PERU VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	41,211	3	7,722	+ 33,489
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,343	2	13,769	+ 24,574
Diabetes Mellitus	3	27,867	8	4,437	+ 23,430
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,710	1	15,326	+ 8,383
Prostate Cancer	5	17,690	11	3,167	+ 14,523
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,327	14	2,642	+ 9,685
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,228	6	5,811	+ 6,417
Breast Cancer	8	10,190	20	1,969	+ 8,220
Endocrine Disorders	9	10,004	40	474	+ 9,530
Kidney Disease	10	9,891	4	7,234	+ 2,657
Other Injuries	11	8,415	13	2,876	+ 5,540
Lung Disease	12	7,914	15	2,519	+ 5,395
Hypertension	13	7,715	28	1,061	+ 6,654
Skin Disease	14	6,690	54	156	+ 6,533
Lymphomas	15	5,441	18	2,254	+ 3,187
Lung Cancers	16	4,574	10	3,169	+ 1,405
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,181	39	494	+ 3,687
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,152	23	1,607	+ 2,545
Violence	19	3,466	12	3,013	+ 453
Leukemia	20	3,117	22	1,850	+ 1,267
HIV/AIDS	21	3,017	31	849	+ 2,168
Stomach Cancer	22	2,970	7	5,072	- 2,102
Cervical Cancer	23	2,952	21	1,924	+ 1,029
Other Neoplasms	24	2,768	58	54	+ 2,714
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,515	9	4,414	- 1,899
Liver Disease	26	2,448	5	6,375	- 3,928
Uterin Cancer	27	2,271	45	304	+ 1,967
Oral Cancer	28	1,915	38	519	+ 1,396
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,914	19	1,997	- 83
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,857	84	0	+ 1,857
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,756	26	1,270	+ 486
Ovary Cancer	32	1,664	33	713	+ 951
Liver Cancer	33	1,542	16	2,476	- 934
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,520	35	609	+ 911
Asthma	35	1,392	50	208	+ 1,184
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,234	42	394	+ 840
Anemia	37	1,194	82	0	+ 1,194
Epilepsy	38	1,008	47	262	+ 746
Bladder Cancer	39	1,005	41	463	+ 542
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	732	27	1,108	- 376
Falls	41	708	25	1,285	- 577
Low Birth Weight	42	566	24	1,475	- 910
Birth Trauma	43	557	37	537	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	498	57	107	+ 391
Meningitis	45	463	56	118	+ 345
Alcohol	46	434	44	321	+ 112
Skin Cancers	47	422	32	786	- 363
Poisonings	48	221	55	126	+ 95
Malnutrition	49	212	29	1,006	- 794
Osteoarthritis	50	210	85	0	+ 210
Suicide	51	190	30	903	- 713
Hepatitis B	52	174	64	10	+ 164
Drug Use	53	159	34	635	- 477
Dengue	54	146	66	4	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	126	51	198	- 72
Maternal Conditions	56	123	43	345	- 222
Drownings	57	118	36	584	- 466
Upper Respiratory	58	112	63	11	+ 100
Schizophrenia	59	110	83	0	+ 110
Tuberculosis	60	109	17	2,377	- 2,268
Multiple Sclerosis	61	81	62	35	+ 46
Fires	62	60	49	239	- 179
Oral conditions	63	60	86	0	+ 60
Syphilis	64	41	52	182	- 141
Appendicitis	65	35	53	170	- 136
War	66	3	67	3	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	48	260	- 260
Measles	68	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	60	48	- 48
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	61	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	59	49	- 49
Chlamydia	81	0	68	3	- 3
Encephalitis	82	0	46	281	- 281
Hepatitis C	83	0	65	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Barbados

Peru

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.