LIBYA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,306	2	2,603	+ 6,703
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,658	1	6,610	+ 2,048
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,292	8	803	+ 5,489
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,354	9	744	+ 4,610
Prostate Cancer	5	3,994	39	96	+ 3,899
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,783	16	427	+ 2,357
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	2,761	10	743	+ 2,018
Breast Cancer	8	2,301	25	190	+ 2,111
Endocrine Disorders	9	2,259	29	153	+ 2,106
Kidney Disease	10	2,233	4	1,186	+ 1,048
Other Injuries	11	1,900	15	432	+ 1,468
Lung Disease	12	1,787	12	607	+ 1,180
Hypertension	13	1,742	6	915	+ 827
Skin Disease	14	1,511	54	17	+ 1,493
Lymphomas	15	1,229	26	189	+ 1,040
Lung Cancers	16	1,033	13	592	+ 441
Inflammatory/Heart	17	944	37	107	+ 837
Pancreas Cancer	18	938	23	209	+ 729
Violence	19	783	30	145	+ 637
Leukemia	20	704	22	217	+ 487
HIV/AIDS	21	681	21	224	+ 457
Stomach Cancer	22	671	33	134	+ 537
Cervical Cancer	23	667	32	135	+ 532
Other Neoplasms	24	625	58	10	+ 615
Road Traffic Accidents	25	568	3	1,444	- 876
Liver Disease	26	553	11	630	- 78
Uterin Cancer	27	513	60	8	+ 504
Oral Cancer	28	432	41	81	+ 352
Congenital Anomalies	29	432	14	493	- 61
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	419	80	0	+ 419
Parkinson's Disease	31	396	27	159	+ 237
Ovary Cancer	32	376	42	75	+ 301
Liver Cancer	33	348	28	153	+ 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	343	38	99	+ 244
Asthma	35	314	20	297	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	36	279	49	33	+ 246
Anemia	37	270	84	0	+ 270
Epilepsy	38	228	44	67	+ 161
Bladder Cancer	39	227	31	136	+ 91
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	165	40	92	+ 74
Falls	41	160	24	204	- 44
Low Birth Weight	42	128	18	359	- 231
Birth Trauma	43	126	34	132	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	112	62	4	+ 108
Meningitis	45	104	47	41	+ 63
Alcohol	46	98	50	22	+ 76
Skin Cancers	47	95	51	20	+ 75
Poisonings	48	50	45	56	- 6
Malnutrition	49	48	57	11	+ 37
Osteoarthritis	50	47	81	0	+ 47
Suicide	51	43	19	304	- 261
Hepatitis B	52	39	48	34	+ 5
Drug Use	53	36	17	371	- 335
Dengue	54	33	74	0	+ 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	28	46	49	- 21
Maternal Conditions	56	28	35	124	- 96
Drownings	57	27	43	74	- 47
Upper Respiratory	58	25	67	0	+ 25
Schizophrenia	59	25	86	0	+ 25
Tuberculosis	60	25	7	812	- 788
Multiple Sclerosis	61	18	52	20	- 2
Fires	62	14	36	115	- 102
Oral conditions	63	14	82	0	+ 14
Syphilis	64	9	61	6	+ 4
Appendicitis	65	8	56	15	- 7
War	66	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Pertussis	67	0	55	17	- 17
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	64	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	53	19	- 19
Hepatitis C	83	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Barbados

Libya

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.