BRAZIL VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	178,965	1	165,788	+ 13,177
Stroke	2	120,007	2	123,207	- 3,199
Hypertension	3	105,917	11	28,822	+ 77,094
Diabetes Mellitus	4	82,261	5	59,608	+ 22,653
Violence	5	79,523	4	68,779	+ 10,744
HIV/AIDS	6	71,909	22	12,558	+ 59,351
Kidney Disease	7	64,150	7	37,690	+ 26,460
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	52,264	3	94,705	- 42,441
Breast Cancer	9	36,898	14	20,759	+ 16,139
Other Injuries	10	35,894	21	13,807	+ 22,087
Liver Disease	11	35,869	13	21,422	+ 14,447
Prostate Cancer	12	35,047	15	19,001	+ 16,046
Endocrine Disorders	13	33,035	19	16,927	+ 16,108
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	28,610	10	30,717	- 2,106
Inflammatory/Heart	15	25,128	18	17,508	+ 7,620
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	22,683	12	23,161	- 479
Lung Disease	17	17,793	6	59,373	- 41,580
Road Traffic Accidents	18	16,158	8	33,871	- 17,713
Lung Cancers	19	15,675	9	31,659	- 15,984
Skin Disease	20	14,197	31	7,179	+ 7,018
Drownings	21	13,911	39	4,937	+ 8,974
Lymphomas	22	13,326	27	10,376	+ 2,951
Cervical Cancer	23	11,004	29	9,511	+ 1,493
Alcohol	24	10,756	32	7,121	+ 3,635
Stomach Cancer	25	9,496	17	17,992	- 8,496
Falls	26	9,424	16	18,847	- 9,423
Parkinson's Disease	27	9,010	41	4,770	+ 4,239
Low Birth Weight	28	8,829	33	6,881	+ 1,948
Congenital Anomalies	29	8,494	23	12,317	- 3,823
Uterin Cancer	30	7,481	47	2,780	+ 4,701
Suicide	31	7,374	20	14,540	- 7,166
Liver Cancer	32	6,328	25	11,514	- 5,186
Fires	33	5,571	58	1,028	+ 4,544
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	5,557	44	4,258	+ 1,299
Leukemia	35	5,405	30	8,531	- 3,126
Ovary Cancer	36	5,343	43	4,355	+ 988
Pancreas Cancer	37	5,228	24	11,999	- 6,771
Oesophagus Cancer	38	4,666	26	10,466	- 5,800
Asthma	39	4,571	48	2,595	+ 1,976
Epilepsy	40	4,179	46	3,263	+ 916
Maternal Conditions	41	3,433	53	1,507	+ 1,926
Birth Trauma	42	3,322	45	3,777	- 455
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,773	35	5,659	- 2,887
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,331	51	2,193	+ 138
Malnutrition	45	2,274	34	6,695	- 4,421
Oral Cancer	46	1,856	28	9,951	- 8,096
Other Neoplasms	47	1,755	42	4,665	- 2,910
Drug Use	48	1,337	49	2,467	- 1,130
Meningitis	49	1,322	54	1,359	- 36
Bladder Cancer	50	1,128	36	5,306	- 4,178
Encephalitis	51	983	72	65	+ 918
Appendicitis	52	961	57	1,067	- 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	834	61	596	+ 237
Multiple Sclerosis	54	804	64	356	+ 449
Skin Cancers	55	440	38	5,032	- 4,592
Poisonings	56	349	66	317	+ 33
War	57	349	56	1,090	- 741
Tuberculosis	58	194	40	4,895	- 4,701
Dengue	59	138	76	14	+ 124
Hepatitis B	60	115	59	775	- 660
Upper Respiratory	61	104	67	260	- 156
Tetanus	62	42	71	88	- 46
Syphilis	63	41	68	223	- 182
Chlamydia	64	32	80	5	+ 27
Hepatitis C	65	12	52	1,955	- 1,943
Otitis Media	66	6	70	94	- 88
Ascariasis	67	4	78	7	- 3
Pertussis	68	1	75	30	- 29
Measles	69	0	81	4	- 4
Diphtheria	70	0	79	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	173	- 173
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	593	- 593
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	77	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Oral conditions	84	0	73	62	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	86	0	65	330	- 330
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.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.