BARBADOS VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	278	4	221	+ 57
Malaria	2	178	76	0	+ 178
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	148	40	7	+ 141
Measles	4	131	68	0	+ 131
Stroke	5	126	1	384	- 259
Coronary Heart Disease	6	123	2	358	- 235
Birth Trauma	7	104	43	5	+ 99
Low Birth Weight	8	94	42	5	+ 89
Road Traffic Accidents	9	82	25	23	+ 59
HIV/AIDS	10	66	21	28	+ 38
Meningitis	11	57	45	4	+ 53
Liver Disease	12	55	26	23	+ 33
Tuberculosis	13	52	60	1	+ 50
Congenital Anomalies	14	47	29	18	+ 30
Diabetes Mellitus	15	46	3	260	- 213
Kidney Disease	16	42	10	92	- 50
Maternal Conditions	17	39	56	1	+ 38
Other Injuries	18	33	11	79	- 46
Cervical Cancer	19	32	23	28	+ 5
Lung Disease	20	30	12	74	- 44
Hypertension	21	29	13	72	- 43
Asthma	22	26	35	13	+ 13
Liver Cancer	23	25	33	14	+ 11
Pertussis	24	25	67	0	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	25	25	9	93	- 69
Violence	26	25	19	32	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	27	23	78	0	+ 23
Malnutrition	28	22	49	2	+ 20
Suicide	29	19	51	2	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	13	7	114	- 101
Drownings	31	11	57	1	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	32	11	5	165	- 154
Falls	33	10	41	7	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	10	34	14	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	35	10	17	39	- 29
Fires	36	9	62	1	+ 8
Epilepsy	37	8	38	9	- 2
Breast Cancer	38	7	8	95	- 88
Syphilis	39	7	64	0	+ 7
Poisonings	40	6	48	2	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	41	5	22	28	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	5	55	1	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	43	5	77	0	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	44	5	31	16	- 12
Tetanus	45	4	70	0	+ 4
Drug Use	46	4	53	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	47	4	52	2	+ 2
Lymphomas	48	3	15	51	- 47
Skin Cancers	49	3	47	4	- 1
Lung Cancers	50	3	16	43	- 40
Skin Disease	51	3	14	62	- 60
Oral Cancer	52	3	28	18	- 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	2	6	115	- 113
Ovary Cancer	54	2	32	16	- 14
Alcohol	55	2	46	4	- 2
Encephalitis	56	2	82	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	1	65	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	58	1	69	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	59	1	27	21	- 20
Bladder Cancer	60	1	39	9	- 9
Hepatitis C	61	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	62	0	75	0	+ 0
Oesophagus Cancer	63	0	36	12	- 11
War	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Pancreas Cancer	65	0	18	39	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	61	1	- 0
Leukemia	67	0	20	29	- 29
Other Neoplasms	68	0	24	26	- 25
Upper Respiratory	69	0	58	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	0	44	5	- 4
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	54	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	59	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	11	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	30	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	63	1	- 1
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.