DENMARK VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,858	1	5,341	- 483
Stroke	2	3,258	5	3,662	- 405
Hypertension	3	2,875	15	642	+ 2,233
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,233	10	1,284	+ 949
Violence	5	2,159	47	63	+ 2,096
HIV/AIDS	6	1,952	55	23	+ 1,929
Kidney Disease	7	1,741	12	911	+ 831
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,419	6	2,244	- 825
Breast Cancer	9	1,002	9	1,299	- 297
Other Injuries	10	974	30	347	+ 627
Liver Disease	11	974	14	692	+ 282
Prostate Cancer	12	951	8	1,480	- 529
Endocrine Disorders	13	897	19	575	+ 322
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	777	2	5,218	- 4,441
Inflammatory/Heart	15	682	31	284	+ 398
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	616	7	2,147	- 1,531
Lung Disease	17	483	3	4,387	- 3,904
Road Traffic Accidents	18	439	33	213	+ 225
Lung Cancers	19	425	4	3,721	- 3,296
Skin Disease	20	385	45	79	+ 306
Drownings	21	378	50	37	+ 340
Lymphomas	22	362	13	730	- 368
Cervical Cancer	23	299	37	153	+ 146
Alcohol	24	292	18	598	- 306
Stomach Cancer	25	258	23	484	- 226
Falls	26	256	22	541	- 285
Parkinson's Disease	27	245	17	600	- 355
Low Birth Weight	28	240	41	116	+ 123
Congenital Anomalies	29	231	36	153	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	30	203	35	156	+ 47
Suicide	31	200	16	617	- 417
Liver Cancer	32	172	25	464	- 293
Fires	33	151	49	53	+ 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	151	32	216	- 65
Leukemia	35	147	20	558	- 412
Ovary Cancer	36	145	29	367	- 222
Pancreas Cancer	37	142	11	1,096	- 954
Oesophagus Cancer	38	127	24	477	- 350
Asthma	39	124	44	82	+ 42
Epilepsy	40	113	40	125	- 12
Maternal Conditions	41	93	64	2	+ 91
Birth Trauma	42	90	56	21	+ 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	75	38	145	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	63	42	96	- 33
Malnutrition	45	62	59	14	+ 48
Oral Cancer	46	50	28	371	- 320
Other Neoplasms	47	48	27	378	- 330
Drug Use	48	36	34	197	- 160
Meningitis	49	36	52	25	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	50	31	21	545	- 515
Encephalitis	51	27	67	1	+ 26
Appendicitis	52	26	54	23	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	23	43	84	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	54	22	39	132	- 110
Skin Cancers	55	12	26	388	- 377
Poisonings	56	9	62	6	+ 4
War	57	9	66	1	+ 9
Tuberculosis	58	5	57	16	- 10
Dengue	59	4	83	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	3	61	6	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	3	58	15	- 12
Tetanus	62	1	68	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	60	9	- 8
Otitis Media	66	0	65	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	73	- 73
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	57	- 57
Oral conditions	84	0	63	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.