LIBERIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,873	11	1,578	+ 5,295
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,395	7	1,885	+ 4,510
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,648	15	650	+ 3,998
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	3,954	2	2,693	+ 1,262
Prostate Cancer	5	2,950	25	297	+ 2,653
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,056	40	90	+ 1,966
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,039	29	235	+ 1,805
Breast Cancer	8	1,700	27	246	+ 1,454
Endocrine Disorders	9	1,668	28	245	+ 1,423
Kidney Disease	10	1,650	16	609	+ 1,041
Other Injuries	11	1,404	22	380	+ 1,023
Lung Disease	12	1,320	26	294	+ 1,026
Hypertension	13	1,287	23	371	+ 916
Skin Disease	14	1,116	51	41	+ 1,075
Lymphomas	15	907	39	93	+ 814
Lung Cancers	16	763	44	66	+ 697
Inflammatory/Heart	17	697	38	115	+ 582
Pancreas Cancer	18	692	53	38	+ 655
Violence	19	578	18	477	+ 101
Leukemia	20	520	58	23	+ 497
HIV/AIDS	21	503	6	1,919	- 1,416
Stomach Cancer	22	495	37	122	+ 374
Cervical Cancer	23	492	19	474	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	24	462	62	6	+ 456
Road Traffic Accidents	25	419	5	1,920	- 1,501
Liver Disease	26	408	13	858	- 450
Uterin Cancer	27	379	55	28	+ 350
Oral Cancer	28	319	48	50	+ 269
Congenital Anomalies	29	319	14	833	- 514
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	310	84	0	+ 310
Parkinson's Disease	31	293	43	72	+ 221
Ovary Cancer	32	277	47	50	+ 227
Liver Cancer	33	257	20	439	- 182
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	253	36	126	+ 127
Asthma	35	232	31	200	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	36	206	60	16	+ 190
Anemia	37	199	83	0	+ 199
Epilepsy	38	168	42	81	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	39	168	59	19	+ 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	122	10	1,592	- 1,470
Falls	41	118	33	155	- 37
Low Birth Weight	42	94	8	1,652	- 1,558
Birth Trauma	43	93	9	1,601	- 1,509
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	83	64	4	+ 79
Meningitis	45	77	17	552	- 475
Alcohol	46	72	57	25	+ 47
Skin Cancers	47	70	46	51	+ 19
Poisonings	48	37	41	82	- 45
Malnutrition	49	35	24	353	- 318
Osteoarthritis	50	35	85	0	+ 35
Suicide	51	32	30	220	- 188
Hepatitis B	52	29	52	39	- 10
Drug Use	53	26	50	42	- 16
Dengue	54	24	72	0	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	21	49	50	- 29
Maternal Conditions	56	21	12	870	- 849
Drownings	57	20	35	127	- 107
Upper Respiratory	58	19	67	3	+ 16
Schizophrenia	59	18	80	0	+ 18
Tuberculosis	60	18	1	2,766	- 2,748
Multiple Sclerosis	61	13	63	4	+ 9
Fires	62	10	34	153	- 143
Oral conditions	63	10	86	0	+ 10
Syphilis	64	7	21	394	- 387
Appendicitis	65	6	61	12	- 7
War	66	1	70	1	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	32	197	- 197
Measles	68	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Diphtheria	69	0	68	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	54	31	- 31
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	66	4	- 4
Malaria	76	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Schistosomiasis	77	0	45	51	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Encephalitis	82	0	56	27	- 27
Hepatitis C	83	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Barbados

Liberia

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.