ICELAND VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	296	1	403	- 107
Stroke	2	199	3	141	+ 58
Hypertension	3	175	17	24	+ 151
Diabetes Mellitus	4	136	16	30	+ 106
Violence	5	132	39	4	+ 128
HIV/AIDS	6	119	59	0	+ 118
Kidney Disease	7	106	15	33	+ 73
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	86	6	82	+ 4
Breast Cancer	9	61	9	53	+ 8
Other Injuries	10	59	11	50	+ 9
Liver Disease	11	59	31	9	+ 50
Prostate Cancer	12	58	8	61	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	13	55	27	16	+ 39
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	47	2	295	- 248
Inflammatory/Heart	15	42	26	16	+ 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	38	7	73	- 36
Lung Disease	17	29	5	129	- 99
Road Traffic Accidents	18	27	35	7	+ 20
Lung Cancers	19	26	4	134	- 108
Skin Disease	20	23	45	3	+ 21
Drownings	21	23	56	1	+ 22
Lymphomas	22	22	14	37	- 15
Cervical Cancer	23	18	32	9	+ 9
Alcohol	24	18	28	14	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	25	16	23	18	- 2
Falls	26	16	18	24	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	27	15	10	53	- 38
Low Birth Weight	28	15	43	3	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	29	14	34	7	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	30	12	36	7	+ 5
Suicide	31	12	13	40	- 28
Liver Cancer	32	10	20	22	- 12
Fires	33	9	58	1	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	9	41	3	+ 6
Leukemia	35	9	22	19	- 10
Ovary Cancer	36	9	25	16	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	37	9	12	43	- 35
Oesophagus Cancer	38	8	19	23	- 15
Asthma	39	8	48	2	+ 6
Epilepsy	40	7	37	5	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	41	6	60	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	42	5	46	2	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	5	55	1	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	4	54	1	+ 3
Malnutrition	45	4	57	1	+ 3
Oral Cancer	46	3	33	9	- 5
Other Neoplasms	47	3	30	10	- 7
Drug Use	48	2	24	17	- 15
Meningitis	49	2	50	1	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	50	2	21	20	- 18
Encephalitis	51	2	78	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	52	2	86	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1	38	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	54	1	44	3	- 1
Skin Cancers	55	1	29	13	- 12
Poisonings	56	1	42	3	- 3
War	57	1	61	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	58	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	59	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	60	0	63	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	51	1	- 1
Tetanus	62	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	0	80	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	64	0	81	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	52	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	4	- 4
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	1	- 1
Oral conditions	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	86	0	47	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Bahamas

Iceland

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.