BARBADOS VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	419	2	358	+ 61
Stroke	2	311	1	384	- 73
Diabetes Mellitus	3	195	3	260	- 65
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	116	4	221	- 105
Prostate Cancer	5	106	5	165	- 59
Hypertension	6	105	13	72	+ 33
Violence	7	98	19	32	+ 66
Lung Disease	8	76	12	74	+ 2
Kidney Disease	9	66	10	92	- 26
Breast Cancer	10	62	8	95	- 33
HIV/AIDS	11	57	21	28	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	12	42	9	93	- 52
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	36	6	115	- 79
Skin Disease	14	35	14	62	- 27
Other Injuries	15	35	11	79	- 43
Inflammatory/Heart	16	31	17	39	- 8
Congenital Anomalies	17	28	29	18	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	18	28	22	28	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	19	26	27	21	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	20	26	18	39	- 13
Cervical Cancer	21	26	23	28	- 2
Road Traffic Accidents	22	25	25	23	+ 1
Liver Cancer	23	24	33	14	+ 10
Lung Cancers	24	24	16	43	- 19
Drownings	25	23	57	1	+ 22
Lymphomas	26	23	15	51	- 28
Oral Cancer	27	19	28	18	+ 1
Falls	28	19	41	7	+ 12
Leukemia	29	18	20	29	- 11
Liver Disease	30	18	26	23	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	17	34	14	+ 3
Anemia	32	17	37	11	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	33	14	32	16	- 2
Low Birth Weight	34	13	42	5	+ 7
Asthma	35	11	35	13	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	36	11	36	12	- 0
Malnutrition	37	10	49	2	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	9	55	1	+ 8
Fires	39	9	62	1	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	40	6	24	26	- 20
Epilepsy	41	6	38	9	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	6	7	114	- 108
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	6	40	7	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	44	6	31	16	- 11
Bladder Cancer	45	6	39	9	- 4
Tuberculosis	46	5	60	1	+ 4
Alcohol	47	5	46	4	+ 1
Birth Trauma	48	4	43	5	- 1
Skin Cancers	49	4	47	4	- 0
Drug Use	50	4	53	1	+ 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	4	30	17	- 14
Suicide	52	3	51	2	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	53	3	56	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	54	2	72	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	55	1	65	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	1	44	5	- 3
Osteoarthritis	57	1	50	2	- 1
War	58	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	59	0	64	0	- 0
Poisonings	60	0	48	2	- 2
Oral conditions	61	0	63	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	62	0	59	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	61	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	81	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	58	1	- 1
Leprosy	68	0	71	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	52	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	70	0	83	0	- 0
Meningitis	71	0	45	4	- 4
Encephalitis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	54	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	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.