BARBADOS VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	143	4	221	- 78
Coronary Heart Disease	2	128	2	358	- 229
Stroke	3	72	1	384	- 312
Kidney Disease	4	67	10	92	- 25
Liver Disease	5	59	26	23	+ 37
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	54	7	114	- 60
Stomach Cancer	7	47	22	28	+ 20
Diabetes Mellitus	8	41	3	260	- 219
Road Traffic Accidents	9	41	25	23	+ 18
Lung Cancers	10	30	16	43	- 13
Prostate Cancer	11	30	5	165	- 135
Violence	12	28	19	32	- 4
Other Injuries	13	27	11	79	- 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	25	6	115	- 90
Lung Disease	15	23	12	74	- 50
Liver Cancer	16	23	33	14	+ 9
Tuberculosis	17	22	60	1	+ 21
Lymphomas	18	21	15	51	- 30
Congenital Anomalies	19	19	29	18	+ 1
Breast Cancer	20	18	8	95	- 77
Cervical Cancer	21	18	23	28	- 10
Leukemia	22	17	20	29	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	23	15	18	39	- 24
Low Birth Weight	24	14	42	5	+ 8
Falls	25	12	41	7	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	26	12	31	16	- 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	10	40	7	+ 4
Hypertension	28	10	13	72	- 62
Malnutrition	29	9	49	2	+ 7
Suicide	30	8	51	2	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	31	8	21	28	- 20
Skin Cancers	32	7	47	4	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	33	7	32	16	- 9
Drug Use	34	6	53	1	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	6	34	14	- 8
Drownings	36	5	57	1	+ 4
Birth Trauma	37	5	43	5	- 0
Oral Cancer	38	5	28	18	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	39	5	17	39	- 34
Endocrine Disorders	40	4	9	93	- 89
Bladder Cancer	41	4	39	9	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	42	4	36	12	- 8
Maternal Conditions	43	3	56	1	+ 2
Alcohol	44	3	46	4	- 1
Uterin Cancer	45	3	27	21	- 18
Encephalitis	46	3	82	0	+ 3
Epilepsy	47	2	38	9	- 7
Pertussis	48	2	67	0	+ 2
Fires	49	2	62	1	+ 2
Asthma	50	2	35	13	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	2	55	1	+ 1
Syphilis	52	2	64	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	53	2	65	0	+ 1
Skin Disease	54	1	14	62	- 61
Poisonings	55	1	48	2	- 1
Meningitis	56	1	45	4	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	44	5	- 4
Other Neoplasms	58	1	24	26	- 25
Chagas disease	59	0	80	0	+ 0
Tetanus	60	0	70	0	+ 0
Malaria	61	0	76	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	61	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	58	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	64	0	52	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	0	83	0	+ 0
Dengue	66	0	54	1	- 1
War	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	81	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	11	- 11
Schizophrenia	83	0	59	1	- 1
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.