BARBADOS VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	282	4	221	+ 60
Tuberculosis	2	253	60	1	+ 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	252	40	7	+ 245
HIV/AIDS	4	202	21	28	+ 174
Stroke	5	177	1	384	- 208
Malaria	6	177	76	0	+ 177
Coronary Heart Disease	7	156	2	358	- 202
Low Birth Weight	8	120	42	5	+ 115
Birth Trauma	9	118	43	5	+ 113
Road Traffic Accidents	10	96	25	23	+ 73
Measles	11	87	68	0	+ 87
Hypertension	12	67	13	72	- 5
Maternal Conditions	13	63	56	1	+ 62
Liver Disease	14	62	26	23	+ 39
Diabetes Mellitus	15	61	3	260	- 199
Meningitis	16	55	45	4	+ 50
Violence	17	54	19	32	+ 22
Lung Disease	18	51	12	74	- 22
Congenital Anomalies	19	42	29	18	+ 24
Asthma	20	41	35	13	+ 28
Kidney Disease	21	38	10	92	- 54
Malnutrition	22	37	49	2	+ 35
Other Injuries	23	33	11	79	- 45
Suicide	24	31	51	2	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	25	23	9	93	- 71
Breast Cancer	26	19	8	95	- 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	17	34	14	+ 3
War	28	17	66	0	+ 17
Tetanus	29	15	70	0	+ 15
Inflammatory/Heart	30	15	17	39	- 24
Pertussis	31	14	67	0	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	32	12	23	28	- 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	11	7	114	- 103
Drownings	34	11	57	1	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	10	55	1	+ 9
Falls	36	10	41	7	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	37	9	77	0	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	38	8	5	165	- 157
Fires	39	8	62	1	+ 7
Poisonings	40	7	48	2	+ 5
Syphilis	41	6	64	0	+ 6
Lymphomas	42	6	15	51	- 44
Epilepsy	43	6	38	9	- 3
Liver Cancer	44	6	33	14	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	6	6	115	- 109
Oral Cancer	46	5	28	18	- 13
Leukemia	47	5	20	29	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	48	4	31	16	- 13
Stomach Cancer	49	4	22	28	- 24
Ovary Cancer	50	3	32	16	- 12
Appendicitis	51	3	65	0	+ 3
Alcohol	52	3	46	4	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	53	3	36	12	- 9
Skin Disease	54	3	14	62	- 60
Lung Cancers	55	3	16	43	- 40
Leishmaniasis	56	2	79	0	+ 2
Drug Use	57	2	53	1	+ 1
Skin Cancers	58	2	47	4	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	59	2	78	0	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	60	2	18	39	- 37
Hepatitis B	61	2	52	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	1	58	1	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	64	1	39	9	- 8
Uterin Cancer	65	1	27	21	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	44	5	- 4
Diphtheria	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	70	0	24	26	- 26
Ascariasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	54	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	30	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	63	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	59	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

Central Africa

Barbados

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.