BARBADOS VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	511	2	358	+ 154
Stroke	2	392	1	384	+ 7
Diabetes Mellitus	3	222	3	260	- 38
Hypertension	4	123	13	72	+ 51
Suicide	5	121	51	2	+ 119
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	115	4	221	- 106
HIV/AIDS	7	98	21	28	+ 70
Kidney Disease	8	89	10	92	- 3
Liver Disease	9	75	26	23	+ 53
Violence	10	74	19	32	+ 42
Road Traffic Accidents	11	67	25	23	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	12	67	9	93	- 27
Lung Disease	13	67	12	74	- 7
Other Injuries	14	64	11	79	- 14
Drownings	15	55	57	1	+ 54
Tuberculosis	16	52	60	1	+ 51
Prostate Cancer	17	47	5	165	- 118
Anemia	18	38	37	11	+ 27
Breast Cancer	19	37	8	95	- 58
Inflammatory/Heart	20	35	17	39	- 4
Cervical Cancer	21	35	23	28	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	22	34	42	5	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	23	26	29	18	+ 8
Birth Trauma	24	25	43	5	+ 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	22	6	115	- 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	21	34	14	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	18	40	7	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	28	15	24	26	- 10
Lung Cancers	29	14	16	43	- 28
Malnutrition	30	14	49	2	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	31	13	22	28	- 15
Lymphomas	32	12	15	51	- 38
Malaria	33	11	76	0	+ 11
Liver Cancer	34	11	33	14	- 3
Maternal Conditions	35	11	56	1	+ 10
Asthma	36	10	35	13	- 3
Epilepsy	37	9	38	9	- 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	9	7	114	- 105
Leukemia	39	8	20	29	- 21
Oral Cancer	40	8	28	18	- 10
Fires	41	7	62	1	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	42	7	18	39	- 31
Ovary Cancer	43	7	32	16	- 9
Meningitis	44	7	45	4	+ 2
Drug Use	45	6	53	1	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	46	5	27	21	- 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	5	55	1	+ 4
Falls	48	4	41	7	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	49	3	31	16	- 13
Bladder Cancer	50	3	39	9	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	51	3	36	12	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	3	30	17	- 14
Encephalitis	53	3	82	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	54	2	65	0	+ 2
Skin Cancers	55	2	47	4	- 2
Skin Disease	56	1	14	62	- 61
Alcohol	57	1	46	4	- 3
Osteoarthritis	58	1	50	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	52	2	- 1
Dengue	60	1	54	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	61	1	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	59	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	44	5	- 4
War	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Poisonings	65	0	48	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	1	- 1
Oral conditions	67	0	63	1	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	83	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	0	85	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	64	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	84	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.