BARBADOS VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	507	4	221	+ 286
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	359	40	7	+ 352
Measles	3	270	68	0	+ 270
Tuberculosis	4	240	60	1	+ 239
Birth Trauma	5	224	43	5	+ 218
Stroke	6	201	1	384	- 184
Coronary Heart Disease	7	169	2	358	- 189
Low Birth Weight	8	146	42	5	+ 141
Meningitis	9	126	45	4	+ 121
Malnutrition	10	113	49	2	+ 111
Road Traffic Accidents	11	99	25	23	+ 75
Maternal Conditions	12	96	56	1	+ 95
Liver Disease	13	92	26	23	+ 69
Other Injuries	14	84	11	79	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	15	80	29	18	+ 62
Diabetes Mellitus	16	67	3	260	- 193
Tetanus	17	62	70	0	+ 62
Hypertension	18	62	13	72	- 10
Lung Disease	19	57	12	74	- 17
Pertussis	20	48	67	0	+ 48
Kidney Disease	21	48	10	92	- 44
Malaria	22	45	76	0	+ 45
Asthma	23	44	35	13	+ 31
War	24	31	66	0	+ 31
Drownings	25	30	57	1	+ 29
Breast Cancer	26	29	8	95	- 66
Suicide	27	28	51	2	+ 27
Cervical Cancer	28	21	23	28	- 7
Violence	29	19	19	32	- 13
Fires	30	19	62	1	+ 18
Poisonings	31	18	48	2	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	15	7	114	- 99
HIV/AIDS	33	14	21	28	- 14
Lymphomas	34	14	15	51	- 37
Leukemia	35	13	20	29	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	13	34	14	- 1
Falls	37	13	41	7	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	13	6	115	- 102
Inflammatory/Heart	39	12	17	39	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	40	12	36	12	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	10	55	1	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	42	10	77	0	+ 10
Epilepsy	43	10	38	9	+ 0
Endocrine Disorders	44	9	9	93	- 84
Syphilis	45	9	64	0	+ 8
Oral Cancer	46	8	28	18	- 10
Upper Respiratory	47	8	58	1	+ 7
Hepatitis B	48	7	52	2	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	49	7	22	28	- 20
Ovary Cancer	50	7	32	16	- 9
Leishmaniasis	51	7	79	0	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	52	7	5	165	- 158
Liver Cancer	53	6	33	14	- 8
Lung Cancers	54	5	16	43	- 37
Appendicitis	55	4	65	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	56	4	31	16	- 12
Skin Cancers	57	4	47	4	- 0
Skin Disease	58	4	14	62	- 59
Alcohol	59	4	46	4	- 1
Diphtheria	60	3	69	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	61	3	39	9	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	62	3	18	39	- 36
Encephalitis	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	64	2	27	21	- 19
Drug Use	65	1	53	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	44	5	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	0	24	26	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	54	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	59	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	11	- 11
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.