BARBADOS VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	207	2	358	- 151
Stroke	2	154	1	384	- 230
Lung Disease	3	137	12	74	+ 64
Diabetes Mellitus	4	137	3	260	- 123
Tuberculosis	5	120	60	1	+ 119
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	79	4	221	- 143
Malaria	7	74	76	0	+ 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	69	40	7	+ 63
Asthma	9	56	35	13	+ 43
Low Birth Weight	10	50	42	5	+ 45
Birth Trauma	11	46	43	5	+ 40
Road Traffic Accidents	12	33	25	23	+ 10
Hypertension	13	33	13	72	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	32	55	1	+ 31
Violence	15	29	19	32	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	16	29	29	18	+ 11
Breast Cancer	17	23	8	95	- 72
Kidney Disease	18	21	10	92	- 71
Cervical Cancer	19	20	23	28	- 7
Other Injuries	20	20	11	79	- 59
Liver Cancer	21	19	33	14	+ 5
Liver Disease	22	19	26	23	- 4
Lung Cancers	23	19	16	43	- 24
HIV/AIDS	24	19	21	28	- 10
Oral Cancer	25	18	28	18	- 0
Falls	26	15	41	7	+ 9
Fires	27	15	62	1	+ 14
Stomach Cancer	28	14	22	28	- 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	13	6	115	- 102
Maternal Conditions	30	13	56	1	+ 12
Skin Cancers	31	13	47	4	+ 9
Lymphomas	32	11	15	51	- 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	10	7	114	- 104
Meningitis	34	10	45	4	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	9	34	14	- 5
Prostate Cancer	36	9	5	165	- 156
Suicide	37	8	51	2	+ 6
Leukemia	38	8	20	29	- 21
Pertussis	39	7	67	0	+ 7
Drownings	40	7	57	1	+ 6
Measles	41	7	68	0	+ 7
Syphilis	42	7	64	0	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	43	7	17	39	- 32
Oesophagus Cancer	44	6	36	12	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	45	6	31	16	- 11
Ovary Cancer	46	5	32	16	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	47	5	9	93	- 89
Malnutrition	48	4	49	2	+ 2
Skin Disease	49	4	14	62	- 59
Poisonings	50	4	48	2	+ 2
Epilepsy	51	3	38	9	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	52	3	18	39	- 36
Alcohol	53	3	46	4	- 1
Bladder Cancer	54	2	39	9	- 7
Uterin Cancer	55	2	27	21	- 19
Tetanus	56	1	70	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	1	82	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	1	52	2	- 1
Appendicitis	59	1	65	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	60	0	24	26	- 25
Drug Use	61	0	53	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	83	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	54	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	44	5	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	61	1	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	58	1	- 1
War	69	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	59	1	- 1
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
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

New Guinea

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.