TANZANIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	85,281	7	16,894	+ 68,387
Coronary Heart Disease	2	79,347	9	13,215	+ 66,132
Diabetes Mellitus	3	57,666	15	6,247	+ 51,420
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	49,064	2	26,028	+ 23,036
Prostate Cancer	5	36,607	28	1,819	+ 34,788
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	25,509	33	1,567	+ 23,942
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	25,304	27	2,048	+ 23,256
Breast Cancer	8	21,086	37	1,285	+ 19,802
Endocrine Disorders	9	20,702	29	1,778	+ 18,924
Kidney Disease	10	20,468	19	4,547	+ 15,921
Other Injuries	11	17,414	20	4,270	+ 13,144
Lung Disease	12	16,376	22	3,051	+ 13,325
Hypertension	13	15,965	17	5,209	+ 10,757
Skin Disease	14	13,843	52	359	+ 13,484
Lymphomas	15	11,259	41	805	+ 10,454
Lung Cancers	16	9,465	61	159	+ 9,306
Inflammatory/Heart	17	8,651	38	1,227	+ 7,424
Pancreas Cancer	18	8,592	62	158	+ 8,434
Violence	19	7,173	18	4,713	+ 2,460
Leukemia	20	6,451	47	416	+ 6,035
HIV/AIDS	21	6,243	1	27,402	- 21,158
Stomach Cancer	22	6,145	39	1,190	+ 4,955
Cervical Cancer	23	6,109	14	6,424	- 314
Other Neoplasms	24	5,729	64	58	+ 5,671
Road Traffic Accidents	25	5,205	5	18,054	- 12,849
Liver Disease	26	5,065	13	6,586	- 1,520
Uterin Cancer	27	4,699	57	218	+ 4,481
Oral Cancer	28	3,963	31	1,646	+ 2,317
Congenital Anomalies	29	3,960	11	9,791	- 5,831
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	3,842	86	0	+ 3,842
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,633	45	513	+ 3,120
Ovary Cancer	32	3,443	53	337	+ 3,106
Liver Cancer	33	3,192	36	1,413	+ 1,778
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,145	46	462	+ 2,683
Asthma	35	2,881	30	1,700	+ 1,181
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,553	25	2,247	+ 306
Anemia	37	2,471	82	0	+ 2,471
Epilepsy	38	2,086	43	707	+ 1,379
Bladder Cancer	39	2,079	44	667	+ 1,412
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,516	6	17,587	- 16,071
Falls	41	1,465	34	1,533	- 68
Low Birth Weight	42	1,171	10	12,173	- 11,002
Birth Trauma	43	1,153	8	15,086	- 13,932
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,031	63	81	+ 950
Meningitis	45	958	21	3,188	- 2,231
Alcohol	46	897	56	270	+ 627
Skin Cancers	47	874	42	744	+ 129
Poisonings	48	457	40	1,170	- 713
Malnutrition	49	438	16	5,574	- 5,136
Osteoarthritis	50	434	85	0	+ 434
Suicide	51	393	24	2,474	- 2,081
Hepatitis B	52	359	60	168	+ 191
Drug Use	53	329	48	404	- 75
Dengue	54	302	73	2	+ 300
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	260	50	401	- 140
Maternal Conditions	56	255	12	6,835	- 6,580
Drownings	57	245	32	1,642	- 1,397
Upper Respiratory	58	231	54	299	- 68
Schizophrenia	59	228	80	0	+ 228
Tuberculosis	60	225	4	20,269	- 20,044
Multiple Sclerosis	61	167	68	27	+ 141
Fires	62	125	35	1,424	- 1,300
Oral conditions	63	124	84	0	+ 124
Syphilis	64	86	26	2,115	- 2,029
Appendicitis	65	72	58	218	- 146
War	66	7	67	30	- 23
Pertussis	67	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Measles	68	0	55	295	- 295
Diphtheria	69	0	70	11	- 11
Tetanus	70	0	49	402	- 402
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	65	56	- 56
Malaria	76	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	371	- 371
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	9	- 9
Encephalitis	82	0	59	199	- 199
Hepatitis C	83	0	66	40	- 40
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Barbados

Tanzania

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.