DR CONGO VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	93,856	7	34,713	+ 59,142
Stroke	2	62,936	6	36,596	+ 26,340
Hypertension	3	55,547	12	15,743	+ 39,804
Diabetes Mellitus	4	43,141	16	12,902	+ 30,239
Violence	5	41,705	18	11,120	+ 30,584
HIV/AIDS	6	37,712	15	13,286	+ 24,426
Kidney Disease	7	33,643	20	9,077	+ 24,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	27,409	1	73,546	- 46,137
Breast Cancer	9	19,350	35	3,416	+ 15,935
Other Injuries	10	18,824	22	8,272	+ 10,552
Liver Disease	11	18,811	13	15,044	+ 3,767
Prostate Cancer	12	18,380	30	3,948	+ 14,431
Endocrine Disorders	13	17,325	25	7,380	+ 9,945
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	15,004	28	4,548	+ 10,457
Inflammatory/Heart	15	13,178	29	4,045	+ 9,133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	11,896	36	2,966	+ 8,929
Lung Disease	17	9,331	14	13,527	- 4,195
Road Traffic Accidents	18	8,474	10	30,256	- 21,783
Lung Cancers	19	8,221	47	1,158	+ 7,063
Skin Disease	20	7,446	54	781	+ 6,665
Drownings	21	7,296	34	3,454	+ 3,842
Lymphomas	22	6,989	38	2,061	+ 4,928
Cervical Cancer	23	5,771	27	4,823	+ 948
Alcohol	24	5,641	60	635	+ 5,006
Stomach Cancer	25	4,980	37	2,579	+ 2,401
Falls	26	4,942	33	3,483	+ 1,459
Parkinson's Disease	27	4,725	49	1,035	+ 3,690
Low Birth Weight	28	4,630	8	34,668	- 30,038
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,455	11	16,256	- 11,801
Uterin Cancer	30	3,923	63	352	+ 3,571
Suicide	31	3,867	26	5,812	- 1,945
Liver Cancer	32	3,319	31	3,840	- 521
Fires	33	2,922	39	2,007	+ 914
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	2,914	40	1,923	+ 991
Leukemia	35	2,835	41	1,871	+ 963
Ovary Cancer	36	2,802	58	656	+ 2,146
Pancreas Cancer	37	2,742	50	1,017	+ 1,725
Oesophagus Cancer	38	2,447	53	790	+ 1,657
Asthma	39	2,397	24	7,733	- 5,336
Epilepsy	40	2,192	44	1,727	+ 465
Maternal Conditions	41	1,800	19	10,513	- 8,713
Birth Trauma	42	1,742	9	33,075	- 31,333
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,454	5	41,301	- 39,847
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,222	43	1,728	- 505
Malnutrition	45	1,193	21	8,910	- 7,718
Oral Cancer	46	973	51	1,003	- 30
Other Neoplasms	47	920	67	88	+ 833
Drug Use	48	701	59	638	+ 63
Meningitis	49	693	17	11,568	- 10,875
Bladder Cancer	50	592	65	270	+ 322
Encephalitis	51	515	57	680	- 164
Appendicitis	52	504	56	703	- 199
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	437	66	217	+ 220
Multiple Sclerosis	54	422	71	44	+ 378
Skin Cancers	55	231	55	765	- 535
Poisonings	56	183	42	1,729	- 1,546
War	57	183	45	1,658	- 1,475
Tuberculosis	58	102	2	43,759	- 43,657
Dengue	59	72	74	1	+ 71
Hepatitis B	60	60	61	456	- 396
Upper Respiratory	61	54	62	370	- 316
Tetanus	62	22	46	1,166	- 1,144
Syphilis	63	21	32	3,751	- 3,730
Chlamydia	64	17	73	15	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	6	69	69	- 62
Otitis Media	66	3	72	38	- 35
Ascariasis	67	2	68	80	- 77
Pertussis	68	1	23	7,921	- 7,921
Measles	69	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Diphtheria	70	0	70	47	- 47
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Leishmaniasis	75	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Bahamas

DR 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.