COLOMBIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,329	1	43,066	- 2,737
Stroke	2	27,044	3	16,573	+ 10,471
Hypertension	3	23,868	8	6,400	+ 17,469
Diabetes Mellitus	4	18,537	11	5,028	+ 13,509
Violence	5	17,920	2	19,268	- 1,348
HIV/AIDS	6	16,205	17	2,683	+ 13,522
Kidney Disease	7	14,456	7	6,834	+ 7,622
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,778	5	10,773	+ 1,004
Breast Cancer	9	8,315	13	3,669	+ 4,646
Other Injuries	10	8,089	28	1,592	+ 6,496
Liver Disease	11	8,083	19	2,426	+ 5,657
Prostate Cancer	12	7,898	14	3,584	+ 4,313
Endocrine Disorders	13	7,444	30	1,367	+ 6,077
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	6,447	22	2,157	+ 4,290
Inflammatory/Heart	15	5,663	31	1,329	+ 4,333
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,111	12	4,371	+ 740
Lung Disease	17	4,010	4	15,928	- 11,918
Road Traffic Accidents	18	3,641	6	7,765	- 4,124
Lung Cancers	19	3,532	10	5,250	- 1,718
Skin Disease	20	3,199	34	1,102	+ 2,097
Drownings	21	3,135	40	689	+ 2,446
Lymphomas	22	3,003	18	2,603	+ 400
Cervical Cancer	23	2,480	20	2,266	+ 214
Alcohol	24	2,424	68	23	+ 2,401
Stomach Cancer	25	2,140	9	6,112	- 3,972
Falls	26	2,124	29	1,518	+ 606
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,030	47	383	+ 1,647
Low Birth Weight	28	1,990	23	2,095	- 106
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,914	16	2,963	- 1,048
Uterin Cancer	30	1,686	45	423	+ 1,263
Suicide	31	1,662	26	1,965	- 303
Liver Cancer	32	1,426	24	2,065	- 639
Fires	33	1,255	56	127	+ 1,129
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,252	39	698	+ 554
Leukemia	35	1,218	21	2,208	- 990
Ovary Cancer	36	1,204	33	1,122	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,178	25	2,022	- 844
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,051	36	835	+ 216
Asthma	39	1,030	54	191	+ 839
Epilepsy	40	942	43	597	+ 344
Maternal Conditions	41	774	46	394	+ 380
Birth Trauma	42	749	41	648	+ 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	625	38	747	- 123
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	525	63	38	+ 487
Malnutrition	45	512	27	1,878	- 1,366
Oral Cancer	46	418	37	807	- 389
Other Neoplasms	47	396	15	3,205	- 2,809
Drug Use	48	301	44	492	- 190
Meningitis	49	298	50	244	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	50	254	42	609	- 355
Encephalitis	51	221	64	38	+ 184
Appendicitis	52	217	52	213	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	188	51	242	- 54
Multiple Sclerosis	54	181	60	62	+ 119
Skin Cancers	55	99	35	1,028	- 929
Poisonings	56	79	61	61	+ 18
War	57	79	49	260	- 181
Tuberculosis	58	44	32	1,272	- 1,228
Dengue	59	31	55	133	- 102
Hepatitis B	60	26	62	50	- 25
Upper Respiratory	61	23	66	27	- 3
Tetanus	62	9	71	14	- 5
Syphilis	63	9	65	30	- 21
Chlamydia	64	7	81	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	3	59	65	- 62
Otitis Media	66	1	73	7	- 6
Ascariasis	67	1	76	5	- 4
Pertussis	68	0	69	18	- 18
Measles	69	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Oral conditions	84	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	67	- 67
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Bahamas

Colombia

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.