GREECE VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,508	1	21,124	- 12,617
Stroke	2	5,705	2	14,077	- 8,372
Hypertension	3	5,035	9	2,922	+ 2,113
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,911	20	1,266	+ 2,645
Violence	5	3,780	42	104	+ 3,677
HIV/AIDS	6	3,419	50	47	+ 3,371
Kidney Disease	7	3,050	6	4,759	- 1,709
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,485	3	8,282	- 5,798
Breast Cancer	9	1,754	11	2,520	- 766
Other Injuries	10	1,706	17	1,453	+ 253
Liver Disease	11	1,705	23	809	+ 896
Prostate Cancer	12	1,666	12	2,023	- 357
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,570	29	526	+ 1,045
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,360	7	3,940	- 2,579
Inflammatory/Heart	15	1,195	24	725	+ 470
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,078	8	3,264	- 2,185
Lung Disease	17	846	5	5,526	- 4,680
Road Traffic Accidents	18	768	22	870	- 102
Lung Cancers	19	745	4	7,355	- 6,610
Skin Disease	20	675	47	56	+ 619
Drownings	21	661	32	435	+ 226
Lymphomas	22	634	19	1,268	- 635
Cervical Cancer	23	523	36	243	+ 280
Alcohol	24	511	49	50	+ 461
Stomach Cancer	25	451	16	1,535	- 1,084
Falls	26	448	21	1,245	- 797
Parkinson's Disease	27	428	10	2,646	- 2,218
Low Birth Weight	28	420	41	127	+ 293
Congenital Anomalies	29	404	38	174	+ 230
Uterin Cancer	30	356	33	373	- 17
Suicide	31	351	28	533	- 182
Liver Cancer	32	301	14	1,566	- 1,265
Fires	33	265	39	146	+ 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	264	26	611	- 346
Leukemia	35	257	18	1,354	- 1,097
Ovary Cancer	36	254	27	557	- 303
Pancreas Cancer	37	249	13	1,904	- 1,656
Oesophagus Cancer	38	222	35	246	- 24
Asthma	39	217	55	27	+ 190
Epilepsy	40	199	34	249	- 50
Maternal Conditions	41	163	61	2	+ 161
Birth Trauma	42	158	57	17	+ 141
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	132	44	95	+ 37
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	111	43	100	+ 11
Malnutrition	45	108	66	1	+ 107
Oral Cancer	46	88	30	440	- 352
Other Neoplasms	47	83	25	679	- 595
Drug Use	48	64	37	193	- 130
Meningitis	49	63	53	33	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	50	54	15	1,551	- 1,497
Encephalitis	51	47	67	1	+ 46
Appendicitis	52	46	58	9	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	40	45	67	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	54	38	40	135	- 97
Skin Cancers	55	21	31	438	- 417
Poisonings	56	17	56	19	- 3
War	57	17	64	1	+ 15
Tuberculosis	58	9	46	66	- 57
Dengue	59	7	71	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	5	48	56	- 50
Upper Respiratory	61	5	59	8	- 3
Tetanus	62	2	62	2	+ 0
Syphilis	63	2	65	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	52	38	- 38
Otitis Media	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	47	- 47
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	27	- 27
Oral conditions	84	0	63	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.