USA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	432,287	4	158,520	+ 273,767
Coronary Heart Disease	2	402,206	1	504,904	- 102,698
Diabetes Mellitus	3	292,309	10	61,418	+ 230,891
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	248,705	11	60,317	+ 188,388
Prostate Cancer	5	185,560	20	35,612	+ 149,947
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	129,303	9	61,827	+ 67,476
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	128,266	2	287,198	- 158,932
Breast Cancer	8	106,887	13	48,671	+ 58,216
Endocrine Disorders	9	104,936	14	46,985	+ 57,951
Kidney Disease	10	103,750	6	85,861	+ 17,889
Other Injuries	11	88,273	25	25,997	+ 62,275
Lung Disease	12	83,010	3	195,387	- 112,377
Hypertension	13	80,928	8	65,960	+ 14,968
Skin Disease	14	70,172	43	5,409	+ 64,763
Lymphomas	15	57,072	19	40,281	+ 16,791
Lung Cancers	16	47,978	5	155,533	- 107,555
Inflammatory/Heart	17	43,853	22	32,529	+ 11,323
Pancreas Cancer	18	43,551	15	44,293	- 741
Violence	19	36,360	27	18,976	+ 17,384
Leukemia	20	32,700	24	26,966	+ 5,734
HIV/AIDS	21	31,646	42	5,660	+ 25,986
Stomach Cancer	22	31,149	33	13,077	+ 18,073
Cervical Cancer	23	30,968	38	6,984	+ 23,984
Other Neoplasms	24	29,038	29	17,743	+ 11,295
Road Traffic Accidents	25	26,382	17	41,694	- 15,312
Liver Disease	26	25,676	16	43,402	- 17,726
Uterin Cancer	27	23,820	36	10,063	+ 13,757
Oral Cancer	28	20,088	35	11,555	+ 8,533
Congenital Anomalies	29	20,073	34	11,762	+ 8,312
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	19,474	58	678	+ 18,796
Parkinson's Disease	31	18,415	21	34,491	- 16,076
Ovary Cancer	32	17,452	31	14,591	+ 2,861
Liver Cancer	33	16,180	23	27,064	- 10,885
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	15,941	48	3,461	+ 12,480
Asthma	35	14,602	46	3,818	+ 10,784
Oesophagus Cancer	36	12,943	28	17,829	- 4,887
Anemia	37	12,524	51	3,115	+ 9,409
Epilepsy	38	10,574	50	3,162	+ 7,411
Bladder Cancer	39	10,539	26	19,622	- 9,083
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	7,683	37	9,955	- 2,272
Falls	41	7,425	18	40,418	- 32,993
Low Birth Weight	42	5,933	39	6,924	- 991
Birth Trauma	43	5,847	54	1,233	+ 4,614
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	5,225	52	2,461	+ 2,764
Meningitis	45	4,854	60	606	+ 4,248
Alcohol	46	4,548	30	14,659	- 10,111
Skin Cancers	47	4,430	32	14,311	- 9,881
Poisonings	48	2,315	53	1,674	+ 641
Malnutrition	49	2,221	40	6,762	- 4,541
Osteoarthritis	50	2,200	61	579	+ 1,622
Suicide	51	1,994	12	53,099	- 51,105
Hepatitis B	52	1,820	59	608	+ 1,213
Drug Use	53	1,666	7	74,435	- 72,768
Dengue	54	1,529	76	0	+ 1,529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	1,320	47	3,646	- 2,326
Maternal Conditions	56	1,294	56	779	+ 516
Drownings	57	1,240	45	4,070	- 2,830
Upper Respiratory	58	1,170	65	229	+ 941
Schizophrenia	59	1,157	57	723	+ 434
Tuberculosis	60	1,140	62	546	+ 594
Multiple Sclerosis	61	849	44	5,059	- 4,210
Fires	62	632	49	3,183	- 2,551
Oral conditions	63	630	64	286	+ 344
Syphilis	64	435	66	49	+ 386
Appendicitis	65	365	63	424	- 59
War	66	35	55	1,198	- 1,163
Pertussis	67	1	69	16	- 15
Measles	68	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	34	- 34
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	70	4	- 4
Chlamydia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	68	25	- 25
Hepatitis C	83	0	41	5,684	- 5,684
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Barbados

United States

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.