LATVIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,465	1	8,099	- 6,634
Stroke	2	982	2	5,893	- 4,910
Hypertension	3	867	3	1,194	- 327
Diabetes Mellitus	4	673	8	529	+ 144
Violence	5	651	37	94	+ 556
HIV/AIDS	6	589	39	74	+ 515
Kidney Disease	7	525	17	356	+ 169
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	428	9	501	- 73
Breast Cancer	9	302	10	472	- 170
Other Injuries	10	294	16	362	- 69
Liver Disease	11	294	15	365	- 71
Prostate Cancer	12	287	12	464	- 177
Endocrine Disorders	13	270	41	59	+ 211
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	234	7	664	- 429
Inflammatory/Heart	15	206	5	921	- 715
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	186	6	722	- 536
Lung Disease	17	146	18	346	- 201
Road Traffic Accidents	18	132	27	154	- 21
Lung Cancers	19	128	4	956	- 828
Skin Disease	20	116	38	76	+ 40
Drownings	21	114	34	127	- 13
Lymphomas	22	109	19	245	- 136
Cervical Cancer	23	90	33	128	- 38
Alcohol	24	88	21	227	- 139
Stomach Cancer	25	78	11	470	- 392
Falls	26	77	23	201	- 124
Parkinson's Disease	27	74	35	125	- 52
Low Birth Weight	28	72	56	11	+ 61
Congenital Anomalies	29	70	43	46	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	30	61	29	148	- 86
Suicide	31	60	14	384	- 323
Liver Cancer	32	52	26	157	- 105
Fires	33	46	36	103	- 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	45	31	142	- 96
Leukemia	35	44	25	186	- 142
Ovary Cancer	36	44	24	196	- 153
Pancreas Cancer	37	43	13	436	- 393
Oesophagus Cancer	38	38	32	131	- 93
Asthma	39	37	46	42	- 4
Epilepsy	40	34	45	44	- 10
Maternal Conditions	41	28	60	5	+ 24
Birth Trauma	42	27	55	12	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	23	54	14	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	19	47	41	- 22
Malnutrition	45	19	64	2	+ 17
Oral Cancer	46	15	22	214	- 199
Other Neoplasms	47	14	28	153	- 138
Drug Use	48	11	48	41	- 30
Meningitis	49	11	52	15	- 4
Bladder Cancer	50	9	20	228	- 219
Encephalitis	51	8	69	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	52	8	59	5	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	7	51	20	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	54	7	50	20	- 14
Skin Cancers	55	4	30	144	- 141
Poisonings	56	3	49	23	- 20
War	57	3	68	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	58	2	40	71	- 70
Dengue	59	1	83	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	63	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	1	62	4	- 3
Tetanus	62	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	0	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	42	53	- 53
Otitis Media	66	0	66	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	53	14	- 14
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	7	- 7
Oral conditions	84	0	61	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

Bahamas

Latvia

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.