Inflammatory/Heart	17	15,799	27	8,232	+ 7,567
Pancreas Cancer	18	15,691	10	37,027	- 21,337
Violence	19	13,100	53	266	+ 12,834
Leukemia	20	11,781	24	9,607	+ 2,174
HIV/AIDS	21	11,402	63	48	+ 11,354
Stomach Cancer	22	11,222	8	50,433	- 39,210
Cervical Cancer	23	11,157	32	3,799	+ 7,358
Other Neoplasms	24	10,462	16	15,120	- 4,658
Road Traffic Accidents	25	9,505	31	4,566	+ 4,939
Liver Disease	26	9,251	17	14,195	- 4,945
Uterin Cancer	27	8,582	33	3,461	+ 5,121
Oral Cancer	28	7,237	26	8,333	- 1,096
Congenital Anomalies	29	7,232	40	2,473	+ 4,759
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	7,016	56	172	+ 6,844
Parkinson's Disease	31	6,634	18	14,007	- 7,373
Ovary Cancer	32	6,288	30	5,061	+ 1,226
Liver Cancer	33	5,829	11	29,384	- 23,555
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	5,743	35	2,922	+ 2,822
Asthma	35	5,261	42	1,922	+ 3,339
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4,663	20	12,316	- 7,653
Anemia	37	4,512	49	875	+ 3,637
Epilepsy	38	3,809	45	1,558	+ 2,251
Bladder Cancer	39	3,797	22	9,936	- 6,140
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,768	37	2,731	+ 37
Falls	41	2,675	23	9,736	- 7,061
Low Birth Weight	42	2,138	55	202	+ 1,935
Birth Trauma	43	2,106	61	104	+ 2,002
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,882	38	2,618	- 735
Meningitis	45	1,749	52	308	+ 1,441
Alcohol	46	1,639	51	576	+ 1,063
Skin Cancers	47	1,596	44	1,843	- 247
Poisonings	48	834	54	255	+ 580
Malnutrition	49	800	43	1,910	- 1,110
Osteoarthritis	50	793	62	86	+ 707
Suicide	51	718	13	19,466	- 18,748
Hepatitis B	52	656	46	1,423	- 767
Drug Use	53	600	50	732	- 132
Dengue	54	551	83	0	+ 551
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	476	39	2,555	- 2,079
Maternal Conditions	56	466	64	39	+ 428
Drownings	57	447	25	8,409	- 7,962
Upper Respiratory	58	422	57	159	+ 263
Schizophrenia	59	417	47	1,052	- 635
Tuberculosis	60	411	34	3,459	- 3,048
Multiple Sclerosis	61	306	59	108	+ 198
Fires	62	228	48	1,007	- 779
Oral conditions	63	227	60	106	+ 121
Syphilis	64	157	65	16	+ 141
Appendicitis	65	132	58	126	+ 6
War	66	13	66	15	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	67	9	- 9
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	69	5	- 5
Hepatitis C	83	0	41	2,220	- 2,220
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Barbados

Japan

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.