BARBADOS VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	364	2	358	+ 6
Diabetes Mellitus	2	172	3	260	- 88
Lung Disease	3	131	12	74	+ 57
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	96	7	114	- 18
Kidney Disease	5	95	10	92	+ 3
Stroke	6	94	1	384	- 290
Asthma	7	90	35	13	+ 77
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	71	4	221	- 150
Road Traffic Accidents	9	58	25	23	+ 35
Suicide	10	41	51	2	+ 39
Oral Cancer	11	40	28	18	+ 22
Lung Cancers	12	25	16	43	- 18
Oesophagus Cancer	13	21	36	12	+ 10
Other Injuries	14	21	11	79	- 57
Breast Cancer	15	19	8	95	- 76
Stomach Cancer	16	18	22	28	- 9
Liver Disease	17	18	26	23	- 5
Leukemia	18	16	20	29	- 13
Liver Cancer	19	15	33	14	+ 1
Hypertension	20	15	13	72	- 57
Lymphomas	21	14	15	51	- 37
Congenital Anomalies	22	14	29	18	- 4
Falls	23	13	41	7	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	13	6	115	- 102
Tuberculosis	25	11	60	1	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	26	11	23	28	- 17
Drownings	27	10	57	1	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	8	40	7	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	29	7	42	5	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	30	7	5	165	- 158
Violence	31	7	19	32	- 25
Endocrine Disorders	32	6	9	93	- 87
Anemia	33	6	37	11	- 5
Bladder Cancer	34	6	39	9	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	35	6	17	39	- 33
Skin Disease	36	4	14	62	- 58
Ovary Cancer	37	4	32	16	- 12
War	38	4	66	0	+ 4
Epilepsy	39	4	38	9	- 6
Drug Use	40	4	53	1	+ 2
Fires	41	3	62	1	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	42	3	27	21	- 18
Pancreas Cancer	43	3	18	39	- 36
Birth Trauma	44	3	43	5	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	45	2	31	16	- 14
Meningitis	46	2	45	4	- 2
Dengue	47	2	54	1	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	48	1	56	1	+ 0
Poisonings	49	1	48	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	50	1	24	26	- 25
Alcohol	51	1	46	4	- 3
Skin Cancers	52	1	47	4	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1	55	1	- 0
Malnutrition	54	1	49	2	- 1
HIV/AIDS	55	1	21	28	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	1	34	14	- 14
Tetanus	57	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	58	0	64	0	- 0
Pertussis	59	0	67	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	44	5	- 4
Encephalitis	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	0	52	2	- 2
Leprosy	63	0	71	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	65	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	65	0	59	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	67	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	68	0	63	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	61	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	30	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.