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Barbados
COUNTRY #1
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BARBADOS VS GAMBIA

Compare Barbados and Gambia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Gambia
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Barbados Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   Gambia GAMBIA
      Barbados BARBADOS   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.2
    67.0
    64.5
    42
    42
    40
    		  
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    66.2
    71.2
    68.7
    33
    41
    39
    		  
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    69.6
    74.7
    72.1
    24
    31
    28
    		  
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    72.0
    77.1
    74.5
    26
    29
    29
    		  
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    70.9
    75.5
    73.3
    47
    60
    47
    		  
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    72.3
    77.1
    74.7
    57
    69
    59
    		  
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    74.3
    77.7
    76.0
    58
    83
    62
    		  
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.3
    77.7
    58
    83
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    75.3
    78.5
    54
    80
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    75.4
    78.6
    54
    80
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    75.4
    78.6
    55
    80
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    75.7
    78.8
    55
    79
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    75.9
    79.0
    55
    79
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    76.3
    79.1
    55
    79
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    76.8
    79.3
    51
    78
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.6
    50
    80
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.0
    50
    80
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.4
    51
    81
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    78.9
    81.0
    55
    80
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    79.9
    81.8
    57
    79
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    81.2
    82.9
    58
    78
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    82.8
    84.2
    60
    75
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    84.9
    85.9
    62
    74
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.0
    61
    75
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    90.2
    90.4
    69
    84
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    59.91
    2
    6.08
    156
    2. Stroke
    58.54
    119
    108.94
    59
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    55.52
    156
    142.59
    53
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.44
    59
    37.65
    66
    5. Breast Cancer
    35.36
    5
    4.44
    182
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    30.42
    84
    113.77
    18
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.22
    6
    1.05
    183
    8. Endocrine Disorders
    16.58
    6
    11.17
    16
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.30
    120
    32.04
    48
    10. Other Injuries
    15.13
    23
    11.81
    46
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.38
    139
    19.89
    49
    12. Hypertension
    11.09
    126
    22.89
    68
    13. Lung Disease
    10.68
    166
    29.40
    54
    14. Lymphomas
    10.54
    3
    0.74
    181
    15. Violence
    10.16
    51
    11.94
    43
    16. Cervical Cancer
    10.05
    83
    25.76
    23
    17. Skin Disease
    8.82
    4
    2.12
    59
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.39
    40
    6.44
    58
    19. HIV/AIDS
    8.36
    62
    70.82
    17
    20. Lung Cancers
    8.22
    112
    3.62
    150
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.96
    132
    51.34
    8
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    7.44
    31
    0.54
    179
    23. Uterin Cancer
    7.04
    5
    0.23
    180
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    6.78
    58
    6.72
    59
    25. Leukemia
    6.34
    3
    0.09
    183
    26. Ovary Cancer
    5.52
    51
    0.44
    183
    27. Other Neoplasms
    5.02
    13
    0.42
    95
    28. Liver Disease
    4.94
    161
    33.48
    48
    29. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    108
    1.43
    178
    30. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    72
    0.01
    181
    31. Liver Cancer
    2.86
    170
    30.83
    3
    32. Asthma
    2.63
    105
    15.88
    35
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    2.49
    153
    6.31
    18
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.34
    88
    10.44
    21
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.29
    141
    9.17
    43
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.26
    98
    6.56
    37
    37. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2.20
    3
    0.00
    102
    38. Epilepsy
    2.07
    61
    2.78
    36
