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Compare Barbados and Madagascar health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    62.2
    67.0
    64.5
    42
    42
    40
     
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    66.2
    71.2
    68.7
    33
    41
    39
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    69.6
    74.7
    72.1
    24
    31
    28
     
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    72.0
    77.1
    74.5
    26
    29
    29
     
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    72.2
    78.5
    75.3
    41
    37
    37
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    2010
    72.3
    77.1
    74.7
    57
    69
    59
     
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2015
    73.1
    77.9
    75.5
    59
    74
    64
     
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    77.9
    59
    74
     
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    Age 5
    74.1
    78.8
    57
    73
     
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    Age 10
    74.2
    78.9
    57
    72
     
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    Age 15
    74.3
    78.9
    57
    73
     
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    Age 20
    74.5
    79.0
    59
    74
     
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    Age 25
    74.7
    79.2
    61
    74
     
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    Age 30
    75.0
    79.3
    65
    74
     
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    Age 35
    75.2
    79.5
    68
    74
     
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    Age 40
    75.4
    79.7
    72
    73
     
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    Age 45
    75.7
    79.9
    77
    75
     
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    Age 50
    76.2
    80.3
    78
    76
     
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    Age 55
    76.9
    80.8
    79
    79
     
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    Age 60
    78.0
    81.4
    80
    80
     
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    Age 65
    79.3
    82.2
    85
    83
     
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    Age 70
    81.1
    83.5
    91
    86
     
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    Age 75
    83.3
    85.1
    95
    90
     
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.4
    107
    92
     
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.2
    112
    95
     
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    Age 90
    93.0
    93.7
    124
    99
     
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.7
    128
    99
     
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    137
    97
     
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    64.73
    3
     
    36.65
    14
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.29
    151
     
    89.77
    85
    3. Stroke
    45.97
    134
     
    172.43
    11
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.94
    35
     
    21.06
    105
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.28
    92
     
    88.74
    48
    6. Breast Cancer
    27.11
    6
     
    14.42
    103
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.94
    19
     
    6.85
    94
    8. Hypertension
    11.81
    123
     
    17.95
    75
    9. HIV/AIDS
    11.21
    69
     
    33.68
    44
    10. Kidney Disease
    10.97
    109
     
    11.79
    104
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    10.35
    50
     
    7.68
    69
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    9.60
    58
     
    7.50
    103
    13. Skin Disease
    8.21
    15
     
    7.72
    19
    14. Lymphomas
    7.97
    8
     
    5.62
    61
    15. Uterin Cancer
    7.96
    3
     
    1.40
    117
    16. Cervical Cancer
    7.62
    91
     
    28.96
    10
    17. Violence
    7.60
    70
     
    11.53
    43
    18. Stomach Cancer
    7.28
    63
     
    5.05
    100
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.58
    144
     
    23.43
    44
    20. Liver Disease
    6.34
    143
     
    17.67
    77
    21. Lung Cancers
    6.30
    121
     
    7.32
    109
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    6.27
    48
     
    2.51
    103
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.57
    111
     
    15.51
    16
    24. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    41
     
    6.96
    15
    25. Other Injuries
    4.69
    155
     
    11.81
    86
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.68
    74
     
    1.86
    160
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.48
    54
     
    1.58
    134
    28. Low Birth Weight
    4.43
    120
     
    13.56
    56
    29. Birth Trauma
    4.43
    79
     
    14.51
    45
    30. Leukemia
    4.22
    66
     
    3.79
    90
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.55
    137
     
    3.59
    135
    32. Lung Disease
    3.47
    169
     
    19.72
    80
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.21
    71
     
    8.46
    23
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    3.21
    34
     
    1.67
    94
    35. Asthma
    2.72
    103
     
    9.46
    48
    36. Dengue
    2.28
    4
     
    0.11
    97
    37. Drownings
    2.24
    114
     
    7.74
    33
    38. Bladder Cancer
    2.15
    85
     
    2.47
    70
    39. Suicide
    2.10
    160
     
    10.50
    65
    40. Anemia
    1.92
    58
     
    2.20
    52
    41. Fires
    1.76
    100
     
    9.83
    33
    42. Alcohol
    1.70
    58
     
    0.09
    139
    43. Epilepsy
    1.54
    108
     
    7.36
    39
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    127
     
    51.96
    32
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.36
    129
     
    2.00
    106
    46. Meningitis
    1.13
    105
     
    11.08
    39
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    123
     
    1.59
    88
    48. Other Neoplasms
    0.79
    159
     
    3.20
    67
    49. Falls
    0.79
    172
     
    7.50
    64
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.70
    100
     
    18.58
    27
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    197
    12.93
     
