ZIMBABWE VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	21,680	5	5,126	+ 16,554
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,172	3	8,493	+ 11,679
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,660	9	3,344	+ 11,316
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,473	2	10,779	+ 1,694
Prostate Cancer	5	9,306	32	628	+ 8,678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,485	40	505	+ 5,980
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,433	31	768	+ 5,665
Breast Cancer	8	5,361	28	839	+ 4,522
Endocrine Disorders	9	5,263	34	553	+ 4,709
Kidney Disease	10	5,203	12	2,214	+ 2,990
Other Injuries	11	4,427	20	1,656	+ 2,772
Lung Disease	12	4,163	23	1,163	+ 3,000
Hypertension	13	4,059	24	1,146	+ 2,913
Skin Disease	14	3,519	52	173	+ 3,346
Lymphomas	15	2,862	26	960	+ 1,903
Lung Cancers	16	2,406	43	286	+ 2,120
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,199	25	1,047	+ 1,152
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,184	47	217	+ 1,967
Violence	19	1,824	18	1,916	- 93
Leukemia	20	1,640	45	244	+ 1,396
HIV/AIDS	21	1,587	1	19,988	- 18,401
Stomach Cancer	22	1,562	33	559	+ 1,003
Cervical Cancer	23	1,553	14	2,023	- 470
Other Neoplasms	24	1,456	62	37	+ 1,419
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,323	4	6,037	- 4,714
Liver Disease	26	1,288	17	1,941	- 654
Uterin Cancer	27	1,195	50	182	+ 1,013
Oral Cancer	28	1,007	49	208	+ 800
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,007	11	2,217	- 1,211
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	977	80	0	+ 977
Parkinson's Disease	31	924	46	226	+ 698
Ovary Cancer	32	875	51	173	+ 702
Liver Cancer	33	811	38	510	+ 302
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	799	35	548	+ 251
Asthma	35	732	21	1,531	- 798
Oesophagus Cancer	36	649	29	801	- 152
Anemia	37	628	84	0	+ 628
Epilepsy	38	530	39	508	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	39	529	54	125	+ 404
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	385	6	4,595	- 4,209
Falls	41	372	41	465	- 92
Low Birth Weight	42	298	7	4,038	- 3,740
Birth Trauma	43	293	8	3,405	- 3,112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	262	64	26	+ 236
Meningitis	45	243	22	1,325	- 1,082
Alcohol	46	228	61	48	+ 180
Skin Cancers	47	222	44	264	- 42
Poisonings	48	116	37	515	- 399
Malnutrition	49	111	10	2,396	- 2,285
Osteoarthritis	50	110	81	0	+ 110
Suicide	51	100	13	2,069	- 1,969
Hepatitis B	52	91	60	57	+ 35
Drug Use	53	84	48	213	- 129
Dengue	54	77	73	0	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	66	36	542	- 476
Maternal Conditions	56	65	19	1,749	- 1,684
Drownings	57	62	27	956	- 894
Upper Respiratory	58	59	59	65	- 6
Schizophrenia	59	58	86	0	+ 58
Tuberculosis	60	57	16	1,999	- 1,942
Multiple Sclerosis	61	43	67	14	+ 28
Fires	62	32	30	793	- 761
Oral conditions	63	32	82	0	+ 32
Syphilis	64	22	55	124	- 103
Appendicitis	65	18	58	66	- 48
War	66	2	65	26	- 24
Pertussis	67	0	42	419	- 419
Measles	68	0	63	30	- 30
Diphtheria	69	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	70	0	57	102	- 102
Leprosy	71	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	2	- 2
Malaria	76	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	69	3	- 3
Encephalitis	82	0	56	117	- 117
Hepatitis C	83	0	66	14	- 14
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

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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.