MADAGASCAR VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	37,232	1	17,964	+ 19,268
Coronary Heart Disease	2	34,641	3	12,388	+ 22,253
Diabetes Mellitus	3	25,176	16	3,278	+ 21,898
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,421	2	14,605	+ 6,816
Prostate Cancer	5	15,982	29	996	+ 14,986
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,137	39	606	+ 10,531
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,047	26	1,120	+ 9,927
Breast Cancer	8	9,206	37	629	+ 8,577
Endocrine Disorders	9	9,038	44	463	+ 8,575
Kidney Disease	10	8,936	22	2,202	+ 6,734
Other Injuries	11	7,603	21	2,359	+ 5,244
Lung Disease	12	7,149	14	3,957	+ 3,192
Hypertension	13	6,970	8	6,208	+ 762
Skin Disease	14	6,044	51	187	+ 5,857
Lymphomas	15	4,915	34	675	+ 4,241
Lung Cancers	16	4,132	55	147	+ 3,985
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,777	28	1,046	+ 2,730
Pancreas Cancer	18	3,751	61	80	+ 3,671
Violence	19	3,132	23	1,749	+ 1,383
Leukemia	20	2,816	45	401	+ 2,415
HIV/AIDS	21	2,726	25	1,341	+ 1,384
Stomach Cancer	22	2,683	47	368	+ 2,315
Cervical Cancer	23	2,667	17	3,028	- 360
Other Neoplasms	24	2,501	65	24	+ 2,477
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,272	7	7,880	- 5,608
Liver Disease	26	2,211	12	4,803	- 2,591
Uterin Cancer	27	2,052	59	95	+ 1,957
Oral Cancer	28	1,730	32	697	+ 1,033
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,729	15	3,380	- 1,652
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,677	84	0	+ 1,677
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,586	49	266	+ 1,320
Ovary Cancer	32	1,503	57	135	+ 1,368
Liver Cancer	33	1,394	30	933	+ 460
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,373	42	495	+ 878
Asthma	35	1,258	19	2,507	- 1,249
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,115	27	1,080	+ 35
Anemia	37	1,079	83	0	+ 1,079
Epilepsy	38	911	46	385	+ 526
Bladder Cancer	39	908	48	286	+ 622
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	662	5	11,085	- 10,423
Falls	41	640	36	653	- 14
Low Birth Weight	42	511	10	5,353	- 4,842
Birth Trauma	43	504	11	5,347	- 4,843
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	450	64	47	+ 403
Meningitis	45	418	20	2,391	- 1,973
Alcohol	46	392	53	161	+ 231
Skin Cancers	47	382	43	467	- 85
Poisonings	48	199	40	571	- 372
Malnutrition	49	191	13	4,236	- 4,045
Osteoarthritis	50	190	85	0	+ 190
Suicide	51	172	24	1,476	- 1,304
Hepatitis B	52	157	58	98	+ 59
Drug Use	53	144	62	58	+ 85
Dengue	54	132	72	0	+ 131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	114	38	627	- 514
Maternal Conditions	56	111	18	2,776	- 2,665
Drownings	57	107	31	825	- 718
Upper Respiratory	58	101	63	49	+ 52
Schizophrenia	59	100	81	0	+ 100
Tuberculosis	60	98	4	11,606	- 11,507
Multiple Sclerosis	61	73	66	18	+ 55
Fires	62	54	35	661	- 607
Oral conditions	63	54	86	0	+ 54
Syphilis	64	37	33	680	- 643
Appendicitis	65	31	56	147	- 115
War	66	3	54	155	- 152
Pertussis	67	0	41	519	- 519
Measles	68	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Diphtheria	69	0	71	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	0	52	186	- 186
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	5	- 5
Malaria	76	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	260	- 260
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	7	- 7
Encephalitis	82	0	60	94	- 94
Hepatitis C	83	0	67	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Barbados

Madagascar

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.