KENYA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,371	9	11,972	+ 35,398
Stroke	2	31,765	4	15,895	+ 15,870
Hypertension	3	28,036	17	4,418	+ 23,618
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,774	14	5,651	+ 16,123
Violence	5	21,049	24	2,942	+ 18,107
HIV/AIDS	6	19,034	2	20,885	- 1,851
Kidney Disease	7	16,980	16	4,464	+ 12,517
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,834	1	22,571	- 8,737
Breast Cancer	9	9,767	25	2,658	+ 7,109
Other Injuries	10	9,501	19	4,336	+ 5,165
Liver Disease	11	9,494	7	13,405	- 3,910
Prostate Cancer	12	9,277	37	1,292	+ 7,985
Endocrine Disorders	13	8,744	44	831	+ 7,913
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	7,573	31	1,827	+ 5,746
Inflammatory/Heart	15	6,651	40	1,121	+ 5,530
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,004	32	1,477	+ 4,527
Lung Disease	17	4,710	20	4,280	+ 430
Road Traffic Accidents	18	4,277	6	14,883	- 10,606
Lung Cancers	19	4,149	47	669	+ 3,480
Skin Disease	20	3,758	51	455	+ 3,303
Drownings	21	3,682	39	1,200	+ 2,482
Lymphomas	22	3,527	29	1,931	+ 1,596
Cervical Cancer	23	2,913	22	3,389	- 476
Alcohol	24	2,847	55	355	+ 2,492
Stomach Cancer	25	2,514	28	2,010	+ 504
Falls	26	2,494	33	1,465	+ 1,029
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,385	50	470	+ 1,915
Low Birth Weight	28	2,337	11	9,562	- 7,225
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,248	12	6,115	- 3,867
Uterin Cancer	30	1,980	56	323	+ 1,658
Suicide	31	1,952	23	3,214	- 1,263
Liver Cancer	32	1,675	34	1,351	+ 324
Fires	33	1,475	36	1,316	+ 158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,471	41	1,089	+ 382
Leukemia	35	1,431	35	1,327	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	36	1,414	45	795	+ 620
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,384	46	716	+ 668
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,235	18	4,373	- 3,137
Asthma	39	1,210	26	2,300	- 1,090
Epilepsy	40	1,106	43	832	+ 274
Maternal Conditions	41	909	13	5,651	- 4,743
Birth Trauma	42	879	10	9,957	- 9,078
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	734	5	15,420	- 14,686
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	617	53	408	+ 209
Malnutrition	45	602	21	4,212	- 3,610
Oral Cancer	46	491	30	1,842	- 1,351
Other Neoplasms	47	465	67	60	+ 404
Drug Use	48	354	62	113	+ 241
Meningitis	49	350	15	5,364	- 5,014
Bladder Cancer	50	299	57	318	- 19
Encephalitis	51	260	60	189	+ 71
Appendicitis	52	254	58	240	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	221	66	84	+ 137
Multiple Sclerosis	54	213	68	39	+ 174
Skin Cancers	55	116	48	638	- 522
Poisonings	56	92	38	1,269	- 1,176
War	57	92	65	89	+ 3
Tuberculosis	58	51	3	19,655	- 19,604
Dengue	59	36	73	0	+ 36
Hepatitis B	60	30	49	522	- 492
Upper Respiratory	61	28	64	95	- 67
Tetanus	62	11	27	2,129	- 2,118
Syphilis	63	11	52	449	- 439
Chlamydia	64	9	70	10	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	3	61	152	- 149
Otitis Media	66	2	72	7	- 6
Ascariasis	67	1	71	9	- 8
Pertussis	68	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Measles	69	0	63	103	- 103
Diphtheria	70	0	69	13	- 13
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	370	- 370
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 KENYA

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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.