    8,340
    5.79
    2. Stroke
    170
    11.15
     
    15,168
    10.53
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    166
    10.86
     
    1,976
    1.37
    4. Prostate Cancer
    100
    6.57
     
    1,263
    0.88
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97
    6.33
     
    15,023
    10.43
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    66
    4.32
     
    737
    0.51
    7. Breast Cancer
    53
    3.46
     
    872
    0.60
    8. Hypertension
    44
    2.89
     
    1,605
    1.11
    9. Kidney Disease
    39
    2.56
     
    1,382
    0.96
    10. HIV/AIDS
    36
    2.38
     
    6,026
    4.18
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    31
    2.05
     
    1,232
    0.85
    12. Skin Disease
    30
    2.00
     
    880
    0.61
    13. Lymphomas
    30
    1.96
     
    719
    0.50
    14. Stomach Cancer
    28
    1.81
     
    506
    0.35
    15. Violence
    24
    1.56
     
    2,442
    1.69
    16. Lung Cancers
    24
    1.55
     
    708
    0.49
    17. Liver Disease
    24
    1.55
     
    2,025
    1.40
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    23
    1.50
     
    252
    0.17
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    22
    1.44
     
    4,210
    2.92
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    21
    1.40
     
    2,812
    1.95
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    18
    1.21
     
    1,565
    1.09
    22. Oral Cancer
    18
    1.20
     
    810
    0.56
    23. Other Injuries
    17
    1.12
     
    2,221
    1.54
    24. Alzheimers/Dementia
    17
    1.09
     
    150
    0.10
    25. Uterin Cancer
    16
    1.02
     
    66
    0.05
    26. Cervical Cancer
    14
    0.95
     
    1,771
    1.23
    27. Leukemia
    14
    0.91
     
    512
    0.36
    28. Lung Disease
    14
    0.89
     
    1,902
    1.32
    29. Liver Cancer
    12
    0.81
     
    450
    0.31
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.76
     
    137
    0.10
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    12
    0.76
     
    837
    0.58
    32. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.63
     
    111
    0.08
    33. Asthma
    10
    0.62
     
    1,000
    0.69
    34. Birth Trauma
    9
    0.62
     
    5,774
    4.01
    35. Low Birth Weight
    9
    0.60
     
    5,396
    3.74
    36. Suicide
    7
    0.49
     
    1,625
    1.13
    37. Anemia
    7
    0.49
     
    328
    0.23
    38. Drownings
    7
    0.46
     
    1,777
    1.23
    39. Bladder Cancer
    7
    0.46
     
    245
    0.17
    40. Dengue
    7
    0.44
     
    21
    0.01
    41. Alcohol
    6
    0.38
     
    12
    0.01
    42. Fires
    6
    0.37
     
    2,045
    1.42
    43. Epilepsy
    5
    0.34
     
    1,418
    0.98
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.32
     
    209
    0.15
    45. Skin Cancers
    5
    0.31
     
    167
    0.12
    46. Meningitis
    5
    0.29
     
    2,364
    1.64
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.29
     
    10,089
    7.00
    48. Falls
    4
    0.28
     
    1,001
    0.69
    49. Other Neoplasms
    3
    0.17
     
    355
    0.25
    50. Malnutrition
    2
    0.16
     
    4,829
    3.35
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    64.73
    3
     
    36.65
    14
    2. Breast Cancer
    27.11
    6
     
    14.42
    103
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.94
    19
     
    6.85
    94
    4. Lymphomas
    7.97
    8
     
    5.62
    61
    5. Uterin Cancer
    7.96
    3
     
    1.40
    117
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.62
    91
     
    28.96
    10
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.28
    63
     
    5.05
    100
    8. Lung Cancers
    6.30
    121
     
    7.32
    109
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    6.27
    48
     
    2.51
    103
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    41
     
    6.96
    15
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.68
    74
     
    1.86
    160
    12. Leukemia
    4.22
    66
     
    3.79
    90
    13. Liver Cancer
    3.55
    137
     
    3.59
    135
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.21
    71
     
    8.46
    23
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.15
    85
     
    2.47
    70
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    123
     
    1.59
    88
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.