CHINA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,151,647	2	1,771,525	- 619,878
Stroke	2	772,254	1	2,043,210	- 1,270,956
Hypertension	3	681,580	7	301,183	+ 380,397
Diabetes Mellitus	4	529,354	14	161,672	+ 367,682
Violence	5	511,736	47	11,115	+ 500,621
HIV/AIDS	6	462,740	34	28,746	+ 433,994
Kidney Disease	7	412,810	11	192,302	+ 220,508
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	336,322	12	183,342	+ 152,979
Breast Cancer	9	237,438	19	92,757	+ 144,681
Other Injuries	10	230,979	25	54,087	+ 176,891
Liver Disease	11	230,820	15	145,603	+ 85,217
Prostate Cancer	12	225,526	28	51,056	+ 174,470
Endocrine Disorders	13	212,581	37	25,613	+ 186,969
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	184,110	6	304,455	- 120,345
Inflammatory/Heart	15	161,700	33	29,954	+ 131,747
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	145,963	9	248,388	- 102,425
Lung Disease	17	114,500	3	968,607	- 854,107
Road Traffic Accidents	18	103,975	8	250,272	- 146,297
Lung Cancers	19	100,869	4	714,311	- 613,441
Skin Disease	20	91,360	52	5,222	+ 86,138
Drownings	21	89,520	26	52,807	+ 36,713
Lymphomas	22	85,756	23	57,838	+ 27,918
Cervical Cancer	23	70,812	27	51,650	+ 19,163
Alcohol	24	69,213	42	19,071	+ 50,141
Stomach Cancer	25	61,107	5	398,439	- 337,332
Falls	26	60,641	16	138,878	- 78,236
Parkinson's Disease	27	57,977	20	70,699	- 12,722
Low Birth Weight	28	56,812	40	21,631	+ 35,181
Congenital Anomalies	29	54,662	31	36,613	+ 18,049
Uterin Cancer	30	48,141	45	11,751	+ 36,389
Suicide	31	47,452	17	116,324	- 68,872
Liver Cancer	32	40,724	13	180,952	- 140,228
Fires	33	35,851	48	10,498	+ 25,353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	35,758	30	37,723	- 1,966
Leukemia	35	34,782	22	58,145	- 23,362
Ovary Cancer	36	34,382	35	28,078	+ 6,304
Pancreas Cancer	37	33,645	18	111,537	- 77,892
Oesophagus Cancer	38	30,026	10	242,891	- 212,865
Asthma	39	29,413	39	23,147	+ 6,265
Epilepsy	40	26,893	46	11,365	+ 15,528
Maternal Conditions	41	22,089	54	3,596	+ 18,492
Birth Trauma	42	21,379	43	17,644	+ 3,734
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	17,843	50	8,719	+ 9,124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	14,999	21	65,350	- 50,351
Malnutrition	45	14,634	44	12,995	+ 1,639
Oral Cancer	46	11,942	24	54,695	- 42,753
Other Neoplasms	47	11,294	53	4,374	+ 6,920
Drug Use	48	8,606	38	24,214	- 15,608
Meningitis	49	8,509	51	5,704	+ 2,806
Bladder Cancer	50	7,258	29	37,873	- 30,615
Encephalitis	51	6,324	55	2,796	+ 3,528
Appendicitis	52	6,186	60	1,468	+ 4,719
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	5,366	49	10,108	- 4,742
Multiple Sclerosis	54	5,177	59	1,734	+ 3,442
Skin Cancers	55	2,830	41	19,669	- 16,840
Poisonings	56	2,247	36	25,762	- 23,515
War	57	2,244	61	900	+ 1,343
Tuberculosis	58	1,251	32	34,802	- 33,551
Dengue	59	886	70	12	+ 874
Hepatitis B	60	741	56	2,757	- 2,016
Upper Respiratory	61	669	57	2,663	- 1,994
Tetanus	62	269	63	491	- 223
Syphilis	63	262	58	1,824	- 1,562
Chlamydia	64	207	67	55	+ 151
Hepatitis C	65	76	66	86	- 10
Otitis Media	66	38	69	15	+ 23
Ascariasis	67	28	68	34	- 6
Pertussis	68	7	64	484	- 477
Measles	69	0	62	558	- 558
Diphtheria	70	0	71	11	- 11
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	400	- 400
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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.