FINLAND VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,576	2	9,831	- 5,255
Stroke	2	3,068	3	4,115	- 1,047
Hypertension	3	2,708	5	2,030	+ 678
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,103	22	418	+ 1,686
Violence	5	2,033	43	64	+ 1,969
HIV/AIDS	6	1,839	59	6	+ 1,833
Kidney Disease	7	1,640	26	342	+ 1,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,336	21	436	+ 900
Breast Cancer	9	943	12	948	- 5
Other Injuries	10	918	20	437	+ 481
Liver Disease	11	917	10	1,068	- 151
Prostate Cancer	12	896	11	970	- 74
Endocrine Disorders	13	845	31	257	+ 588
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	732	1	11,120	- 10,389
Inflammatory/Heart	15	642	17	518	+ 124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	580	6	1,433	- 853
Lung Disease	17	455	8	1,289	- 834
Road Traffic Accidents	18	413	33	215	+ 198
Lung Cancers	19	401	4	2,312	- 1,911
Skin Disease	20	363	47	27	+ 336
Drownings	21	356	37	106	+ 250
Lymphomas	22	341	14	851	- 510
Cervical Cancer	23	281	44	62	+ 219
Alcohol	24	275	18	464	- 189
Stomach Cancer	25	243	19	447	- 204
Falls	26	241	7	1,325	- 1,084
Parkinson's Disease	27	230	13	853	- 622
Low Birth Weight	28	226	48	26	+ 200
Congenital Anomalies	29	217	35	192	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	30	191	32	225	- 34
Suicide	31	189	15	846	- 658
Liver Cancer	32	162	16	545	- 383
Fires	33	142	45	62	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	142	36	151	- 9
Leukemia	35	138	24	371	- 233
Ovary Cancer	36	137	25	344	- 208
Pancreas Cancer	37	134	9	1,247	- 1,113
Oesophagus Cancer	38	119	27	320	- 200
Asthma	39	117	40	85	+ 32
Epilepsy	40	107	38	104	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	41	88	64	2	+ 86
Birth Trauma	42	85	56	8	+ 77
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	71	52	15	+ 56
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	60	50	19	+ 41
Malnutrition	45	58	57	7	+ 52
Oral Cancer	46	47	34	207	- 160
Other Neoplasms	47	45	23	377	- 332
Drug Use	48	34	30	269	- 235
Meningitis	49	34	55	9	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	50	29	28	308	- 280
Encephalitis	51	25	66	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	52	25	54	10	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	21	41	83	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	54	21	42	80	- 60
Skin Cancers	55	11	29	297	- 286
Poisonings	56	9	49	25	- 16
War	57	9	65	1	+ 8
Tuberculosis	58	5	46	32	- 27
Dengue	59	4	82	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	3	63	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	3	62	2	+ 1
Tetanus	62	1	70	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	1	67	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	60	5	- 4
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	58	6	- 6
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	39	93	- 93
Oral conditions	84	0	61	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	17	- 17
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Bahamas

Finland

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.