BARBADOS VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	337	2	358	- 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	247	7	114	+ 133
Stroke	3	117	1	384	- 267
Lung Cancers	4	112	16	43	+ 69
Lung Disease	5	108	12	74	+ 34
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	69	4	221	- 152
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	61	6	115	- 54
Prostate Cancer	8	51	5	165	- 114
Breast Cancer	9	45	8	95	- 50
Parkinson's Disease	10	44	31	16	+ 28
Other Injuries	11	42	11	79	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	12	36	18	39	- 3
Suicide	13	34	51	2	+ 32
Lymphomas	14	31	15	51	- 20
Kidney Disease	15	28	10	92	- 65
Diabetes Mellitus	16	25	3	260	- 235
Hypertension	17	20	13	72	- 52
Falls	18	20	41	7	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	19	19	36	12	+ 7
Liver Cancer	20	19	33	14	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	21	17	39	9	+ 8
Leukemia	22	16	20	29	- 13
Stomach Cancer	23	15	22	28	- 13
Drug Use	24	14	53	1	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	25	14	32	16	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	26	13	17	39	- 26
Endocrine Disorders	27	13	9	93	- 80
Alcohol	28	12	46	4	+ 8
Skin Cancers	29	11	47	4	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	30	8	24	26	- 18
Liver Disease	31	8	26	23	- 15
Cervical Cancer	32	8	23	28	- 20
Oral Cancer	33	7	28	18	- 11
Congenital Anomalies	34	6	29	18	- 12
Road Traffic Accidents	35	6	25	23	- 18
Uterin Cancer	36	6	27	21	- 15
Epilepsy	37	5	38	9	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	4	44	5	- 1
Violence	39	3	19	32	- 29
Anemia	40	3	37	11	- 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3	34	14	- 11
Poisonings	42	3	48	2	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	43	3	42	5	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	44	2	61	1	+ 2
Skin Disease	45	2	14	62	- 60
Birth Trauma	46	2	43	5	- 3
Osteoarthritis	47	2	50	2	- 0
Asthma	48	1	35	13	- 12
Schizophrenia	49	1	59	1	+ 0
Meningitis	50	1	45	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	51	1	58	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	52	1	83	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	30	17	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1	55	1	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	1	40	7	- 6
Drownings	56	1	57	1	- 0
Malnutrition	57	0	49	2	- 2
Fires	58	0	62	1	- 0
HIV/AIDS	59	0	21	28	- 28
Maternal Conditions	60	0	56	1	- 1
War	61	0	66	0	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	2	- 2
Otitis Media	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	54	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	60	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	63	1	- 1
Appendicitis	86	0	65	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.