MALAYSIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	43,695	3	21,592	+ 22,102
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,654	1	36,729	+ 3,925
Diabetes Mellitus	3	29,546	9	4,107	+ 25,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	25,138	2	23,477	+ 1,661
Prostate Cancer	5	18,756	33	903	+ 17,853
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,070	11	3,832	+ 9,237
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,965	10	3,996	+ 8,969
Breast Cancer	8	10,804	12	3,071	+ 7,732
Endocrine Disorders	9	10,607	37	809	+ 9,797
Kidney Disease	10	10,487	6	6,629	+ 3,858
Other Injuries	11	8,922	14	2,222	+ 6,700
Lung Disease	12	8,390	5	6,633	+ 1,758
Hypertension	13	8,180	38	649	+ 7,531
Skin Disease	14	7,093	15	2,066	+ 5,027
Lymphomas	15	5,769	25	1,321	+ 4,448
Lung Cancers	16	4,849	8	4,319	+ 531
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,433	27	1,214	+ 3,219
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,402	32	994	+ 3,408
Violence	19	3,675	34	869	+ 2,806
Leukemia	20	3,305	23	1,412	+ 1,893
HIV/AIDS	21	3,199	13	2,679	+ 520
Stomach Cancer	22	3,149	21	1,441	+ 1,707
Cervical Cancer	23	3,130	31	1,010	+ 2,120
Other Neoplasms	24	2,935	48	265	+ 2,670
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,667	4	7,181	- 4,515
Liver Disease	26	2,595	7	5,125	- 2,530
Uterin Cancer	27	2,408	43	352	+ 2,055
Oral Cancer	28	2,030	17	1,865	+ 166
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,029	24	1,403	+ 626
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,968	81	0	+ 1,968
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,861	28	1,106	+ 755
Ovary Cancer	32	1,764	35	827	+ 937
Liver Cancer	33	1,635	16	1,984	- 349
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,611	22	1,424	+ 187
Asthma	35	1,476	30	1,013	+ 463
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,308	41	435	+ 874
Anemia	37	1,266	86	0	+ 1,266
Epilepsy	38	1,069	52	226	+ 843
Bladder Cancer	39	1,065	39	467	+ 598
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	777	20	1,773	- 996
Falls	41	751	18	1,855	- 1,105
Low Birth Weight	42	600	29	1,020	- 421
Birth Trauma	43	591	42	359	+ 232
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	528	60	27	+ 501
Meningitis	45	491	46	301	+ 190
Alcohol	46	460	55	181	+ 279
Skin Cancers	47	448	50	247	+ 200
Poisonings	48	234	53	211	+ 23
Malnutrition	49	224	49	249	- 25
Osteoarthritis	50	222	80	0	+ 222
Suicide	51	201	19	1,823	- 1,622
Hepatitis B	52	184	54	206	- 22
Drug Use	53	168	45	322	- 154
Dengue	54	155	47	280	- 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	133	51	246	- 113
Maternal Conditions	56	131	56	167	- 36
Drownings	57	125	36	820	- 695
Upper Respiratory	58	118	65	5	+ 114
Schizophrenia	59	117	83	0	+ 117
Tuberculosis	60	115	26	1,227	- 1,112
Multiple Sclerosis	61	86	59	30	+ 56
Fires	62	64	44	336	- 272
Oral conditions	63	64	82	0	+ 64
Syphilis	64	44	62	19	+ 25
Appendicitis	65	37	58	71	- 35
War	66	4	63	11	- 7
Pertussis	67	0	57	80	- 80
Measles	68	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	61	21	- 21
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	68	2	- 2
Encephalitis	82	0	40	452	- 452
Hepatitis C	83	0	64	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Barbados

Malaysia

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.