NIGERIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	299,280	8	57,744	+ 241,536
Coronary Heart Disease	2	278,454	7	61,374	+ 217,080
Diabetes Mellitus	3	202,371	18	22,497	+ 179,874
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	172,183	1	207,281	- 35,098
Prostate Cancer	5	128,466	35	5,914	+ 122,552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	89,519	43	4,152	+ 85,367
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	88,801	31	6,786	+ 82,016
Breast Cancer	8	73,999	23	11,884	+ 62,115
Endocrine Disorders	9	72,649	21	15,799	+ 56,850
Kidney Disease	10	71,828	20	18,189	+ 53,639
Other Injuries	11	61,113	17	22,696	+ 38,417
Lung Disease	12	57,469	22	12,569	+ 44,900
Hypertension	13	56,028	24	10,692	+ 45,336
Skin Disease	14	48,581	56	1,468	+ 47,113
Lymphomas	15	39,512	40	5,202	+ 34,310
Lung Cancers	16	33,216	57	1,295	+ 31,921
Inflammatory/Heart	17	30,360	42	4,826	+ 25,533
Pancreas Cancer	18	30,151	51	1,975	+ 28,176
Violence	19	25,172	19	18,407	+ 6,765
Leukemia	20	22,639	47	2,257	+ 20,382
HIV/AIDS	21	21,909	10	44,124	- 22,214
Stomach Cancer	22	21,565	50	2,129	+ 19,437
Cervical Cancer	23	21,440	25	10,574	+ 10,866
Other Neoplasms	24	20,103	66	290	+ 19,813
Road Traffic Accidents	25	18,265	12	41,693	- 23,428
Liver Disease	26	17,776	13	38,326	- 20,550
Uterin Cancer	27	16,491	62	679	+ 15,812
Oral Cancer	28	13,907	48	2,238	+ 11,669
Congenital Anomalies	29	13,897	9	49,696	- 35,799
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	13,482	84	0	+ 13,482
Parkinson's Disease	31	12,749	46	2,473	+ 10,276
Ovary Cancer	32	12,083	49	2,133	+ 9,950
Liver Cancer	33	11,201	39	5,289	+ 5,913
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	11,036	37	5,846	+ 5,191
Asthma	35	10,109	27	8,192	+ 1,918
Oesophagus Cancer	36	8,960	64	560	+ 8,400
Anemia	37	8,671	82	0	+ 8,671
Epilepsy	38	7,320	41	5,001	+ 2,319
Bladder Cancer	39	7,296	63	670	+ 6,626
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	5,319	2	144,724	- 139,405
Falls	41	5,141	28	7,528	- 2,388
Low Birth Weight	42	4,108	6	95,959	- 91,851
Birth Trauma	43	4,048	5	100,186	- 96,138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	3,617	69	165	+ 3,453
Meningitis	45	3,360	11	43,651	- 40,291
Alcohol	46	3,149	58	1,031	+ 2,117
Skin Cancers	47	3,067	53	1,933	+ 1,134
Poisonings	48	1,603	33	6,570	- 4,967
Malnutrition	49	1,537	36	5,896	- 4,359
Osteoarthritis	50	1,523	85	0	+ 1,523
Suicide	51	1,380	30	7,019	- 5,638
Hepatitis B	52	1,260	55	1,488	- 228
Drug Use	53	1,154	34	6,273	- 5,119
Dengue	54	1,059	73	2	+ 1,057
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	914	52	1,946	- 1,032
Maternal Conditions	56	896	15	23,540	- 22,644
Drownings	57	859	32	6,584	- 5,726
Upper Respiratory	58	810	67	259	+ 552
Schizophrenia	59	801	80	0	+ 801
Tuberculosis	60	789	3	127,335	- 126,546
Multiple Sclerosis	61	588	68	179	+ 409
Fires	62	437	29	7,132	- 6,694
Oral conditions	63	436	86	0	+ 436
Syphilis	64	301	38	5,449	- 5,148
Appendicitis	65	253	60	760	- 507
War	66	24	45	3,245	- 3,221
Pertussis	67	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Measles	68	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Diphtheria	69	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Tetanus	70	0	26	8,355	- 8,355
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	61	685	- 685
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	14	- 14
Encephalitis	82	0	59	937	- 937
Hepatitis C	83	0	65	304	- 304
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Barbados

Nigeria

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.