BELGIUM VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,741	1	15,281	- 5,539
Stroke	2	6,532	3	7,408	- 875
Hypertension	3	5,765	27	740	+ 5,026
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,478	20	1,269	+ 3,208
Violence	5	4,329	44	149	+ 4,179
HIV/AIDS	6	3,914	57	36	+ 3,878
Kidney Disease	7	3,492	8	2,952	+ 540
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,845	6	5,677	- 2,833
Breast Cancer	9	2,008	9	2,587	- 578
Other Injuries	10	1,954	11	2,006	- 53
Liver Disease	11	1,952	17	1,433	+ 520
Prostate Cancer	12	1,908	13	1,824	+ 83
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,798	18	1,432	+ 366
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,557	2	9,416	- 7,859
Inflammatory/Heart	15	1,368	23	1,060	+ 307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,235	7	3,329	- 2,094
Lung Disease	17	969	5	6,438	- 5,470
Road Traffic Accidents	18	879	29	666	+ 213
Lung Cancers	19	853	4	6,777	- 5,924
Skin Disease	20	773	35	380	+ 393
Drownings	21	757	47	79	+ 679
Lymphomas	22	725	16	1,552	- 827
Cervical Cancer	23	599	41	243	+ 356
Alcohol	24	585	32	500	+ 86
Stomach Cancer	25	517	26	863	- 346
Falls	26	513	15	1,756	- 1,243
Parkinson's Disease	27	490	19	1,378	- 887
Low Birth Weight	28	481	50	70	+ 411
Congenital Anomalies	29	462	40	282	+ 180
Uterin Cancer	30	407	34	384	+ 23
Suicide	31	401	10	2,111	- 1,710
Liver Cancer	32	344	24	976	- 631
Fires	33	303	48	75	+ 228
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	302	42	213	+ 90
Leukemia	35	294	21	1,199	- 905
Ovary Cancer	36	291	30	653	- 362
Pancreas Cancer	37	285	14	1,809	- 1,525
Oesophagus Cancer	38	254	25	898	- 644
Asthma	39	249	46	128	+ 121
Epilepsy	40	227	36	348	- 120
Maternal Conditions	41	187	64	6	+ 181
Birth Trauma	42	181	53	47	+ 134
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	151	33	418	- 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	127	37	293	- 166
Malnutrition	45	124	38	291	- 167
Oral Cancer	46	101	28	675	- 574
Other Neoplasms	47	96	12	1,828	- 1,732
Drug Use	48	73	39	287	- 215
Meningitis	49	72	58	28	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	50	61	22	1,078	- 1,017
Encephalitis	51	53	66	1	+ 52
Appendicitis	52	52	62	17	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	45	49	73	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	54	44	45	147	- 103
Skin Cancers	55	24	31	522	- 498
Poisonings	56	19	55	41	- 22
War	57	19	67	1	+ 18
Tuberculosis	58	11	54	46	- 35
Dengue	59	7	83	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	6	63	17	- 10
Upper Respiratory	61	6	59	22	- 16
Tetanus	62	2	78	0	+ 2
Syphilis	63	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	64	2	71	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	52	53	- 52
Otitis Media	66	0	65	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	69	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Oral conditions	84	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Bahamas

Belgium

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.