NIGER VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,424	6	8,229	+ 13,195
Stroke	2	14,366	5	8,717	+ 5,649
Hypertension	3	12,679	25	1,356	+ 11,324
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,848	17	2,630	+ 7,217
Violence	5	9,520	19	2,244	+ 7,276
HIV/AIDS	6	8,608	30	1,048	+ 7,560
Kidney Disease	7	7,680	16	2,732	+ 4,947
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,257	1	21,093	- 14,837
Breast Cancer	9	4,417	29	1,075	+ 3,342
Other Injuries	10	4,297	12	3,826	+ 471
Liver Disease	11	4,294	11	4,116	+ 178
Prostate Cancer	12	4,195	57	128	+ 4,068
Endocrine Disorders	13	3,955	23	1,806	+ 2,149
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,425	32	858	+ 2,567
Inflammatory/Heart	15	3,008	34	769	+ 2,240
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,715	37	522	+ 2,194
Lung Disease	17	2,130	20	2,172	- 42
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,934	8	5,946	- 4,012
Lung Cancers	19	1,876	67	42	+ 1,835
Skin Disease	20	1,700	52	213	+ 1,487
Drownings	21	1,665	24	1,581	+ 85
Lymphomas	22	1,595	43	350	+ 1,245
Cervical Cancer	23	1,317	38	487	+ 831
Alcohol	24	1,288	60	120	+ 1,167
Stomach Cancer	25	1,137	44	300	+ 836
Falls	26	1,128	26	1,297	- 169
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,079	47	275	+ 803
Low Birth Weight	28	1,057	4	9,560	- 8,503
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,017	10	4,346	- 3,329
Uterin Cancer	30	896	64	86	+ 809
Suicide	31	883	27	1,227	- 344
Liver Cancer	32	758	35	745	+ 12
Fires	33	667	28	1,120	- 454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	665	31	1,044	- 379
Leukemia	35	647	48	258	+ 390
Ovary Cancer	36	640	40	425	+ 215
Pancreas Cancer	37	626	54	138	+ 488
Oesophagus Cancer	38	559	55	132	+ 427
Asthma	39	547	22	1,902	- 1,355
Epilepsy	40	500	36	676	- 176
Maternal Conditions	41	411	14	3,317	- 2,906
Birth Trauma	42	398	7	8,030	- 7,633
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	332	3	16,030	- 15,698
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	279	39	467	- 188
Malnutrition	45	272	21	2,170	- 1,898
Oral Cancer	46	222	49	242	- 20
Other Neoplasms	47	210	68	24	+ 186
Drug Use	48	160	58	126	+ 34
Meningitis	49	158	9	5,237	- 5,079
Bladder Cancer	50	135	53	161	- 26
Encephalitis	51	118	61	112	+ 5
Appendicitis	52	115	56	128	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	100	70	18	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	54	96	69	22	+ 74
Skin Cancers	55	53	45	287	- 234
Poisonings	56	42	33	771	- 730
War	57	42	41	409	- 368
Tuberculosis	58	23	13	3,703	- 3,680
Dengue	59	16	73	0	+ 16
Hepatitis B	60	14	46	279	- 265
Upper Respiratory	61	12	63	94	- 81
Tetanus	62	5	42	372	- 367
Syphilis	63	5	62	110	- 105
Chlamydia	64	4	71	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	66	46	- 44
Otitis Media	66	1	72	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	59	125	- 124
Pertussis	68	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Measles	69	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Diphtheria	70	0	65	60	- 60
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	237	- 237
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.