NEW GUINEA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,170	1	6,835	+ 1,335
Stroke	2	5,479	2	5,095	+ 384
Hypertension	3	4,836	13	1,096	+ 3,740
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,756	4	4,533	- 777
Violence	5	3,631	15	969	+ 2,662
HIV/AIDS	6	3,283	24	611	+ 2,672
Kidney Disease	7	2,929	18	687	+ 2,242
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,386	6	2,595	- 209
Breast Cancer	9	1,685	17	764	+ 921
Other Injuries	10	1,639	20	647	+ 992
Liver Disease	11	1,638	22	624	+ 1,013
Prostate Cancer	12	1,600	36	285	+ 1,315
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,508	47	153	+ 1,355
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,306	33	343	+ 963
Inflammatory/Heart	15	1,147	43	229	+ 918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,036	29	445	+ 591
Lung Disease	17	812	3	4,538	- 3,725
Road Traffic Accidents	18	738	12	1,105	- 368
Lung Cancers	19	716	23	622	+ 94
Skin Disease	20	648	49	126	+ 522
Drownings	21	635	40	240	+ 395
Lymphomas	22	608	32	353	+ 256
Cervical Cancer	23	502	19	665	- 162
Alcohol	24	491	53	93	+ 398
Stomach Cancer	25	434	28	447	- 13
Falls	26	430	26	502	- 71
Parkinson's Disease	27	411	45	185	+ 227
Low Birth Weight	28	403	10	1,661	- 1,258
Congenital Anomalies	29	388	16	951	- 563
Uterin Cancer	30	342	55	81	+ 260
Suicide	31	337	37	259	+ 78
Liver Cancer	32	289	21	644	- 355
Fires	33	254	27	488	- 234
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	254	35	302	- 48
Leukemia	35	247	38	253	- 6
Ovary Cancer	36	244	46	179	+ 65
Pancreas Cancer	37	239	52	107	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	38	213	44	199	+ 14
Asthma	39	209	9	1,842	- 1,633
Epilepsy	40	191	51	111	+ 80
Maternal Conditions	41	157	30	421	- 264
Birth Trauma	42	152	11	1,504	- 1,352
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	127	8	2,295	- 2,168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	106	14	1,072	- 965
Malnutrition	45	104	48	134	- 30
Oral Cancer	46	85	25	580	- 495
Other Neoplasms	47	80	60	15	+ 65
Drug Use	48	61	61	13	+ 48
Meningitis	49	60	34	324	- 263
Bladder Cancer	50	51	54	82	- 31
Encephalitis	51	45	57	31	+ 14
Appendicitis	52	44	59	20	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	38	65	5	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	54	37	66	5	+ 32
Skin Cancers	55	20	31	417	- 396
Poisonings	56	16	50	121	- 105
War	57	16	69	1	+ 15
Tuberculosis	58	9	5	3,969	- 3,960
Dengue	59	6	64	6	- 0
Hepatitis B	60	5	58	27	- 22
Upper Respiratory	61	5	68	2	+ 3
Tetanus	62	2	56	48	- 46
Syphilis	63	2	42	234	- 232
Chlamydia	64	1	70	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	62	8	- 7
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	7	- 7
Pertussis	68	0	39	248	- 248
Measles	69	0	41	238	- 238
Diphtheria	70	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Bahamas

New Guinea

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.