VANUATU VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	402	2	288	+ 114
Coronary Heart Disease	2	374	1	454	- 80
Diabetes Mellitus	3	272	3	127	+ 145
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	231	4	124	+ 107
Prostate Cancer	5	173	34	9	+ 164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	120	35	8	+ 112
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	119	21	18	+ 102
Breast Cancer	8	99	26	13	+ 86
Endocrine Disorders	9	98	33	9	+ 89
Kidney Disease	10	96	7	70	+ 26
Other Injuries	11	82	17	30	+ 52
Lung Disease	12	77	5	108	- 31
Hypertension	13	75	11	47	+ 28
Skin Disease	14	65	39	7	+ 58
Lymphomas	15	53	45	3	+ 50
Lung Cancers	16	45	23	15	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	17	41	29	11	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	18	41	53	1	+ 40
Violence	19	34	38	7	+ 27
Leukemia	20	30	32	9	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	21	29	72	0	+ 29
Stomach Cancer	22	29	40	6	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	23	29	27	13	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	24	27	55	1	+ 26
Road Traffic Accidents	25	25	12	45	- 20
Liver Disease	26	24	9	51	- 28
Uterin Cancer	27	22	48	2	+ 20
Oral Cancer	28	19	54	1	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	29	19	10	48	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	18	78	0	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	31	17	28	12	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	32	16	44	4	+ 12
Liver Cancer	33	15	18	27	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	15	20	18	- 4
Asthma	35	14	13	45	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	36	12	82	0	+ 12
Anemia	37	12	83	0	+ 12
Epilepsy	38	10	41	5	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	39	10	49	2	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	7	6	80	- 73
Falls	41	7	25	13	- 6
Low Birth Weight	42	6	14	43	- 38
Birth Trauma	43	5	19	20	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	5	58	0	+ 5
Meningitis	45	5	36	8	- 4
Alcohol	46	4	43	4	+ 0
Skin Cancers	47	4	86	0	+ 4
Poisonings	48	2	47	2	- 0
Malnutrition	49	2	31	10	- 8
Osteoarthritis	50	2	79	0	+ 2
Suicide	51	2	8	54	- 52
Hepatitis B	52	2	51	1	+ 0
Drug Use	53	2	56	0	+ 1
Dengue	54	1	59	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	1	15	35	- 34
Maternal Conditions	56	1	24	14	- 13
Drownings	57	1	16	35	- 34
Upper Respiratory	58	1	65	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	59	1	85	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	60	1	22	16	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	57	0	+ 1
Fires	62	1	42	4	- 4
Oral conditions	63	1	80	0	+ 1
Syphilis	64	0	37	8	- 7
Appendicitis	65	0	50	1	- 1
War	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	30	10	- 10
Measles	68	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	60	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	46	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	63	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	52	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	83	0	61	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

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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.