CHILE VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,180	1	10,685	+ 4,495
Stroke	2	10,179	2	9,731	+ 448
Hypertension	3	8,984	7	3,817	+ 5,167
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,977	10	3,177	+ 3,801
Violence	5	6,745	29	744	+ 6,001
HIV/AIDS	6	6,099	33	539	+ 5,560
Kidney Disease	7	5,441	3	4,065	+ 1,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,433	6	3,920	+ 513
Breast Cancer	9	3,130	16	1,689	+ 1,441
Other Injuries	10	3,044	21	1,310	+ 1,734
Liver Disease	11	3,042	13	2,647	+ 395
Prostate Cancer	12	2,973	14	2,435	+ 537
Endocrine Disorders	13	2,802	22	1,286	+ 1,516
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,427	5	4,000	- 1,573
Inflammatory/Heart	15	2,131	31	709	+ 1,422
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,924	11	3,022	- 1,098
Lung Disease	17	1,509	4	4,062	- 2,553
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,370	12	2,826	- 1,456
Lung Cancers	19	1,330	9	3,452	- 2,123
Skin Disease	20	1,204	28	763	+ 441
Drownings	21	1,180	44	283	+ 897
Lymphomas	22	1,130	18	1,394	- 263
Cervical Cancer	23	933	27	780	+ 154
Alcohol	24	912	47	207	+ 705
Stomach Cancer	25	805	8	3,631	- 2,825
Falls	26	799	23	904	- 105
Parkinson's Disease	27	764	26	790	- 26
Low Birth Weight	28	749	36	437	+ 311
Congenital Anomalies	29	720	25	858	- 137
Uterin Cancer	30	635	45	275	+ 360
Suicide	31	625	15	1,700	- 1,075
Liver Cancer	32	537	19	1,369	- 832
Fires	33	473	41	295	+ 177
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	471	46	223	+ 248
Leukemia	35	458	24	879	- 421
Ovary Cancer	36	453	35	514	- 61
Pancreas Cancer	37	443	17	1,567	- 1,123
Oesophagus Cancer	38	396	30	722	- 326
Asthma	39	388	42	295	+ 93
Epilepsy	40	354	43	294	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	41	291	63	24	+ 268
Birth Trauma	42	282	54	87	+ 194
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	235	39	334	- 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	198	52	104	+ 93
Malnutrition	45	193	37	420	- 227
Oral Cancer	46	157	40	307	- 149
Other Neoplasms	47	149	20	1,358	- 1,209
Drug Use	48	113	50	149	- 35
Meningitis	49	112	53	95	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	50	96	32	641	- 545
Encephalitis	51	83	70	2	+ 82
Appendicitis	52	82	59	37	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	71	48	187	- 116
Multiple Sclerosis	54	68	62	27	+ 42
Skin Cancers	55	37	34	526	- 488
Poisonings	56	30	57	68	- 39
War	57	30	64	14	+ 16
Tuberculosis	58	16	38	410	- 394
Dengue	59	12	73	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	60	10	60	30	- 20
Upper Respiratory	61	9	67	4	+ 4
Tetanus	62	4	69	2	+ 2
Syphilis	63	3	66	5	- 1
Chlamydia	64	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	61	27	- 26
Otitis Media	66	0	71	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	68	3	- 2
Measles	69	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	55	79	- 79
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	180	- 180
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	38	- 38
Oral conditions	84	0	65	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	131	- 131
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.