AFGHANISTAN VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,630	1	40,195	- 7,564
Stroke	2	21,881	3	19,060	+ 2,820
Hypertension	3	19,312	8	7,995	+ 11,317
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,998	12	5,750	+ 9,249
Violence	5	14,499	19	3,217	+ 11,283
HIV/AIDS	6	13,111	46	464	+ 12,647
Kidney Disease	7	11,696	10	6,590	+ 5,106
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,529	4	14,649	- 5,120
Breast Cancer	9	6,727	22	1,822	+ 4,905
Other Injuries	10	6,544	18	3,241	+ 3,303
Liver Disease	11	6,540	16	4,600	+ 1,940
Prostate Cancer	12	6,390	55	258	+ 6,132
Endocrine Disorders	13	6,023	28	1,364	+ 4,659
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	5,216	23	1,765	+ 3,452
Inflammatory/Heart	15	4,582	45	527	+ 4,055
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,136	39	741	+ 3,394
Lung Disease	17	3,244	15	4,650	- 1,406
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,946	11	6,033	- 3,087
Lung Cancers	19	2,858	32	1,076	+ 1,782
Skin Disease	20	2,589	61	94	+ 2,495
Drownings	21	2,536	34	996	+ 1,540
Lymphomas	22	2,430	36	946	+ 1,484
Cervical Cancer	23	2,006	44	541	+ 1,466
Alcohol	24	1,961	58	150	+ 1,811
Stomach Cancer	25	1,731	26	1,501	+ 231
Falls	26	1,718	37	905	+ 813
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,643	41	628	+ 1,015
Low Birth Weight	28	1,610	5	12,631	- 11,021
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,549	14	5,001	- 3,452
Uterin Cancer	30	1,364	53	289	+ 1,075
Suicide	31	1,344	24	1,573	- 228
Liver Cancer	32	1,154	40	657	+ 497
Fires	33	1,016	50	348	+ 668
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,013	25	1,505	- 492
Leukemia	35	986	42	610	+ 375
Ovary Cancer	36	974	48	369	+ 605
Pancreas Cancer	37	953	56	229	+ 724
Oesophagus Cancer	38	851	29	1,314	- 464
Asthma	39	833	17	3,403	- 2,569
Epilepsy	40	762	35	993	- 231
Maternal Conditions	41	626	9	7,807	- 7,181
Birth Trauma	42	606	6	10,723	- 10,117
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	506	13	5,555	- 5,050
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	425	33	1,041	- 616
Malnutrition	45	415	43	589	- 175
Oral Cancer	46	338	27	1,467	- 1,129
Other Neoplasms	47	320	63	29	+ 291
Drug Use	48	244	51	328	- 84
Meningitis	49	241	20	2,626	- 2,385
Bladder Cancer	50	206	54	272	- 66
Encephalitis	51	179	31	1,190	- 1,011
Appendicitis	52	175	52	298	- 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	152	65	25	+ 127
Multiple Sclerosis	54	147	62	84	+ 63
Skin Cancers	55	80	59	145	- 65
Poisonings	56	64	47	384	- 320
War	57	64	2	25,620	- 25,556
Tuberculosis	58	35	7	9,839	- 9,804
Dengue	59	25	72	0	+ 25
Hepatitis B	60	21	38	863	- 842
Upper Respiratory	61	19	68	9	+ 10
Tetanus	62	8	30	1,254	- 1,247
Syphilis	63	7	60	94	- 87
Chlamydia	64	6	69	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	2	64	28	- 26
Otitis Media	66	1	71	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	66	17	- 16
Pertussis	68	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Measles	69	0	49	350	- 350
Diphtheria	70	0	67	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Bahamas

Afghanistan

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.