BARBADOS VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	484	2	358	+ 127
Stroke	2	312	1	384	- 72
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	207	7	114	+ 93
Lung Cancers	4	170	16	43	+ 128
Lung Disease	5	162	12	74	+ 88
Hypertension	6	149	13	72	+ 77
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	106	6	115	- 9
Diabetes Mellitus	8	99	3	260	- 161
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	82	4	221	- 140
Breast Cancer	10	69	8	95	- 26
Kidney Disease	11	63	10	92	- 29
Other Injuries	12	60	11	79	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	13	60	18	39	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	14	51	22	28	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	15	50	24	26	+ 24
Lymphomas	16	48	15	51	- 3
Liver Cancer	17	48	33	14	+ 34
Endocrine Disorders	18	42	9	93	- 51
Parkinson's Disease	19	42	31	16	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	20	42	5	165	- 123
Leukemia	21	34	20	29	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	22	33	39	9	+ 24
Liver Disease	23	28	26	23	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	24	28	17	39	- 11
Falls	25	21	41	7	+ 14
Suicide	26	20	51	2	+ 18
Oral Cancer	27	17	28	18	- 1
Ovary Cancer	28	16	32	16	+ 1
Skin Cancers	29	16	47	4	+ 12
Road Traffic Accidents	30	16	25	23	- 7
Hepatitis C	31	12	83	0	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	11	55	1	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	33	11	27	21	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	34	10	36	12	- 1
Anemia	35	8	37	11	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	8	40	7	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	37	7	29	18	- 11
Skin Disease	38	7	14	62	- 55
Epilepsy	39	7	38	9	- 3
Cervical Cancer	40	6	23	28	- 22
Malnutrition	41	4	49	2	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	3	44	5	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	3	34	14	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	44	3	61	1	+ 3
Drug Use	45	3	53	1	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	46	3	21	28	- 26
Asthma	47	2	35	13	- 11
Osteoarthritis	48	2	50	2	+ 0
Schizophrenia	49	2	59	1	+ 1
Violence	50	2	19	32	- 30
Low Birth Weight	51	2	42	5	- 3
Drownings	52	2	57	1	+ 1
Tuberculosis	53	2	60	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	54	2	52	2	+ 0
Alcohol	55	1	46	4	- 3
Fires	56	1	62	1	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	1	30	17	- 16
Poisonings	58	1	48	2	- 1
Birth Trauma	59	1	43	5	- 5
Meningitis	60	1	45	4	- 4
Appendicitis	61	0	65	0	- 0
Oral conditions	62	0	63	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	58	1	- 1
Otitis Media	65	0	72	0	+ 0
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	67	0	56	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	54	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.