POLAND VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	48,980	2	32,693	+ 16,287
Coronary Heart Disease	2	45,572	1	117,700	- 72,128
Diabetes Mellitus	3	33,120	8	8,947	+ 24,173
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	28,180	4	19,998	+ 8,181
Prostate Cancer	5	21,025	11	6,489	+ 14,536
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,651	5	14,610	+ 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	14,533	21	3,701	+ 10,832
Breast Cancer	8	12,111	9	7,967	+ 4,144
Endocrine Disorders	9	11,890	38	831	+ 11,059
Kidney Disease	10	11,755	20	4,065	+ 7,690
Other Injuries	11	10,002	28	2,527	+ 7,475
Lung Disease	12	9,405	6	13,677	- 4,271
Hypertension	13	9,170	15	4,937	+ 4,233
Skin Disease	14	7,951	46	469	+ 7,482
Lymphomas	15	6,467	19	4,141	+ 2,325
Lung Cancers	16	5,436	3	25,781	- 20,344
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,969	23	3,495	+ 1,474
Pancreas Cancer	18	4,935	13	5,430	- 495
Violence	19	4,120	49	294	+ 3,826
Leukemia	20	3,705	24	3,456	+ 250
HIV/AIDS	21	3,586	54	115	+ 3,471
Stomach Cancer	22	3,529	12	5,910	- 2,381
Cervical Cancer	23	3,509	32	1,907	+ 1,602
Other Neoplasms	24	3,290	7	9,256	- 5,966
Road Traffic Accidents	25	2,989	22	3,555	- 565
Liver Disease	26	2,909	10	7,912	- 5,003
Uterin Cancer	27	2,699	30	2,163	+ 536
Oral Cancer	28	2,276	25	3,377	- 1,101
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,274	36	916	+ 1,358
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	2,207	59	29	+ 2,178
Parkinson's Disease	31	2,087	34	1,500	+ 586
Ovary Cancer	32	1,977	27	2,929	- 952
Liver Cancer	33	1,833	29	2,290	- 457
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,806	26	3,091	- 1,285
Asthma	35	1,655	43	540	+ 1,114
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,466	33	1,803	- 336
Anemia	37	1,419	62	12	+ 1,407
Epilepsy	38	1,198	35	1,145	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	39	1,194	17	4,700	- 3,506
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	871	37	839	+ 31
Falls	41	841	16	4,712	- 3,870
Low Birth Weight	42	672	42	579	+ 94
Birth Trauma	43	662	57	52	+ 611
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	592	47	369	+ 223
Meningitis	45	550	53	171	+ 379
Alcohol	46	515	14	5,238	- 4,723
Skin Cancers	47	502	31	2,155	- 1,653
Poisonings	48	262	51	205	+ 57
Malnutrition	49	252	50	291	- 39
Osteoarthritis	50	249	61	18	+ 231
Suicide	51	226	18	4,282	- 4,056
Hepatitis B	52	206	56	52	+ 154
Drug Use	53	189	48	321	- 132
Dengue	54	173	84	0	+ 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	150	40	612	- 462
Maternal Conditions	56	147	63	10	+ 137
Drownings	57	141	39	636	- 496
Upper Respiratory	58	133	60	19	+ 113
Schizophrenia	59	131	58	30	+ 102
Tuberculosis	60	129	41	597	- 467
Multiple Sclerosis	61	96	44	502	- 406
Fires	62	72	45	474	- 403
Oral conditions	63	71	65	4	+ 67
Syphilis	64	49	69	0	+ 49
Appendicitis	65	41	55	69	- 27
War	66	4	66	4	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	73	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	64	6	- 6
Hepatitis C	83	0	52	188	- 188
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 POLAND

Barbados

Poland

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.