SOMALIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	16,456	6	8,595	+ 7,860
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,310	7	7,233	+ 8,078
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,127	16	2,888	+ 8,239
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	9,467	1	21,712	- 12,244
Prostate Cancer	5	7,064	52	285	+ 6,778
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,922	38	546	+ 4,376
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	4,883	32	647	+ 4,235
Breast Cancer	8	4,069	26	1,232	+ 2,837
Endocrine Disorders	9	3,995	44	406	+ 3,588
Kidney Disease	10	3,949	21	2,051	+ 1,898
Other Injuries	11	3,360	14	3,602	- 241
Lung Disease	12	3,160	19	2,442	+ 718
Hypertension	13	3,081	18	2,643	+ 437
Skin Disease	14	2,671	58	151	+ 2,520
Lymphomas	15	2,173	34	605	+ 1,568
Lung Cancers	16	1,826	54	233	+ 1,593
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,669	39	521	+ 1,148
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,658	62	108	+ 1,550
Violence	19	1,384	29	828	+ 556
Leukemia	20	1,245	35	562	+ 683
HIV/AIDS	21	1,205	33	610	+ 595
Stomach Cancer	22	1,186	49	310	+ 876
Cervical Cancer	23	1,179	28	883	+ 296
Other Neoplasms	24	1,105	70	12	+ 1,093
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,004	11	4,231	- 3,227
Liver Disease	26	977	13	3,917	- 2,939
Uterin Cancer	27	907	64	78	+ 829
Oral Cancer	28	765	46	328	+ 437
Congenital Anomalies	29	764	15	3,410	- 2,646
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	741	84	0	+ 741
Parkinson's Disease	31	701	56	184	+ 517
Ovary Cancer	32	664	50	295	+ 369
Liver Cancer	33	616	53	256	+ 360
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	607	36	559	+ 48
Asthma	35	556	23	1,878	- 1,322
Oesophagus Cancer	36	493	40	516	- 24
Anemia	37	477	83	0	+ 477
Epilepsy	38	402	43	419	- 16
Bladder Cancer	39	401	61	149	+ 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	292	2	15,363	- 15,070
Falls	41	283	37	548	- 265
Low Birth Weight	42	226	8	6,250	- 6,024
Birth Trauma	43	223	5	9,573	- 9,351
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	199	66	35	+ 164
Meningitis	45	185	9	5,381	- 5,196
Alcohol	46	173	59	151	+ 22
Skin Cancers	47	169	57	164	+ 5
Poisonings	48	88	31	758	- 670
Malnutrition	49	85	10	4,825	- 4,740
Osteoarthritis	50	84	85	0	+ 84
Suicide	51	76	27	1,219	- 1,143
Hepatitis B	52	69	48	315	- 245
Drug Use	53	63	65	54	+ 9
Dengue	54	58	73	1	+ 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	50	41	446	- 396
Maternal Conditions	56	49	12	4,127	- 4,077
Drownings	57	47	25	1,272	- 1,224
Upper Respiratory	58	45	47	326	- 281
Schizophrenia	59	44	81	0	+ 44
Tuberculosis	60	43	4	10,261	- 10,218
Multiple Sclerosis	61	32	71	8	+ 24
Fires	62	24	30	810	- 786
Oral conditions	63	24	86	0	+ 24
Syphilis	64	17	45	378	- 361
Appendicitis	65	14	55	188	- 174
War	66	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Pertussis	67	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Measles	68	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Diphtheria	69	0	60	150	- 150
Tetanus	70	0	17	2,648	- 2,648
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	32	- 32
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	30	- 30
Malaria	76	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	72	5	- 5
Encephalitis	82	0	63	91	- 91
Hepatitis C	83	0	67	34	- 34
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Barbados

Somalia

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.