CUBA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,919	1	22,079	- 13,160
Stroke	2	5,980	2	10,725	- 4,745
Hypertension	3	5,278	7	3,469	+ 1,809
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,099	13	1,791	+ 2,308
Violence	5	3,963	32	584	+ 3,379
HIV/AIDS	6	3,584	34	471	+ 3,112
Kidney Disease	7	3,197	14	1,700	+ 1,497
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,605	3	8,564	- 5,960
Breast Cancer	9	1,839	15	1,673	+ 166
Other Injuries	10	1,789	12	1,869	- 81
Liver Disease	11	1,788	11	1,873	- 86
Prostate Cancer	12	1,747	8	3,365	- 1,619
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,646	36	412	+ 1,234
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,426	5	5,841	- 4,416
Inflammatory/Heart	15	1,252	17	1,156	+ 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,130	9	2,958	- 1,827
Lung Disease	17	887	6	5,492	- 4,606
Road Traffic Accidents	18	805	19	1,007	- 202
Lung Cancers	19	781	4	5,985	- 5,204
Skin Disease	20	708	41	258	+ 449
Drownings	21	693	42	231	+ 463
Lymphomas	22	664	18	1,089	- 425
Cervical Cancer	23	548	29	666	- 117
Alcohol	24	536	28	675	- 139
Stomach Cancer	25	473	20	991	- 518
Falls	26	470	10	2,810	- 2,340
Parkinson's Disease	27	449	27	691	- 242
Low Birth Weight	28	440	48	98	+ 342
Congenital Anomalies	29	423	37	368	+ 56
Uterin Cancer	30	373	31	602	- 229
Suicide	31	367	16	1,638	- 1,270
Liver Cancer	32	315	24	815	- 500
Fires	33	278	58	55	+ 223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	277	35	420	- 143
Leukemia	35	269	30	633	- 364
Ovary Cancer	36	266	39	323	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	37	261	21	905	- 644
Oesophagus Cancer	38	233	22	879	- 647
Asthma	39	228	40	301	- 74
Epilepsy	40	208	46	108	+ 100
Maternal Conditions	41	171	61	43	+ 128
Birth Trauma	42	166	59	49	+ 117
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	138	43	206	- 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	116	44	162	- 46
Malnutrition	45	113	55	64	+ 50
Oral Cancer	46	92	23	876	- 784
Other Neoplasms	47	87	25	769	- 681
Drug Use	48	67	51	82	- 15
Meningitis	49	66	50	83	- 17
Bladder Cancer	50	56	26	734	- 678
Encephalitis	51	49	66	6	+ 43
Appendicitis	52	48	47	104	- 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	42	49	87	- 45
Multiple Sclerosis	54	40	57	55	- 15
Skin Cancers	55	22	33	514	- 492
Poisonings	56	17	62	17	+ 0
War	57	17	68	1	+ 16
Tuberculosis	58	10	60	45	- 35
Dengue	59	7	74	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	6	56	59	- 53
Upper Respiratory	61	5	65	6	- 0
Tetanus	62	2	71	1	+ 1
Syphilis	63	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	45	112	- 112
Otitis Media	66	0	63	11	- 11
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	77	- 77
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Oral conditions	84	0	64	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	86	0	38	326	- 326
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

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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.