AUSTRALIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,771	1	21,548	+ 222
Stroke	2	14,599	3	10,331	+ 4,267
Hypertension	3	12,884	23	1,631	+ 11,253
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,007	7	4,471	+ 5,536
Violence	5	9,674	44	243	+ 9,430
HIV/AIDS	6	8,748	57	50	+ 8,698
Kidney Disease	7	7,804	12	3,139	+ 4,664
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,358	8	4,446	+ 1,912
Breast Cancer	9	4,488	10	3,405	+ 1,083
Other Injuries	10	4,366	22	1,642	+ 2,724
Liver Disease	11	4,363	26	1,421	+ 2,942
Prostate Cancer	12	4,263	9	3,766	+ 497
Endocrine Disorders	13	4,019	16	2,328	+ 1,690
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,480	2	15,588	- 12,108
Inflammatory/Heart	15	3,057	24	1,571	+ 1,486
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,759	6	6,209	- 3,450
Lung Disease	17	2,164	5	8,487	- 6,323
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,966	29	1,245	+ 721
Lung Cancers	19	1,907	4	8,769	- 6,862
Skin Disease	20	1,727	34	594	+ 1,133
Drownings	21	1,692	47	177	+ 1,515
Lymphomas	22	1,621	15	3,039	- 1,418
Cervical Cancer	23	1,339	39	342	+ 997
Alcohol	24	1,308	37	380	+ 929
Stomach Cancer	25	1,155	27	1,288	- 133
Falls	26	1,146	14	3,116	- 1,969
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,096	19	2,036	- 940
Low Birth Weight	28	1,074	43	248	+ 826
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,033	33	711	+ 323
Uterin Cancer	30	910	35	524	+ 386
Suicide	31	897	11	3,150	- 2,253
Liver Cancer	32	770	20	2,036	- 1,266
Fires	33	678	55	55	+ 623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	676	42	276	+ 400
Leukemia	35	658	18	2,126	- 1,469
Ovary Cancer	36	650	31	1,003	- 353
Pancreas Cancer	37	636	13	3,118	- 2,481
Oesophagus Cancer	38	568	25	1,494	- 926
Asthma	39	556	36	455	+ 101
Epilepsy	40	508	41	285	+ 224
Maternal Conditions	41	418	63	20	+ 397
Birth Trauma	42	404	50	140	+ 264
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	337	40	296	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	284	38	379	- 95
Malnutrition	45	277	51	117	+ 160
Oral Cancer	46	226	32	972	- 746
Other Neoplasms	47	214	28	1,252	- 1,039
Drug Use	48	163	21	1,783	- 1,620
Meningitis	49	161	60	37	+ 124
Bladder Cancer	50	137	30	1,187	- 1,050
Encephalitis	51	120	68	3	+ 117
Appendicitis	52	117	62	26	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	101	45	229	- 127
Multiple Sclerosis	54	98	46	188	- 90
Skin Cancers	55	53	17	2,319	- 2,265
Poisonings	56	42	61	35	+ 8
War	57	42	65	8	+ 35
Tuberculosis	58	24	56	53	- 29
Dengue	59	17	72	0	+ 17
Hepatitis B	60	14	58	41	- 27
Upper Respiratory	61	13	64	17	- 4
Tetanus	62	5	70	1	+ 4
Syphilis	63	5	67	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	64	4	77	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	1	48	173	- 172
Otitis Media	66	1	66	6	- 5
Ascariasis	67	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	68	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	69	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	157	- 157
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Oral conditions	84	0	59	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	86	0	52	114	- 114
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Bahamas

Australia

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.