SRI LANKA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,789	6	6,805	+ 20,984
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,855	1	26,304	- 449
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,791	2	12,460	+ 6,330
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,988	8	5,117	+ 10,871
Prostate Cancer	5	11,928	30	507	+ 11,421
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,312	24	911	+ 7,401
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,245	4	6,939	+ 1,307
Breast Cancer	8	6,871	15	1,383	+ 5,488
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,746	32	462	+ 6,283
Kidney Disease	10	6,669	5	6,858	- 189
Other Injuries	11	5,674	14	1,529	+ 4,145
Lung Disease	12	5,336	3	9,456	- 4,120
Hypertension	13	5,202	20	1,055	+ 4,147
Skin Disease	14	4,511	36	293	+ 4,218
Lymphomas	15	3,669	21	1,027	+ 2,642
Lung Cancers	16	3,084	12	1,775	+ 1,309
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,819	35	425	+ 2,394
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,800	43	214	+ 2,586
Violence	19	2,337	31	499	+ 1,838
Leukemia	20	2,102	18	1,155	+ 947
HIV/AIDS	21	2,034	55	39	+ 1,995
Stomach Cancer	22	2,002	16	1,321	+ 681
Cervical Cancer	23	1,991	26	762	+ 1,229
Other Neoplasms	24	1,867	50	86	+ 1,781
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,696	9	4,200	- 2,504
Liver Disease	26	1,651	17	1,303	+ 348
Uterin Cancer	27	1,531	42	218	+ 1,313
Oral Cancer	28	1,291	11	2,893	- 1,602
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,290	22	989	+ 301
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,252	70	2	+ 1,250
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,184	45	168	+ 1,016
Ovary Cancer	32	1,122	37	281	+ 841
Liver Cancer	33	1,040	19	1,090	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,025	56	38	+ 987
Asthma	35	939	7	6,471	- 5,532
Oesophagus Cancer	36	832	13	1,544	- 712
Anemia	37	805	33	445	+ 360
Epilepsy	38	680	39	269	+ 410
Bladder Cancer	39	677	34	432	+ 246
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	494	28	605	- 111
Falls	41	477	23	964	- 487
Low Birth Weight	42	381	29	536	- 155
Birth Trauma	43	376	44	193	+ 183
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	336	60	11	+ 325
Meningitis	45	312	46	146	+ 166
Alcohol	46	292	51	82	+ 210
Skin Cancers	47	285	52	58	+ 227
Poisonings	48	149	49	93	+ 55
Malnutrition	49	143	54	43	+ 99
Osteoarthritis	50	141	67	3	+ 138
Suicide	51	128	10	2,977	- 2,849
Hepatitis B	52	117	62	6	+ 111
Drug Use	53	107	40	257	- 150
Dengue	54	98	47	131	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	85	53	49	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	56	83	48	96	- 13
Drownings	57	80	27	731	- 651
Upper Respiratory	58	75	66	5	+ 71
Schizophrenia	59	74	65	5	+ 69
Tuberculosis	60	73	25	769	- 696
Multiple Sclerosis	61	55	69	2	+ 52
Fires	62	41	41	239	- 198
Oral conditions	63	40	68	3	+ 37
Syphilis	64	28	58	15	+ 13
Appendicitis	65	23	64	5	+ 18
War	66	2	38	280	- 278
Pertussis	67	0	59	15	- 14
Measles	68	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	57	27	- 27
Leprosy	71	0	63	6	- 6
Otitis Media	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	61	10	- 10
Hepatitis C	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Barbados

Sri Lanka

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.