BARBADOS VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	272	2	358	- 86
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	266	7	114	+ 152
Lung Disease	3	223	12	74	+ 150
Lung Cancers	4	189	16	43	+ 147
Stroke	5	186	1	384	- 198
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	114	4	221	- 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	109	6	115	- 6
Prostate Cancer	8	75	5	165	- 90
Breast Cancer	9	66	8	95	- 29
Diabetes Mellitus	10	65	3	260	- 195
Pancreas Cancer	11	56	18	39	+ 17
Kidney Disease	12	46	10	92	- 46
Lymphomas	13	37	15	51	- 14
Liver Disease	14	35	26	23	+ 12
Hypertension	15	33	13	72	- 39
Suicide	16	31	51	2	+ 30
Parkinson's Disease	17	31	31	16	+ 14
Alcohol	18	30	46	4	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	19	29	9	93	- 64
Leukemia	20	28	20	29	- 1
Bladder Cancer	21	28	39	9	+ 18
Falls	22	28	41	7	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	23	25	22	28	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	24	24	36	12	+ 13
Liver Cancer	25	24	33	14	+ 9
Skin Cancers	26	20	47	4	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	27	19	24	26	- 7
Oral Cancer	28	19	28	18	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	29	19	32	16	+ 3
Other Injuries	30	18	11	79	- 61
Inflammatory/Heart	31	14	17	39	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	11	34	14	- 3
Road Traffic Accidents	33	11	25	23	- 13
Drug Use	34	10	53	1	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	35	8	27	21	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	36	8	29	18	- 10
Cervical Cancer	37	8	23	28	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	7	40	7	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	39	7	61	1	+ 6
Epilepsy	40	6	38	9	- 3
Low Birth Weight	41	6	42	5	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	5	55	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	4	44	5	- 0
Asthma	44	4	35	13	- 9
Skin Disease	45	4	14	62	- 58
Anemia	46	4	37	11	- 7
Violence	47	3	19	32	- 29
Schizophrenia	48	3	59	1	+ 2
Fires	49	3	62	1	+ 2
Drownings	50	2	57	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	51	1	50	2	- 1
Meningitis	52	1	45	4	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	30	17	- 16
Appendicitis	54	1	65	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	1	21	28	- 27
Birth Trauma	56	1	43	5	- 4
Tuberculosis	57	1	60	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	58	1	58	1	- 0
Malnutrition	59	1	49	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	60	0	83	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	0	52	2	- 1
Poisonings	62	0	48	2	- 2
Oral conditions	63	0	63	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	56	1	- 1
Otitis Media	65	0	72	0	+ 0
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	81	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	54	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

Denmark

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.