ITALY VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,582	1	97,116	- 47,534
Stroke	2	33,248	2	62,633	- 29,386
Hypertension	3	29,344	6	29,931	- 587
Diabetes Mellitus	4	22,790	8	19,836	+ 2,954
Violence	5	22,032	50	409	+ 21,623
HIV/AIDS	6	19,922	46	520	+ 19,402
Kidney Disease	7	17,773	11	12,726	+ 5,047
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	14,480	9	16,339	- 1,859
Breast Cancer	9	10,222	10	13,868	- 3,646
Other Injuries	10	9,944	12	12,112	- 2,168
Liver Disease	11	9,938	23	5,559	+ 4,378
Prostate Cancer	12	9,710	20	8,409	+ 1,300
Endocrine Disorders	13	9,152	18	8,431	+ 721
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	7,926	3	41,445	- 33,518
Inflammatory/Heart	15	6,962	24	5,531	+ 1,431
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,284	7	21,254	- 14,969
Lung Disease	17	4,930	5	32,382	- 27,453
Road Traffic Accidents	18	4,476	30	3,221	+ 1,256
Lung Cancers	19	4,343	4	34,152	- 29,810
Skin Disease	20	3,933	38	1,440	+ 2,494
Drownings	21	3,854	52	344	+ 3,510
Lymphomas	22	3,692	16	9,670	- 5,978
Cervical Cancer	23	3,049	40	1,154	+ 1,895
Alcohol	24	2,980	55	277	+ 2,703
Stomach Cancer	25	2,631	14	10,252	- 7,622
Falls	26	2,611	25	4,222	- 1,612
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,496	19	8,428	- 5,932
Low Birth Weight	28	2,446	51	357	+ 2,088
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,353	37	1,443	+ 910
Uterin Cancer	30	2,073	33	2,198	- 125
Suicide	31	2,043	26	4,042	- 1,999
Liver Cancer	32	1,753	17	9,620	- 7,867
Fires	33	1,543	56	271	+ 1,272
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,539	43	690	+ 850
Leukemia	35	1,497	21	6,728	- 5,231
Ovary Cancer	36	1,480	28	3,282	- 1,801
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,449	13	12,095	- 10,646
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,293	34	2,045	- 753
Asthma	39	1,266	47	494	+ 773
Epilepsy	40	1,158	39	1,337	- 179
Maternal Conditions	41	951	67	6	+ 945
Birth Trauma	42	920	59	140	+ 780
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	768	36	1,622	- 854
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	646	32	2,216	- 1,570
Malnutrition	45	630	41	775	- 145
Oral Cancer	46	514	27	3,343	- 2,829
Other Neoplasms	47	486	15	9,984	- 9,498
Drug Use	48	371	45	654	- 284
Meningitis	49	366	60	128	+ 239
Bladder Cancer	50	312	22	6,711	- 6,398
Encephalitis	51	272	68	5	+ 268
Appendicitis	52	266	61	49	+ 218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	231	42	701	- 470
Multiple Sclerosis	54	223	44	677	- 454
Skin Cancers	55	122	29	3,239	- 3,117
Poisonings	56	97	58	154	- 57
War	57	97	66	6	+ 90
Tuberculosis	58	54	53	336	- 282
Dengue	59	38	81	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	60	32	54	334	- 302
Upper Respiratory	61	29	64	20	+ 9
Tetanus	62	12	63	22	- 10
Syphilis	63	11	69	4	+ 7
Chlamydia	64	9	84	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	3	31	2,451	- 2,447
Otitis Media	66	2	65	16	- 14
Ascariasis	67	1	80	0	+ 1
Pertussis	68	0	73	1	- 0
Measles	69	0	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Oral conditions	84	0	62	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	86	0	48	481	- 481
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Bahamas

Italy

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.