BARBADOS VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	194	4	221	- 27
Tuberculosis	2	115	60	1	+ 114
Measles	3	111	68	0	+ 111
Malaria	4	110	76	0	+ 110
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	109	40	7	+ 102
Stroke	6	96	1	384	- 288
Coronary Heart Disease	7	91	2	358	- 266
Low Birth Weight	8	91	42	5	+ 86
Birth Trauma	9	87	43	5	+ 82
Road Traffic Accidents	10	80	25	23	+ 56
Congenital Anomalies	11	43	29	18	+ 25
Hypertension	12	41	13	72	- 30
Liver Disease	13	40	26	23	+ 17
Lung Disease	14	36	12	74	- 38
HIV/AIDS	15	35	21	28	+ 7
Diabetes Mellitus	16	34	3	260	- 226
Meningitis	17	30	45	4	+ 26
Violence	18	29	19	32	- 3
Maternal Conditions	19	28	56	1	+ 27
Kidney Disease	20	24	10	92	- 68
Malnutrition	21	23	49	2	+ 22
Other Injuries	22	22	11	79	- 57
Pertussis	23	21	67	0	+ 21
Asthma	24	20	35	13	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	25	19	9	93	- 74
Suicide	26	15	51	2	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	27	13	23	28	- 15
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	12	7	114	- 102
Inflammatory/Heart	29	11	17	39	- 28
Prostate Cancer	30	10	5	165	- 155
Liver Cancer	31	10	33	14	- 4
Syphilis	32	10	64	0	+ 9
Falls	33	9	41	7	+ 3
Drownings	34	9	57	1	+ 8
Breast Cancer	35	9	8	95	- 86
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	8	6	115	- 107
Stomach Cancer	37	7	22	28	- 21
Lymphomas	38	5	15	51	- 45
Fires	39	5	62	1	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	5	34	14	- 9
Leukemia	41	5	20	29	- 24
Poisonings	42	5	48	2	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5	55	1	+ 3
Epilepsy	44	5	38	9	- 5
War	45	4	66	0	+ 4
Tetanus	46	3	70	0	+ 3
Lung Cancers	47	3	16	43	- 40
Schistosomiasis	48	3	77	0	+ 3
Parkinson's Disease	49	3	31	16	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	50	3	18	39	- 36
Oral Cancer	51	3	28	18	- 15
Leishmaniasis	52	2	79	0	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	53	2	36	12	- 9
Skin Disease	54	2	14	62	- 60
Skin Cancers	55	2	47	4	- 2
Appendicitis	56	2	65	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	2	82	0	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	58	2	32	16	- 14
Drug Use	59	2	53	1	+ 0
Alcohol	60	2	46	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	1	52	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	62	1	58	1	- 0
Uterin Cancer	63	1	27	21	- 20
Trypanosomiasis	64	1	78	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	65	1	39	9	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	44	5	- 4
Other Neoplasms	67	0	24	26	- 26
Ascariasis	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	54	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	50	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	30	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	63	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	83	0	59	1	- 1
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	11	- 11
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.