NETHERLANDS VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,467	4	9,707	+ 12,760
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,903	2	17,601	+ 3,303
Diabetes Mellitus	3	15,192	14	2,386	+ 12,806
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,926	7	4,946	+ 7,979
Prostate Cancer	5	9,644	10	3,265	+ 6,379
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,720	6	5,829	+ 891
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,666	1	18,148	- 11,482
Breast Cancer	8	5,555	9	3,535	+ 2,020
Endocrine Disorders	9	5,454	26	1,055	+ 4,399
Kidney Disease	10	5,392	12	2,530	+ 2,862
Other Injuries	11	4,588	19	1,648	+ 2,939
Lung Disease	12	4,314	5	9,567	- 5,253
Hypertension	13	4,206	29	818	+ 3,388
Skin Disease	14	3,647	36	295	+ 3,352
Lymphomas	15	2,966	13	2,511	+ 455
Lung Cancers	16	2,493	3	10,980	- 8,486
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,279	23	1,201	+ 1,078
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,263	11	2,995	- 732
Violence	19	1,890	48	107	+ 1,782
Leukemia	20	1,699	20	1,578	+ 121
HIV/AIDS	21	1,645	55	33	+ 1,612
Stomach Cancer	22	1,619	22	1,361	+ 258
Cervical Cancer	23	1,609	39	266	+ 1,343
Other Neoplasms	24	1,509	18	1,831	- 322
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,371	31	681	+ 690
Liver Disease	26	1,334	28	936	+ 399
Uterin Cancer	27	1,238	34	566	+ 672
Oral Cancer	28	1,044	30	768	+ 276
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,043	35	544	+ 499
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,012	54	42	+ 970
Parkinson's Disease	31	957	16	2,120	- 1,163
Ovary Cancer	32	907	25	1,067	- 160
Liver Cancer	33	841	24	1,163	- 322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	828	47	130	+ 698
Asthma	35	759	46	165	+ 594
Oesophagus Cancer	36	673	15	2,145	- 1,473
Anemia	37	651	40	249	+ 402
Epilepsy	38	550	38	289	+ 261
Bladder Cancer	39	548	21	1,471	- 924
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	399	33	584	- 185
Falls	41	386	8	4,131	- 3,745
Low Birth Weight	42	308	45	167	+ 141
Birth Trauma	43	304	52	74	+ 230
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	272	44	214	+ 57
Meningitis	45	252	51	78	+ 174
Alcohol	46	236	32	612	- 376
Skin Cancers	47	230	27	1,024	- 794
Poisonings	48	120	61	17	+ 103
Malnutrition	49	115	63	12	+ 103
Osteoarthritis	50	114	43	220	- 106
Suicide	51	104	17	2,025	- 1,921
Hepatitis B	52	95	62	14	+ 81
Drug Use	53	87	42	231	- 144
Dengue	54	79	81	0	+ 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	69	41	238	- 169
Maternal Conditions	56	67	65	8	+ 59
Drownings	57	64	49	98	- 33
Upper Respiratory	58	61	57	28	+ 33
Schizophrenia	59	60	50	96	- 36
Tuberculosis	60	59	56	29	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	61	44	37	295	- 251
Fires	62	33	53	49	- 16
Oral conditions	63	33	59	21	+ 12
Syphilis	64	23	69	1	+ 22
Appendicitis	65	19	58	26	- 7
War	66	2	66	2	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	1	- 1
Measles	68	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	64	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	68	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	83	0	60	20	- 20
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Barbados

Netherlands

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.