BARBADOS VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	252	21	28	+ 224
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	139	4	221	- 82
Stroke	3	116	1	384	- 268
Malaria	4	115	76	0	+ 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	92	40	7	+ 85
Tuberculosis	6	87	60	1	+ 86
Birth Trauma	7	74	43	5	+ 69
Low Birth Weight	8	71	42	5	+ 66
Liver Disease	9	66	26	23	+ 43
Coronary Heart Disease	10	65	2	358	- 293
Road Traffic Accidents	11	53	25	23	+ 30
Congenital Anomalies	12	46	29	18	+ 28
Hypertension	13	38	13	72	- 34
Diabetes Mellitus	14	35	3	260	- 225
Malnutrition	15	34	49	2	+ 32
Meningitis	16	29	45	4	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	17	26	23	28	- 1
Kidney Disease	18	26	10	92	- 67
Other Injuries	19	25	11	79	- 53
Suicide	20	19	51	2	+ 17
Lung Disease	21	19	12	74	- 55
Maternal Conditions	22	17	56	1	+ 16
Violence	23	17	19	32	- 15
Syphilis	24	13	64	0	+ 13
Pertussis	25	11	67	0	+ 11
Asthma	26	11	35	13	- 2
Drownings	27	10	57	1	+ 9
Falls	28	9	41	7	+ 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	9	7	114	- 105
Prostate Cancer	30	8	5	165	- 157
Lymphomas	31	8	15	51	- 43
Fires	32	8	62	1	+ 7
Inflammatory/Heart	33	7	17	39	- 32
Poisonings	34	7	48	2	+ 5
Breast Cancer	35	5	8	95	- 90
Oesophagus Cancer	36	5	36	12	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	37	5	9	93	- 88
Epilepsy	38	5	38	9	- 5
Leukemia	39	4	20	29	- 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	4	34	14	- 11
Lung Cancers	41	3	16	43	- 39
Stomach Cancer	42	3	22	28	- 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	3	6	115	- 112
Tetanus	44	3	70	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	3	55	1	+ 2
Liver Cancer	46	3	33	14	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	47	2	31	16	- 14
Oral Cancer	48	2	28	18	- 16
Alcohol	49	2	46	4	- 2
Bladder Cancer	50	2	39	9	- 7
Schistosomiasis	51	2	77	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	52	2	14	62	- 61
Drug Use	53	2	53	1	+ 0
Skin Cancers	54	2	47	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	55	2	52	2	- 0
Appendicitis	56	1	65	0	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	57	1	32	16	- 14
Leishmaniasis	58	1	79	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	1	82	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	1	58	1	- 0
Measles	61	1	68	0	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	62	1	18	39	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	44	5	- 4
Uterin Cancer	64	0	27	21	- 21
Other Neoplasms	65	0	24	26	- 26
Hepatitis C	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	75	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	54	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	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.