SENEGAL VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	23,826	4	5,342	+ 18,483
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,168	2	6,224	+ 15,944
Diabetes Mellitus	3	16,111	10	2,395	+ 13,715
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,708	1	7,184	+ 6,524
Prostate Cancer	5	10,227	29	642	+ 9,585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,127	37	384	+ 6,742
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	7,069	26	879	+ 6,191
Breast Cancer	8	5,891	27	861	+ 5,030
Endocrine Disorders	9	5,784	23	1,041	+ 4,742
Kidney Disease	10	5,718	12	2,210	+ 3,508
Other Injuries	11	4,865	16	1,512	+ 3,353
Lung Disease	12	4,575	18	1,351	+ 3,224
Hypertension	13	4,460	21	1,095	+ 3,365
Skin Disease	14	3,868	47	159	+ 3,708
Lymphomas	15	3,146	39	315	+ 2,830
Lung Cancers	16	2,644	44	180	+ 2,464
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,417	36	426	+ 1,991
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,400	48	159	+ 2,241
Violence	19	2,004	19	1,247	+ 757
Leukemia	20	1,802	54	113	+ 1,690
HIV/AIDS	21	1,744	20	1,186	+ 558
Stomach Cancer	22	1,717	31	557	+ 1,160
Cervical Cancer	23	1,707	17	1,405	+ 302
Other Neoplasms	24	1,600	62	24	+ 1,577
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,454	6	3,832	- 2,377
Liver Disease	26	1,415	13	2,147	- 732
Uterin Cancer	27	1,313	56	94	+ 1,219
Oral Cancer	28	1,107	43	208	+ 900
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,106	11	2,364	- 1,258
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,073	81	0	+ 1,073
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,015	41	273	+ 742
Ovary Cancer	32	962	42	220	+ 742
Liver Cancer	33	892	22	1,087	- 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	879	35	433	+ 446
Asthma	35	805	25	936	- 131
Oesophagus Cancer	36	713	55	99	+ 614
Anemia	37	690	85	0	+ 690
Epilepsy	38	583	38	330	+ 252
Bladder Cancer	39	581	50	155	+ 426
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	423	3	5,343	- 4,920
Falls	41	409	30	622	- 213
Low Birth Weight	42	327	7	3,636	- 3,309
Birth Trauma	43	322	8	3,448	- 3,125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	288	67	15	+ 273
Meningitis	45	268	15	1,628	- 1,361
Alcohol	46	251	59	74	+ 176
Skin Cancers	47	244	51	147	+ 97
Poisonings	48	128	40	315	- 187
Malnutrition	49	122	32	494	- 372
Osteoarthritis	50	121	80	0	+ 121
Suicide	51	110	24	978	- 868
Hepatitis B	52	100	60	70	+ 30
Drug Use	53	92	52	138	- 47
Dengue	54	84	73	0	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	73	46	166	- 93
Maternal Conditions	56	71	14	1,669	- 1,598
Drownings	57	68	33	494	- 425
Upper Respiratory	58	65	66	15	+ 49
Schizophrenia	59	64	83	0	+ 64
Tuberculosis	60	63	9	2,678	- 2,616
Multiple Sclerosis	61	47	64	20	+ 27
Fires	62	35	34	448	- 414
Oral conditions	63	35	82	0	+ 35
Syphilis	64	24	53	122	- 98
Appendicitis	65	20	61	38	- 18
War	66	2	69	4	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	28	771	- 771
Measles	68	0	49	158	- 158
Diphtheria	69	0	70	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	0	58	85	- 85
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	65	18	- 18
Malaria	76	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Schistosomiasis	77	0	45	176	- 176
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	21	- 21
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	2	- 2
Encephalitis	82	0	57	85	- 85
Hepatitis C	83	0	68	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Barbados

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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.