PORTUGAL VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	12,903	2	12,339	+ 564
Coronary Heart Disease	2	12,005	1	12,878	- 873
Diabetes Mellitus	3	8,725	8	3,601	+ 5,124
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	7,424	4	6,851	+ 572
Prostate Cancer	5	5,539	11	2,124	+ 3,415
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,860	6	4,389	- 530
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,829	3	7,191	- 3,362
Breast Cancer	8	3,190	12	1,997	+ 1,193
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,132	17	1,547	+ 1,586
Kidney Disease	10	3,097	9	2,803	+ 293
Other Injuries	11	2,635	13	1,937	+ 698
Lung Disease	12	2,478	7	4,286	- 1,808
Hypertension	13	2,416	14	1,880	+ 536
Skin Disease	14	2,095	39	202	+ 1,892
Lymphomas	15	1,704	16	1,608	+ 96
Lung Cancers	16	1,432	5	4,406	- 2,974
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,309	26	909	+ 400
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,300	15	1,669	- 369
Violence	19	1,085	48	96	+ 989
Leukemia	20	976	24	1,015	- 39
HIV/AIDS	21	945	35	320	+ 625
Stomach Cancer	22	930	10	2,532	- 1,602
Cervical Cancer	23	924	34	329	+ 596
Other Neoplasms	24	867	28	652	+ 215
Road Traffic Accidents	25	787	27	838	- 51
Liver Disease	26	766	22	1,126	- 359
Uterin Cancer	27	711	32	406	+ 305
Oral Cancer	28	600	25	912	- 312
Congenital Anomalies	29	599	40	196	+ 403
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	581	50	82	+ 499
Parkinson's Disease	31	550	21	1,139	- 590
Ovary Cancer	32	521	33	397	+ 124
Liver Cancer	33	483	18	1,270	- 787
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	476	37	229	+ 247
Asthma	35	436	43	146	+ 289
Oesophagus Cancer	36	386	29	623	- 236
Anemia	37	374	42	151	+ 223
Epilepsy	38	316	31	415	- 100
Bladder Cancer	39	315	20	1,171	- 856
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	229	36	231	- 1
Falls	41	222	23	1,033	- 811
Low Birth Weight	42	177	52	79	+ 98
Birth Trauma	43	175	60	24	+ 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	156	47	99	+ 57
Meningitis	45	145	56	43	+ 102
Alcohol	46	136	45	111	+ 25
Skin Cancers	47	132	30	523	- 391
Poisonings	48	69	57	29	+ 40
Malnutrition	49	66	53	79	- 12
Osteoarthritis	50	66	58	29	+ 37
Suicide	51	60	19	1,172	- 1,112
Hepatitis B	52	54	59	26	+ 28
Drug Use	53	50	44	128	- 79
Dengue	54	46	84	0	+ 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	39	41	169	- 129
Maternal Conditions	56	39	63	7	+ 31
Drownings	57	37	51	79	- 42
Upper Respiratory	58	35	62	15	+ 20
Schizophrenia	59	35	55	49	- 15
Tuberculosis	60	34	38	213	- 179
Multiple Sclerosis	61	25	54	56	- 31
Fires	62	19	46	108	- 89
Oral conditions	63	19	65	3	+ 16
Syphilis	64	13	64	3	+ 10
Appendicitis	65	11	61	21	- 10
War	66	1	69	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	83	0	49	87	- 87
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Barbados

Portugal

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.