LAOS VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		LAOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,469	2	5,190	+ 1,278
Stroke	2	4,338	1	5,769	- 1,432
Hypertension	3	3,828	15	890	+ 2,939
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,973	8	1,466	+ 1,507
Violence	5	2,874	22	475	+ 2,400
HIV/AIDS	6	2,599	29	313	+ 2,286
Kidney Disease	7	2,319	5	1,646	+ 673
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,889	3	2,820	- 931
Breast Cancer	9	1,334	25	437	+ 897
Other Injuries	10	1,297	21	519	+ 779
Liver Disease	11	1,296	10	1,171	+ 125
Prostate Cancer	12	1,267	53	37	+ 1,230
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,194	38	186	+ 1,008
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,034	23	458	+ 576
Inflammatory/Heart	15	908	36	206	+ 702
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	820	26	422	+ 397
Lung Disease	17	643	6	1,626	- 983
Road Traffic Accidents	18	584	9	1,281	- 697
Lung Cancers	19	567	14	919	- 353
Skin Disease	20	513	45	89	+ 424
Drownings	21	503	19	568	- 65
Lymphomas	22	482	34	211	+ 271
Cervical Cancer	23	398	37	187	+ 210
Alcohol	24	389	47	61	+ 327
Stomach Cancer	25	343	20	530	- 187
Falls	26	341	24	440	- 99
Parkinson's Disease	27	326	41	139	+ 187
Low Birth Weight	28	319	11	1,156	- 837
Congenital Anomalies	29	307	18	647	- 340
Uterin Cancer	30	270	55	29	+ 241
Suicide	31	267	27	390	- 123
Liver Cancer	32	229	13	1,104	- 875
Fires	33	201	42	108	+ 93
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	201	17	651	- 451
Leukemia	35	195	31	290	- 94
Ovary Cancer	36	193	43	101	+ 92
Pancreas Cancer	37	189	48	61	+ 128
Oesophagus Cancer	38	169	33	214	- 45
Asthma	39	165	16	840	- 675
Epilepsy	40	151	50	58	+ 93
Maternal Conditions	41	124	32	218	- 94
Birth Trauma	42	120	12	1,116	- 996
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	100	7	1,552	- 1,451
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	84	35	207	- 123
Malnutrition	45	82	39	166	- 84
Oral Cancer	46	67	28	349	- 282
Other Neoplasms	47	63	61	12	+ 52
Drug Use	48	48	54	33	+ 16
Meningitis	49	48	40	154	- 106
Bladder Cancer	50	41	51	49	- 8
Encephalitis	51	36	46	69	- 33
Appendicitis	52	35	57	29	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	30	64	7	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	54	29	65	6	+ 23
Skin Cancers	55	16	49	59	- 44
Poisonings	56	13	52	41	- 28
War	57	13	68	3	+ 10
Tuberculosis	58	7	4	1,949	- 1,942
Dengue	59	5	59	17	- 12
Hepatitis B	60	4	60	17	- 13
Upper Respiratory	61	4	66	5	- 1
Tetanus	62	2	44	96	- 94
Syphilis	63	1	58	28	- 27
Chlamydia	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	67	4	- 3
Otitis Media	66	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	2	- 2
Pertussis	68	0	30	304	- 304
Measles	69	0	56	29	- 29
Diphtheria	70	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LAOS

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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.