NICARAGUA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,430	1	5,843	- 413
Stroke	2	3,641	3	2,225	+ 1,417
Hypertension	3	3,214	9	1,103	+ 2,111
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,496	4	2,068	+ 428
Violence	5	2,413	10	619	+ 1,794
HIV/AIDS	6	2,182	35	139	+ 2,043
Kidney Disease	7	1,946	2	3,533	- 1,586
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,586	7	1,152	+ 434
Breast Cancer	9	1,120	20	283	+ 837
Other Injuries	10	1,089	17	358	+ 732
Liver Disease	11	1,088	6	1,203	- 115
Prostate Cancer	12	1,063	15	386	+ 677
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,002	28	164	+ 839
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	868	33	149	+ 719
Inflammatory/Heart	15	762	34	139	+ 623
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	688	18	315	+ 373
Lung Disease	17	540	5	1,570	- 1,030
Road Traffic Accidents	18	490	8	1,109	- 618
Lung Cancers	19	476	23	274	+ 202
Skin Disease	20	431	31	162	+ 269
Drownings	21	422	32	157	+ 265
Lymphomas	22	404	29	164	+ 241
Cervical Cancer	23	334	16	374	- 40
Alcohol	24	326	21	279	+ 48
Stomach Cancer	25	288	14	478	- 189
Falls	26	286	22	276	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	27	273	42	67	+ 207
Low Birth Weight	28	268	13	490	- 222
Congenital Anomalies	29	258	11	571	- 313
Uterin Cancer	30	227	48	39	+ 188
Suicide	31	224	19	285	- 61
Liver Cancer	32	192	12	509	- 317
Fires	33	169	57	16	+ 153
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	169	40	85	+ 83
Leukemia	35	164	24	227	- 63
Ovary Cancer	36	162	44	61	+ 101
Pancreas Cancer	37	159	27	178	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	38	142	47	42	+ 100
Asthma	39	139	38	105	+ 34
Epilepsy	40	127	41	74	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	41	104	39	88	+ 16
Birth Trauma	42	101	25	198	- 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	84	36	122	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	71	54	20	+ 51
Malnutrition	45	69	30	163	- 94
Oral Cancer	46	56	43	64	- 8
Other Neoplasms	47	53	26	192	- 139
Drug Use	48	41	46	50	- 10
Meningitis	49	40	51	29	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	50	34	52	28	+ 6
Encephalitis	51	30	58	10	+ 20
Appendicitis	52	29	49	32	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	25	50	31	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	54	24	61	7	+ 18
Skin Cancers	55	13	45	59	- 46
Poisonings	56	11	55	18	- 7
War	57	11	70	1	+ 10
Tuberculosis	58	6	37	115	- 109
Dengue	59	4	64	4	- 0
Hepatitis B	60	3	62	5	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	3	72	1	+ 3
Tetanus	62	1	79	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	1	60	9	- 8
Chlamydia	64	1	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	69	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	65	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	53	28	- 28
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Oral conditions	84	0	63	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	86	0	59	10	- 10
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Bahamas

Nicaragua

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.