BARBADOS VS SLOVENIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Slovenia SLOVENIA BARBADOS Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 524 2 358 + 167
Stroke 2 287 1 384 - 98
Lung Cancers 3 183 16 43 + 140
Hypertension 4 128 13 72 + 56
Colon-Rectum Cancers 5 108 6 115 - 7
Falls 6 103 41 7 + 96
Lung Disease 7 98 12 74 + 24
Alcohol 8 74 46 4 + 70
Breast Cancer 9 70 8 95 - 25
Prostate Cancer 10 69 5 165 - 96
Lymphomas 11 67 15 51 + 17
Liver Disease 12 62 26 23 + 39
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 60 4 221 - 162
Suicide 14 60 51 2 + 58
Pancreas Cancer 15 59 18 39 + 21
Alzheimers & Dementia 16 54 7 114 - 60
Stomach Cancer 17 49 22 28 + 22
Diabetes Mellitus 18 49 3 260 - 211
Liver Cancer 19 41 33 14 + 27
Inflammatory/Heart 20 35 17 39 - 4
Leukemia 21 33 20 29 + 4
Bladder Cancer 22 31 39 9 + 21
Other Injuries 23 29 11 79 - 49
Parkinson's Disease 24 28 31 16 + 12
Skin Cancers 25 28 47 4 + 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease 26 22 55 1 + 21
Oral Cancer 27 21 28 18 + 3
Kidney Disease 28 21 10 92 - 71
Ovary Cancer 29 18 32 16 + 2
Uterin Cancer 30 15 27 21 - 6
Road Traffic Accidents 31 15 25 23 - 8
Oesophagus Cancer 32 13 36 12 + 2
Endocrine Disorders 33 13 9 93 - 80
Other Neoplasms 34 10 24 26 - 16
Epilepsy 35 9 38 9 - 0
Cervical Cancer 36 9 23 28 - 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease 37 8 34 14 - 6
Congenital Anomalies 38 7 29 18 - 11
Multiple Sclerosis 39 5 61 1 + 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis 40 4 44 5 - 0
Drug Use 41 3 53 1 + 2
Violence 42 3 19 32 - 30
Low Birth Weight 43 2 42 5 - 3
Drownings 44 2 57 1 + 1
Asthma 45 2 35 13 - 11
Tuberculosis 46 2 60 1 + 1
Schizophrenia 47 1 59 1 + 0
Fires 48 1 62 1 + 1
Skin Disease 49 1 14 62 - 62
Meningitis 50 1 45 4 - 4
Poisonings 51 1 48 2 - 1
Diarrhoeal diseases 52 1 40 7 - 6
Oral conditions 53 0 63 1 - 0
Appendicitis 54 0 65 0 - 0
Syphilis 55 0 64 0 - 0
Maternal Conditions 56 0 56 1 - 1
Birth Trauma 57 0 43 5 - 5
Hepatitis B 58 0 52 2 - 1
Tetanus 59 0 70 0 + 0
Anemia 60 0 37 11 - 11
War 61 0 66 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 62 0 79 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 63 0 58 1 - 1
Malnutrition 64 0 49 2 - 2
Encephalitis 65 0 82 0 + 0
Pertussis 66 0 67 0 - 0
Hepatitis C 67 0 83 0 + 0
Otitis Media 68 0 72 0 - 0
Leprosy 69 0 71 0 - 0
HIV/AIDS 70 0 21 28 - 28
Chlamydia 71 0 81 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 72 0 74 0 - 0
Ascariasis 73 0 75 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 74 0 73 0 - 0
Dengue 75 0 54 1 - 1
Measles 76 0 68 0 - 0
Diphtheria 77 0 69 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 78 0 84 0 - 0
Chagas disease 79 0 80 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 80 0 78 0 - 0
Malaria 81 0 76 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 82 0 77 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 83 0 85 0 - 0
Depression 84 0 86 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 85 0 50 2 - 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy 86 0 30 17 - 17
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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020