EQU. GUINEA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,461	7	419	+ 1,042
Stroke	2	979	6	437	+ 542
Hypertension	3	864	16	165	+ 699
Diabetes Mellitus	4	671	11	299	+ 372
Violence	5	649	33	45	+ 604
HIV/AIDS	6	587	1	1,838	- 1,252
Kidney Disease	7	524	14	198	+ 325
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	427	2	913	- 486
Breast Cancer	9	301	24	84	+ 217
Other Injuries	10	293	23	105	+ 188
Liver Disease	11	293	13	199	+ 93
Prostate Cancer	12	286	35	43	+ 243
Endocrine Disorders	13	270	25	73	+ 196
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	233	29	55	+ 178
Inflammatory/Heart	15	205	27	63	+ 142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	185	40	29	+ 157
Lung Disease	17	145	20	120	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	18	132	8	368	- 237
Lung Cancers	19	128	41	27	+ 101
Skin Disease	20	116	51	13	+ 103
Drownings	21	114	36	39	+ 74
Lymphomas	22	109	45	19	+ 89
Cervical Cancer	23	90	28	56	+ 34
Alcohol	24	88	53	12	+ 76
Stomach Cancer	25	77	49	16	+ 62
Falls	26	77	32	46	+ 31
Parkinson's Disease	27	74	46	18	+ 56
Low Birth Weight	28	72	4	457	- 385
Congenital Anomalies	29	69	12	249	- 180
Uterin Cancer	30	61	58	8	+ 53
Suicide	31	60	22	107	- 47
Liver Cancer	32	52	34	43	+ 9
Fires	33	45	39	30	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	45	43	22	+ 23
Leukemia	35	44	61	4	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	36	44	52	13	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	37	43	55	11	+ 31
Oesophagus Cancer	38	38	54	12	+ 26
Asthma	39	37	26	65	- 28
Epilepsy	40	34	38	32	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	41	28	17	139	- 111
Birth Trauma	42	27	5	441	- 414
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	23	9	349	- 326
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	19	50	14	+ 5
Malnutrition	45	19	31	48	- 30
Oral Cancer	46	15	37	35	- 19
Other Neoplasms	47	14	63	3	+ 11
Drug Use	48	11	30	50	- 39
Meningitis	49	11	19	127	- 116
Bladder Cancer	50	9	56	9	+ 1
Encephalitis	51	8	57	8	+ 0
Appendicitis	52	8	59	6	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	7	62	4	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	54	7	67	1	+ 5
Skin Cancers	55	4	48	16	- 13
Poisonings	56	3	44	21	- 18
War	57	3	71	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	58	2	10	321	- 319
Dengue	59	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	65	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	1	66	2	- 1
Tetanus	62	0	42	23	- 23
Syphilis	63	0	18	134	- 134
Chlamydia	64	0	68	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	21	109	- 109
Measles	69	0	15	181	- 181
Diphtheria	70	0	64	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	668	- 668
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	47	16	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Bahamas

Equ. Guinea

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.