ZAMBIA VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,293	3	7,948	+ 18,345
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,463	10	4,432	+ 20,031
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,779	14	2,395	+ 15,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,127	2	9,517	+ 5,610
Prostate Cancer	5	11,286	30	561	+ 10,725
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,865	43	203	+ 7,662
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	7,802	29	590	+ 7,212
Breast Cancer	8	6,501	35	366	+ 6,135
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,382	37	354	+ 6,029
Kidney Disease	10	6,310	18	1,760	+ 4,550
Other Injuries	11	5,369	19	1,729	+ 3,640
Lung Disease	12	5,049	21	1,273	+ 3,776
Hypertension	13	4,922	13	2,616	+ 2,306
Skin Disease	14	4,268	52	126	+ 4,142
Lymphomas	15	3,471	31	548	+ 2,923
Lung Cancers	16	2,918	41	226	+ 2,692
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,667	33	501	+ 2,166
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,649	62	42	+ 2,607
Violence	19	2,211	23	1,153	+ 1,058
Leukemia	20	1,989	39	261	+ 1,728
HIV/AIDS	21	1,925	1	17,234	- 15,310
Stomach Cancer	22	1,895	42	206	+ 1,688
Cervical Cancer	23	1,884	17	1,799	+ 85
Other Neoplasms	24	1,766	65	20	+ 1,746
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,605	11	3,654	- 2,049
Liver Disease	26	1,562	9	4,501	- 2,939
Uterin Cancer	27	1,449	64	30	+ 1,419
Oral Cancer	28	1,222	48	155	+ 1,067
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,221	12	3,146	- 1,925
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,184	84	0	+ 1,184
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,120	47	164	+ 956
Ovary Cancer	32	1,062	57	82	+ 979
Liver Cancer	33	984	46	177	+ 807
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	970	40	246	+ 724
Asthma	35	888	26	741	+ 147
Oesophagus Cancer	36	787	36	359	+ 429
Anemia	37	762	83	0	+ 762
Epilepsy	38	643	38	332	+ 311
Bladder Cancer	39	641	50	132	+ 509
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	467	5	6,275	- 5,808
Falls	41	452	28	596	- 145
Low Birth Weight	42	361	8	4,857	- 4,496
Birth Trauma	43	356	7	5,062	- 4,706
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	318	63	30	+ 288
Meningitis	45	295	16	1,976	- 1,681
Alcohol	46	277	49	140	+ 137
Skin Cancers	47	269	54	108	+ 161
Poisonings	48	141	34	456	- 315
Malnutrition	49	135	15	2,303	- 2,168
Osteoarthritis	50	134	85	0	+ 134
Suicide	51	121	20	1,303	- 1,181
Hepatitis B	52	111	55	104	+ 7
Drug Use	53	101	53	122	- 21
Dengue	54	93	74	1	+ 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	80	45	190	- 109
Maternal Conditions	56	79	22	1,188	- 1,109
Drownings	57	75	27	689	- 613
Upper Respiratory	58	71	60	68	+ 4
Schizophrenia	59	70	81	0	+ 70
Tuberculosis	60	69	6	5,941	- 5,872
Multiple Sclerosis	61	52	67	13	+ 38
Fires	62	38	32	546	- 508
Oral conditions	63	38	86	0	+ 38
Syphilis	64	26	24	885	- 858
Appendicitis	65	22	56	84	- 62
War	66	2	69	6	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	25	743	- 743
Measles	68	0	61	48	- 48
Diphtheria	69	0	73	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	0	44	190	- 190
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	68	9	- 9
Malaria	76	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	71	3	- 3
Encephalitis	82	0	59	70	- 70
Hepatitis C	83	0	66	18	- 18
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

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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.