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.90
    113
    0.48
    177
    40. Anemia
    1.67
    10
    0.00
    103
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    128
    0.44
    181
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.38
    120
    41.12
    43
    43. Falls
    1.34
    178
    9.85
    22
    44. Meningitis
    1.03
    78
    13.27
    23
    45. Alcohol
    0.84
    126
    1.23
    103
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.73
    19
    0.25
    104
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.57
    158
    0.01
    177
    48. Drownings
    0.54
    167
    2.58
    84
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.47
    113
    18.68
    8
    50. Poisonings
    0.44
    104
    2.48
    34
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Barbados BARBADOS   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    384
    13.60
    802
    6.24
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    358
    12.68
    1,007
    7.83
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    260
    9.21
    290
    2.25
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    221
    7.83
    1,340
    10.42
    5. Prostate Cancer
    165
    5.84
    21
    0.16
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    115
    4.07
    11
    0.09
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    114
    4.04
    89
    0.69
    8. Breast Cancer
    95
    3.37
    26
    0.20
    9. Endocrine Disorders
    93
    3.29
    230
    1.79
    10. Kidney Disease
    92
    3.26
    266
    2.07
    11. Other Injuries
    79
    2.80
    194
    1.51
    12. Lung Disease
    74
    2.62
    206
    1.60
    13. Hypertension
    72
    2.55
    172
    1.34
    14. Skin Disease
    62
    2.20
    19
    0.15
    15. Lymphomas
    51
    1.81
    12
    0.09
    16. Lung Cancers
    43
    1.52
    34
    0.26
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    39
    1.38
    6
    0.05
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    39
    1.38
    59
    0.46
    19. Violence
    32
    1.13
    195
    1.52
    20. Leukemia
    29
    1.03
    2
    0.02
    21. HIV/AIDS
    28
    0.99
    1,125
    8.75
    22. Stomach Cancer
    28
    0.99
    14
    0.11
    23. Cervical Cancer
    28
    0.99
    145
    1.13
    24. Other Neoplasms
    26
    0.92
    3
    0.02
    25. Liver Disease
    23
    0.81
    323
    2.51
    26. Road Traffic Accidents
    23
    0.81
    695
    5.40
    27. Uterin Cancer
    21
    0.74
    1
    0.01
    28. Oral Cancer
    18
    0.64
    0
    0.00
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    18
    0.64
    383
    2.98
    30. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    17
    0.60
    0
    0.00
    31. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.57
    2
    0.02
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    16
    0.57
    34
    0.26
    33. Liver Cancer
    14
    0.50
    377
    2.93
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14
    0.50
    56
    0.44
    35. Asthma
    13
    0.46
    134
    1.04
    36. Oesophagus Cancer
    12
    0.43
    5
    0.04
    37. Anemia
    11
    0.39
    0
    0.00
    38. Bladder Cancer
    9
    0.32
    4
    0.03
    39. Epilepsy
    9
    0.32
    43
    0.33
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7
    0.25
    626
    4.87
    41. Falls
    7
    0.25
    83
    0.65
    42. Low Birth Weight
    5
    0.18
    662
    5.15
    43. Birth Trauma
    5
    0.18
    754
    5.86
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5
    0.18
    2
    0.02
    45. Meningitis
    4
    0.14
    229
    1.78
    46. Skin Cancers
    4
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    47. Alcohol
    4
    0.14
    12
    0.09
    48. Hepatitis B
    2
    0.07
    14
    0.11
    49. Malnutrition
    2
    0.07
    110
    0.86
    50. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.07
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Barbados BARBADOS   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    59.91
    2
    6.08
    156
    2. Breast Cancer
    35.36
    5
    4.44
    182
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.22
    6
    1.05
    183
    4. Lymphomas
    10.54
    3
    0.74
    181
    5. Cervical Cancer
    10.05
    83
    25.76
    23
    6. Lung Cancers
    8.22
    112
    3.62
    150
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    7.44
    31
    0.54
    179
    8. Uterin Cancer
    7.04
    5
    0.23
    180
    9. Leukemia
    6.34
    3
    0.09
    183
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.52
    51
    0.44
    183
    11. Stomach Cancer
    4.94
    108
    1.43
    178
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.49
    72
    0.01
    181
    13. Liver Cancer
    2.86
    170
    30.83
    3
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.90
    113
    0.48
    177
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    128
    0.44
    181
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.57
    158
    0.01
    177
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.