CONGO VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,959	4	2,494	+ 2,465
Stroke	2	3,325	5	2,267	+ 1,059
Hypertension	3	2,935	12	933	+ 2,002
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,279	10	1,050	+ 1,230
Violence	5	2,204	18	539	+ 1,665
HIV/AIDS	6	1,993	1	4,509	- 2,517
Kidney Disease	7	1,778	15	613	+ 1,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,448	3	2,576	- 1,128
Breast Cancer	9	1,022	32	159	+ 864
Other Injuries	10	995	20	333	+ 662
Liver Disease	11	994	13	931	+ 63
Prostate Cancer	12	971	28	198	+ 773
Endocrine Disorders	13	915	27	208	+ 708
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	793	25	230	+ 563
Inflammatory/Heart	15	696	26	220	+ 477
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	629	38	89	+ 540
Lung Disease	17	493	17	541	- 48
Road Traffic Accidents	18	448	7	1,598	- 1,151
Lung Cancers	19	434	47	54	+ 381
Skin Disease	20	393	50	46	+ 348
Drownings	21	385	36	104	+ 282
Lymphomas	22	369	45	61	+ 308
Cervical Cancer	23	305	29	196	+ 109
Alcohol	24	298	49	46	+ 252
Stomach Cancer	25	263	39	88	+ 175
Falls	26	261	33	149	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	27	250	42	69	+ 181
Low Birth Weight	28	245	9	1,283	- 1,038
Congenital Anomalies	29	235	14	729	- 494
Uterin Cancer	30	207	60	15	+ 193
Suicide	31	204	19	349	- 144
Liver Cancer	32	175	30	169	+ 6
Fires	33	154	37	90	+ 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	154	35	105	+ 49
Leukemia	35	150	46	57	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	36	148	48	49	+ 99
Pancreas Cancer	37	145	52	42	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	38	129	57	19	+ 110
Asthma	39	127	23	291	- 164
Epilepsy	40	116	40	76	+ 40
Maternal Conditions	41	95	16	578	- 482
Birth Trauma	42	92	11	997	- 905
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	77	8	1,304	- 1,227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	65	43	67	- 2
Malnutrition	45	63	24	272	- 209
Oral Cancer	46	51	54	33	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	47	49	63	8	+ 41
Drug Use	48	37	44	65	- 28
Meningitis	49	37	22	299	- 262
Bladder Cancer	50	31	61	15	+ 17
Encephalitis	51	27	56	20	+ 7
Appendicitis	52	27	58	18	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	23	59	15	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	54	22	66	4	+ 18
Skin Cancers	55	12	53	36	- 24
Poisonings	56	10	41	71	- 61
War	57	10	72	1	+ 9
Tuberculosis	58	5	2	2,781	- 2,776
Dengue	59	4	73	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	3	62	14	- 11
Upper Respiratory	61	3	64	7	- 4
Tetanus	62	1	55	23	- 22
Syphilis	63	1	34	107	- 105
Chlamydia	64	1	70	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	67	2	- 2
Otitis Media	66	0	71	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	21	329	- 329
Measles	69	0	31	159	- 159
Diphtheria	70	0	68	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

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Congo

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.