MEXICO VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	165,273	4	39,790	+ 125,483
Coronary Heart Disease	2	153,772	1	116,238	+ 37,534
Diabetes Mellitus	3	111,756	2	86,110	+ 25,646
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	95,085	8	24,816	+ 70,270
Prostate Cancer	5	70,943	15	7,494	+ 63,449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	49,435	20	6,871	+ 42,564
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	49,039	30	3,447	+ 45,592
Breast Cancer	8	40,865	16	7,380	+ 33,485
Endocrine Disorders	9	40,119	12	11,310	+ 28,809
Kidney Disease	10	39,666	3	44,622	- 4,956
Other Injuries	11	33,749	11	12,175	+ 21,574
Lung Disease	12	31,736	7	29,123	+ 2,613
Hypertension	13	30,941	9	17,806	+ 13,134
Skin Disease	14	26,828	31	3,029	+ 23,800
Lymphomas	15	21,820	24	4,961	+ 16,858
Lung Cancers	16	18,343	17	7,349	+ 10,994
Inflammatory/Heart	17	16,766	41	1,866	+ 14,900
Pancreas Cancer	18	16,651	27	4,510	+ 12,140
Violence	19	13,901	5	32,450	- 18,549
Leukemia	20	12,502	25	4,830	+ 7,672
HIV/AIDS	21	12,099	28	4,128	+ 7,971
Stomach Cancer	22	11,909	19	6,939	+ 4,971
Cervical Cancer	23	11,840	26	4,787	+ 7,053
Other Neoplasms	24	11,102	23	6,204	+ 4,897
Road Traffic Accidents	25	10,086	10	16,303	- 6,216
Liver Disease	26	9,816	6	29,838	- 20,022
Uterin Cancer	27	9,107	50	902	+ 8,205
Oral Cancer	28	7,680	46	1,355	+ 6,325
Congenital Anomalies	29	7,674	13	10,457	- 2,782
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	7,445	51	894	+ 6,551
Parkinson's Disease	31	7,040	43	1,567	+ 5,473
Ovary Cancer	32	6,672	34	2,649	+ 4,023
Liver Cancer	33	6,186	21	6,817	- 631
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	6,095	33	2,734	+ 3,361
Asthma	35	5,583	47	1,342	+ 4,240
Oesophagus Cancer	36	4,948	49	1,252	+ 3,697
Anemia	37	4,788	37	2,182	+ 2,606
Epilepsy	38	4,042	39	1,912	+ 2,131
Bladder Cancer	39	4,029	48	1,272	+ 2,757
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,937	29	3,476	- 539
Falls	41	2,839	35	2,628	+ 211
Low Birth Weight	42	2,268	18	7,163	- 4,894
Birth Trauma	43	2,235	36	2,552	- 317
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,998	45	1,415	+ 582
Meningitis	45	1,856	58	357	+ 1,499
Alcohol	46	1,739	32	2,945	- 1,207
Skin Cancers	47	1,694	40	1,909	- 215
Poisonings	48	885	57	531	+ 354
Malnutrition	49	849	14	7,552	- 6,703
Osteoarthritis	50	841	59	305	+ 537
Suicide	51	762	22	6,772	- 6,010
Hepatitis B	52	696	61	210	+ 486
Drug Use	53	637	44	1,470	- 833
Dengue	54	585	67	30	+ 554
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	505	52	859	- 354
Maternal Conditions	56	495	54	750	- 255
Drownings	57	474	42	1,799	- 1,325
Upper Respiratory	58	447	64	127	+ 321
Schizophrenia	59	442	63	127	+ 315
Tuberculosis	60	436	38	1,943	- 1,507
Multiple Sclerosis	61	325	60	295	+ 29
Fires	62	242	56	604	- 362
Oral conditions	63	241	65	125	+ 116
Syphilis	64	166	73	5	+ 162
Appendicitis	65	140	53	774	- 634
War	66	13	66	112	- 98
Pertussis	67	0	70	21	- 21
Measles	68	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	75	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	68	29	- 29
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	72	5	- 5
Malaria	76	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	69	24	- 24
Chlamydia	81	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	62	140	- 140
Hepatitis C	83	0	55	625	- 625
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Barbados

Mexico

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.