CANADA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,551	1	40,063	- 8,512
Stroke	2	21,157	5	14,159	+ 6,998
Hypertension	3	18,673	22	2,563	+ 16,110
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,503	9	5,718	+ 8,785
Violence	5	14,020	40	605	+ 13,415
HIV/AIDS	6	12,678	53	163	+ 12,515
Kidney Disease	7	11,310	14	4,578	+ 6,732
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,214	7	7,431	+ 1,783
Breast Cancer	9	6,505	8	5,910	+ 595
Other Injuries	10	6,328	24	2,392	+ 3,936
Liver Disease	11	6,324	17	3,624	+ 2,700
Prostate Cancer	12	6,179	13	4,711	+ 1,468
Endocrine Disorders	13	5,824	19	3,233	+ 2,591
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	5,044	2	30,970	- 25,926
Inflammatory/Heart	15	4,430	27	2,060	+ 2,370
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,999	6	9,651	- 5,652
Lung Disease	17	3,137	4	14,212	- 11,075
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,849	28	1,998	+ 851
Lung Cancers	19	2,763	3	20,937	- 18,173
Skin Disease	20	2,503	38	679	+ 1,824
Drownings	21	2,453	48	283	+ 2,169
Lymphomas	22	2,349	10	5,146	- 2,797
Cervical Cancer	23	1,940	41	578	+ 1,362
Alcohol	24	1,896	33	1,491	+ 405
Stomach Cancer	25	1,674	26	2,177	- 503
Falls	26	1,661	12	4,829	- 3,168
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,588	18	3,359	- 1,771
Low Birth Weight	28	1,556	42	553	+ 1,003
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,498	35	1,081	+ 416
Uterin Cancer	30	1,319	34	1,183	+ 136
Suicide	31	1,300	15	4,417	- 3,117
Liver Cancer	32	1,116	20	3,113	- 1,997
Fires	33	982	52	192	+ 790
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	980	43	442	+ 538
Leukemia	35	953	21	3,098	- 2,145
Ovary Cancer	36	942	29	1,902	- 960
Pancreas Cancer	37	922	11	5,057	- 4,136
Oesophagus Cancer	38	823	25	2,230	- 1,407
Asthma	39	806	49	262	+ 544
Epilepsy	40	737	44	384	+ 353
Maternal Conditions	41	605	64	45	+ 560
Birth Trauma	42	586	50	193	+ 393
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	489	36	840	- 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	411	39	636	- 225
Malnutrition	45	401	51	192	+ 209
Oral Cancer	46	327	32	1,592	- 1,265
Other Neoplasms	47	309	31	1,679	- 1,369
Drug Use	48	236	16	3,686	- 3,450
Meningitis	49	233	59	68	+ 165
Bladder Cancer	50	199	23	2,521	- 2,322
Encephalitis	51	173	68	3	+ 170
Appendicitis	52	169	62	49	+ 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	147	47	322	- 175
Multiple Sclerosis	54	142	37	692	- 550
Skin Cancers	55	78	30	1,756	- 1,679
Poisonings	56	62	56	121	- 60
War	57	61	65	21	+ 40
Tuberculosis	58	34	58	97	- 63
Dengue	59	24	72	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	60	20	60	66	- 46
Upper Respiratory	61	18	63	47	- 28
Tetanus	62	7	71	0	+ 7
Syphilis	63	7	67	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	64	6	83	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	2	45	363	- 361
Otitis Media	66	1	66	8	- 7
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Pertussis	68	0	69	1	- 1
Measles	69	0	74	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	343	- 343
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Oral conditions	84	0	61	51	- 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	86	0	55	139	- 139
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Bahamas

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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.