BARBADOS VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	201	4	221	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	123	40	7	+ 116
Stroke	3	120	1	384	- 264
Coronary Heart Disease	4	118	2	358	- 240
Low Birth Weight	5	111	42	5	+ 106
Road Traffic Accidents	6	76	25	23	+ 53
Birth Trauma	7	71	43	5	+ 66
Liver Disease	8	54	26	23	+ 31
Diabetes Mellitus	9	46	3	260	- 214
Congenital Anomalies	10	44	29	18	+ 26
Meningitis	11	39	45	4	+ 35
Hypertension	12	39	13	72	- 33
Cervical Cancer	13	35	23	28	+ 8
Kidney Disease	14	34	10	92	- 58
Malnutrition	15	32	49	2	+ 30
Other Injuries	16	30	11	79	- 48
Lung Disease	17	28	12	74	- 46
Pertussis	18	27	67	0	+ 27
Tuberculosis	19	27	60	1	+ 26
Violence	20	21	19	32	- 11
Asthma	21	17	35	13	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	22	16	56	1	+ 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	16	7	114	- 98
Suicide	24	15	51	2	+ 14
Drownings	25	12	57	1	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	26	11	36	12	- 0
Prostate Cancer	27	11	5	165	- 154
Liver Cancer	28	10	33	14	- 5
Malaria	29	10	76	0	+ 10
Fires	30	9	62	1	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	31	9	17	39	- 30
Falls	32	9	41	7	+ 2
Breast Cancer	33	8	8	95	- 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	7	34	14	- 7
Poisonings	35	7	48	2	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	36	7	9	93	- 87
Lymphomas	37	7	15	51	- 44
Syphilis	38	6	64	0	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	6	6	115	- 109
Epilepsy	40	6	38	9	- 4
Oral Cancer	41	5	28	18	- 13
Skin Cancers	42	4	47	4	+ 0
Tetanus	43	4	70	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	44	4	31	16	- 13
Stomach Cancer	45	4	22	28	- 24
Bladder Cancer	46	3	39	9	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3	55	1	+ 2
Skin Disease	48	3	14	62	- 59
Drug Use	49	2	53	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	50	2	65	0	+ 2
Alcohol	51	2	46	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	52	2	52	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	53	1	58	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	54	1	82	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	55	1	27	21	- 20
Ovary Cancer	56	1	32	16	- 14
Leukemia	57	1	20	29	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	44	5	- 4
Other Neoplasms	59	0	24	26	- 25
Lung Cancers	60	0	16	43	- 42
Hepatitis C	61	0	83	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	63	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	81	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	54	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	76	0	21	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	79	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	11	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	18	39	- 39
Schizophrenia	83	0	59	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	30	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	63	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

Comoros

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.