GUATEMALA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,847	1	9,825	+ 5,022
Stroke	2	9,956	6	4,849	+ 5,107
Hypertension	3	8,787	26	679	+ 8,107
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,824	3	6,932	- 108
Violence	5	6,597	7	4,411	+ 2,187
HIV/AIDS	6	5,966	21	1,173	+ 4,793
Kidney Disease	7	5,322	4	6,277	- 955
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,336	2	9,245	- 4,909
Breast Cancer	9	3,061	28	495	+ 2,566
Other Injuries	10	2,978	10	2,466	+ 512
Liver Disease	11	2,976	5	5,684	- 2,709
Prostate Cancer	12	2,907	24	846	+ 2,062
Endocrine Disorders	13	2,741	29	486	+ 2,255
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,373	12	1,957	+ 417
Inflammatory/Heart	15	2,085	44	225	+ 1,859
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,882	31	464	+ 1,418
Lung Disease	17	1,476	13	1,901	- 425
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,340	8	4,026	- 2,686
Lung Cancers	19	1,300	35	391	+ 909
Skin Disease	20	1,178	42	232	+ 946
Drownings	21	1,154	32	463	+ 691
Lymphomas	22	1,106	43	229	+ 876
Cervical Cancer	23	913	25	808	+ 105
Alcohol	24	892	14	1,799	- 907
Stomach Cancer	25	788	17	1,570	- 783
Falls	26	782	20	1,371	- 590
Parkinson's Disease	27	747	34	393	+ 355
Low Birth Weight	28	732	16	1,658	- 926
Congenital Anomalies	29	705	18	1,517	- 812
Uterin Cancer	30	621	59	27	+ 593
Suicide	31	612	22	1,039	- 428
Liver Cancer	32	525	15	1,765	- 1,240
Fires	33	462	45	207	+ 255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	461	23	1,029	- 568
Leukemia	35	448	27	601	- 152
Ovary Cancer	36	443	50	133	+ 310
Pancreas Cancer	37	434	38	282	+ 152
Oesophagus Cancer	38	387	48	144	+ 243
Asthma	39	379	36	335	+ 45
Epilepsy	40	347	33	463	- 116
Maternal Conditions	41	285	30	468	- 184
Birth Trauma	42	276	19	1,466	- 1,190
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	230	9	2,617	- 2,387
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	193	54	62	+ 131
Malnutrition	45	189	11	1,981	- 1,792
Oral Cancer	46	154	49	142	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	47	146	56	42	+ 104
Drug Use	48	111	40	272	- 161
Meningitis	49	110	41	271	- 161
Bladder Cancer	50	94	55	57	+ 36
Encephalitis	51	82	51	104	- 22
Appendicitis	52	80	47	164	- 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	69	52	82	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	54	67	60	21	+ 46
Skin Cancers	55	36	46	195	- 159
Poisonings	56	29	39	275	- 246
War	57	29	68	2	+ 27
Tuberculosis	58	16	37	301	- 285
Dengue	59	11	58	33	- 21
Hepatitis B	60	10	65	2	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	61	9	57	34	- 25
Tetanus	62	3	62	10	- 6
Syphilis	63	3	64	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	3	67	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	66	2	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	7	- 7
Pertussis	68	0	53	70	- 70
Measles	69	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.