SOUTH AFRICA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	76,408	4	30,693	+ 45,714
Coronary Heart Disease	2	71,091	3	32,739	+ 38,352
Diabetes Mellitus	3	51,666	5	30,188	+ 21,479
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	43,959	2	39,341	+ 4,618
Prostate Cancer	5	32,798	24	4,374	+ 28,424
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,855	28	3,587	+ 19,268
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	22,671	22	4,676	+ 17,995
Breast Cancer	8	18,892	23	4,533	+ 14,359
Endocrine Disorders	9	18,548	19	5,890	+ 12,658
Kidney Disease	10	18,338	9	15,302	+ 3,036
Other Injuries	11	15,602	17	6,014	+ 9,589
Lung Disease	12	14,672	13	11,895	+ 2,777
Hypertension	13	14,304	12	12,789	+ 1,516
Skin Disease	14	12,403	45	1,101	+ 11,302
Lymphomas	15	10,088	31	2,818	+ 7,270
Lung Cancers	16	8,480	15	7,705	+ 775
Inflammatory/Heart	17	7,751	21	5,408	+ 2,343
Pancreas Cancer	18	7,698	35	2,007	+ 5,691
Violence	19	6,427	7	21,000	- 14,573
Leukemia	20	5,780	40	1,464	+ 4,316
HIV/AIDS	21	5,594	1	71,996	- 66,402
Stomach Cancer	22	5,506	39	1,535	+ 3,971
Cervical Cancer	23	5,474	20	5,555	- 82
Other Neoplasms	24	5,132	58	267	+ 4,866
Road Traffic Accidents	25	4,663	11	13,014	- 8,351
Liver Disease	26	4,538	14	9,013	- 4,475
Uterin Cancer	27	4,210	54	512	+ 3,698
Oral Cancer	28	3,551	41	1,406	+ 2,145
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,548	25	4,351	- 803
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	3,442	86	0	+ 3,442
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,255	46	1,077	+ 2,178
Ovary Cancer	32	3,085	51	951	+ 2,134
Liver Cancer	33	2,860	33	2,383	+ 476
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,818	36	1,894	+ 924
Asthma	35	2,581	18	5,966	- 3,385
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,288	29	3,486	- 1,198
Anemia	37	2,214	82	0	+ 2,214
Epilepsy	38	1,869	37	1,870	- 1
Bladder Cancer	39	1,863	52	829	+ 1,034
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,358	8	15,843	- 14,485
Falls	41	1,312	42	1,399	- 87
Low Birth Weight	42	1,049	16	6,250	- 5,201
Birth Trauma	43	1,033	30	3,004	- 1,970
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	924	55	376	+ 548
Meningitis	45	858	26	3,660	- 2,802
Alcohol	46	804	49	987	- 183
Skin Cancers	47	783	48	993	- 210
Poisonings	48	409	50	975	- 566
Malnutrition	49	392	34	2,381	- 1,988
Osteoarthritis	50	389	85	0	+ 389
Suicide	51	352	10	13,774	- 13,422
Hepatitis B	52	322	61	139	+ 182
Drug Use	53	295	53	770	- 475
Dengue	54	270	73	0	+ 270
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	233	47	1,015	- 781
Maternal Conditions	56	229	38	1,700	- 1,471
Drownings	57	219	32	2,403	- 2,184
Upper Respiratory	58	207	60	223	- 16
Schizophrenia	59	204	80	0	+ 204
Tuberculosis	60	202	6	21,965	- 21,764
Multiple Sclerosis	61	150	62	113	+ 37
Fires	62	112	27	3,618	- 3,506
Oral conditions	63	111	84	0	+ 111
Syphilis	64	77	44	1,130	- 1,053
Appendicitis	65	65	56	274	- 209
War	66	6	64	66	- 59
Pertussis	67	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Measles	68	0	57	270	- 270
Diphtheria	69	0	69	16	- 16
Tetanus	70	0	65	38	- 38
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	19	- 19
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	68	18	- 18
Encephalitis	82	0	59	234	- 234
Hepatitis C	83	0	70	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Barbados

South Africa

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.