UNITED KINGDOM VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	86,541	4	37,626	+ 48,915
Coronary Heart Disease	2	80,519	2	71,728	+ 8,791
Diabetes Mellitus	3	58,519	17	5,842	+ 52,676
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	49,789	3	40,540	+ 9,249
Prostate Cancer	5	37,148	8	13,289	+ 23,859
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	25,886	7	18,446	+ 7,440
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	25,678	1	98,135	- 72,457
Breast Cancer	8	21,398	9	12,718	+ 8,680
Endocrine Disorders	9	21,008	28	3,297	+ 17,711
Kidney Disease	10	20,770	18	5,471	+ 15,299
Other Injuries	11	17,672	19	5,464	+ 12,208
Lung Disease	12	16,618	6	32,896	- 16,278
Hypertension	13	16,201	23	5,208	+ 10,993
Skin Disease	14	14,048	34	2,134	+ 11,914
Lymphomas	15	11,425	10	9,350	+ 2,075
Lung Cancers	16	9,605	5	35,715	- 26,110
Inflammatory/Heart	17	8,779	29	3,126	+ 5,653
Pancreas Cancer	18	8,719	11	8,995	- 277
Violence	19	7,279	46	868	+ 6,411
Leukemia	20	6,546	22	5,211	+ 1,335
HIV/AIDS	21	6,335	55	188	+ 6,147
Stomach Cancer	22	6,236	24	4,999	+ 1,237
Cervical Cancer	23	6,200	43	1,099	+ 5,101
Other Neoplasms	24	5,813	26	3,986	+ 1,827
Road Traffic Accidents	25	5,282	33	2,169	+ 3,113
Liver Disease	26	5,140	14	7,666	- 2,525
Uterin Cancer	27	4,769	32	2,346	+ 2,422
Oral Cancer	28	4,021	30	3,109	+ 913
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,019	35	2,127	+ 1,892
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	3,899	56	184	+ 3,715
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,687	13	8,573	- 4,886
Ovary Cancer	32	3,494	25	4,019	- 525
Liver Cancer	33	3,239	21	5,237	- 1,998
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,191	36	2,090	+ 1,101
Asthma	35	2,923	41	1,302	+ 1,621
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,591	12	8,727	- 6,136
Anemia	37	2,507	50	277	+ 2,231
Epilepsy	38	2,117	42	1,193	+ 923
Bladder Cancer	39	2,110	16	6,133	- 4,024
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,538	38	1,599	- 61
Falls	41	1,487	15	7,618	- 6,132
Low Birth Weight	42	1,188	40	1,313	- 126
Birth Trauma	43	1,170	54	190	+ 981
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,046	44	1,014	+ 32
Meningitis	45	972	52	232	+ 739
Alcohol	46	910	39	1,555	- 644
Skin Cancers	47	887	27	3,727	- 2,840
Poisonings	48	463	53	221	+ 243
Malnutrition	49	445	58	116	+ 329
Osteoarthritis	50	441	57	167	+ 273
Suicide	51	399	20	5,325	- 4,926
Hepatitis B	52	364	65	40	+ 325
Drug Use	53	334	31	2,824	- 2,491
Dengue	54	306	73	0	+ 306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	264	45	876	- 612
Maternal Conditions	56	259	64	47	+ 212
Drownings	57	248	49	301	- 53
Upper Respiratory	58	234	63	48	+ 186
Schizophrenia	59	232	60	101	+ 130
Tuberculosis	60	228	47	351	- 123
Multiple Sclerosis	61	170	37	1,856	- 1,686
Fires	62	127	48	334	- 208
Oral conditions	63	126	61	54	+ 72
Syphilis	64	87	62	49	+ 38
Appendicitis	65	73	59	105	- 32
War	66	7	67	10	- 3
Pertussis	67	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	68	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	68	6	- 6
Hepatitis C	83	0	51	267	- 267
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Barbados

United Kingdom

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.