JAPAN VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	100,198	1	163,905	- 63,707
Stroke	2	67,190	2	121,823	- 54,633
Hypertension	3	59,300	28	6,673	+ 52,627
Diabetes Mellitus	4	46,056	29	5,433	+ 40,623
Violence	5	44,523	53	266	+ 44,257
HIV/AIDS	6	40,260	63	48	+ 40,213
Kidney Disease	7	35,916	9	44,779	- 8,863
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	29,261	3	107,899	- 78,637
Breast Cancer	9	20,658	15	15,805	+ 4,853
Other Injuries	10	20,096	12	22,068	- 1,972
Liver Disease	11	20,082	17	14,195	+ 5,887
Prostate Cancer	12	19,622	19	13,515	+ 6,106
Endocrine Disorders	13	18,495	21	11,486	+ 7,009
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	16,018	7	56,937	- 40,919
Inflammatory/Heart	15	14,069	27	8,232	+ 5,836
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	12,699	6	57,340	- 44,641
Lung Disease	17	9,962	5	78,169	- 68,207
Road Traffic Accidents	18	9,046	31	4,566	+ 4,480
Lung Cancers	19	8,776	4	79,688	- 70,912
Skin Disease	20	7,949	36	2,806	+ 5,143
Drownings	21	7,789	25	8,409	- 620
Lymphomas	22	7,461	14	19,273	- 11,812
Cervical Cancer	23	6,161	32	3,799	+ 2,362
Alcohol	24	6,022	51	576	+ 5,446
Stomach Cancer	25	5,317	8	50,433	- 45,116
Falls	26	5,276	23	9,736	- 4,460
Parkinson's Disease	27	5,044	18	14,007	- 8,963
Low Birth Weight	28	4,943	55	202	+ 4,741
Congenital Anomalies	29	4,756	40	2,473	+ 2,283
Uterin Cancer	30	4,188	33	3,461	+ 727
Suicide	31	4,129	13	19,466	- 15,338
Liver Cancer	32	3,543	11	29,384	- 25,841
Fires	33	3,119	48	1,007	+ 2,112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	3,111	35	2,922	+ 189
Leukemia	35	3,026	24	9,607	- 6,581
Ovary Cancer	36	2,991	30	5,061	- 2,070
Pancreas Cancer	37	2,927	10	37,027	- 34,100
Oesophagus Cancer	38	2,612	20	12,316	- 9,703
Asthma	39	2,559	42	1,922	+ 637
Epilepsy	40	2,340	45	1,558	+ 781
Maternal Conditions	41	1,922	64	39	+ 1,883
Birth Trauma	42	1,860	61	104	+ 1,756
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,552	37	2,731	- 1,179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,305	39	2,555	- 1,250
Malnutrition	45	1,273	43	1,910	- 637
Oral Cancer	46	1,039	26	8,333	- 7,294
Other Neoplasms	47	983	16	15,120	- 14,137
Drug Use	48	749	50	732	+ 17
Meningitis	49	740	52	308	+ 432
Bladder Cancer	50	632	22	9,936	- 9,305
Encephalitis	51	550	69	5	+ 546
Appendicitis	52	538	58	126	+ 413
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	467	38	2,618	- 2,151
Multiple Sclerosis	54	450	59	108	+ 343
Skin Cancers	55	246	44	1,843	- 1,596
Poisonings	56	196	54	255	- 59
War	57	195	66	15	+ 181
Tuberculosis	58	109	34	3,459	- 3,350
Dengue	59	77	83	0	+ 77
Hepatitis B	60	64	46	1,423	- 1,358
Upper Respiratory	61	58	57	159	- 101
Tetanus	62	23	67	9	+ 14
Syphilis	63	23	65	16	+ 7
Chlamydia	64	18	80	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	65	7	41	2,220	- 2,213
Otitis Media	66	3	68	8	- 4
Ascariasis	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Pertussis	68	1	71	1	- 1
Measles	69	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Oral conditions	84	0	60	106	- 106
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	86	0	62	86	- 86
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Bahamas

Japan

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.