BARBADOS VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	262	2	358	- 96
Violence	2	176	19	32	+ 144
Stroke	3	118	1	384	- 266
Diabetes Mellitus	4	109	3	260	- 151
Road Traffic Accidents	5	108	25	23	+ 85
HIV/AIDS	6	73	21	28	+ 45
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	70	4	221	- 151
Kidney Disease	8	58	10	92	- 35
Hypertension	9	51	13	72	- 21
Lung Disease	10	50	12	74	- 24
Lung Cancers	11	38	16	43	- 5
Low Birth Weight	12	30	42	5	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	13	28	5	165	- 137
Congenital Anomalies	14	28	29	18	+ 10
Breast Cancer	15	25	8	95	- 70
Liver Disease	16	23	26	23	- 0
Stomach Cancer	17	21	22	28	- 7
Other Neoplasms	18	21	24	26	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	20	6	115	- 95
Cervical Cancer	20	19	23	28	- 8
Other Injuries	21	16	11	79	- 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	13	40	7	+ 6
Lymphomas	23	12	15	51	- 39
Birth Trauma	24	11	43	5	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	25	11	18	39	- 28
Liver Cancer	26	10	33	14	- 4
Leukemia	27	10	20	29	- 19
Falls	28	8	41	7	+ 2
Chagas disease	29	8	80	0	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	30	7	9	93	- 86
Tuberculosis	31	7	60	1	+ 6
Malnutrition	32	6	49	2	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	33	6	17	39	- 33
Suicide	34	6	51	2	+ 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	6	7	114	- 109
Ovary Cancer	36	5	32	16	- 10
Skin Cancers	37	5	47	4	+ 1
Oral Cancer	38	5	28	18	- 13
Maternal Conditions	39	4	56	1	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	4	34	14	- 10
Epilepsy	41	4	38	9	- 5
Malaria	42	4	76	0	+ 4
Drownings	43	4	57	1	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	44	4	36	12	- 8
Bladder Cancer	45	4	39	9	- 6
Asthma	46	3	35	13	- 10
Uterin Cancer	47	3	27	21	- 18
Parkinson's Disease	48	2	31	16	- 14
Meningitis	49	2	45	4	- 2
Drug Use	50	2	53	1	+ 1
War	51	2	66	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	2	44	5	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1	30	17	- 16
Fires	54	1	62	1	+ 1
Anemia	55	1	37	11	- 10
Appendicitis	56	1	65	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	1	55	1	- 0
Poisonings	58	1	48	2	- 1
Dengue	59	1	54	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	0	61	1	- 0
Encephalitis	61	0	82	0	+ 0
Alcohol	62	0	46	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	2	- 1
Pertussis	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	83	0	+ 0
Skin Disease	66	0	14	62	- 62
Syphilis	67	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Schizophrenia	69	0	59	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	72	0	50	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	58	1	- 1
Otitis Media	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	79	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

Venezuela

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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.