NIGERIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	192,543	7	61,374	+ 131,169
Stroke	2	129,113	8	57,744	+ 71,369
Hypertension	3	113,953	24	10,692	+ 103,261
Diabetes Mellitus	4	88,502	18	22,497	+ 66,006
Violence	5	85,557	19	18,407	+ 67,149
HIV/AIDS	6	77,365	10	44,124	+ 33,241
Kidney Disease	7	69,017	20	18,189	+ 50,828
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	56,229	1	207,281	- 151,052
Breast Cancer	9	39,697	23	11,884	+ 27,813
Other Injuries	10	38,617	17	22,696	+ 15,921
Liver Disease	11	38,591	13	38,326	+ 265
Prostate Cancer	12	37,706	35	5,914	+ 31,791
Endocrine Disorders	13	35,541	21	15,799	+ 19,743
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	30,781	31	6,786	+ 23,996
Inflammatory/Heart	15	27,035	42	4,826	+ 22,208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	24,404	43	4,152	+ 20,252
Lung Disease	17	19,143	22	12,569	+ 6,575
Road Traffic Accidents	18	17,383	12	41,693	- 24,310
Lung Cancers	19	16,864	57	1,295	+ 15,569
Skin Disease	20	15,274	56	1,468	+ 13,806
Drownings	21	14,967	32	6,584	+ 8,382
Lymphomas	22	14,338	40	5,202	+ 9,136
Cervical Cancer	23	11,839	25	10,574	+ 1,265
Alcohol	24	11,572	58	1,031	+ 10,540
Stomach Cancer	25	10,216	50	2,129	+ 8,088
Falls	26	10,139	28	7,528	+ 2,610
Parkinson's Disease	27	9,693	46	2,473	+ 7,220
Low Birth Weight	28	9,498	6	95,959	- 86,460
Congenital Anomalies	29	9,139	9	49,696	- 40,557
Uterin Cancer	30	8,049	62	679	+ 7,370
Suicide	31	7,933	30	7,019	+ 915
Liver Cancer	32	6,809	39	5,289	+ 1,520
Fires	33	5,994	29	7,132	- 1,138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	5,978	37	5,846	+ 132
Leukemia	35	5,815	47	2,257	+ 3,558
Ovary Cancer	36	5,748	49	2,133	+ 3,616
Pancreas Cancer	37	5,625	51	1,975	+ 3,650
Oesophagus Cancer	38	5,020	64	560	+ 4,460
Asthma	39	4,917	27	8,192	- 3,274
Epilepsy	40	4,496	41	5,001	- 505
Maternal Conditions	41	3,693	15	23,540	- 19,847
Birth Trauma	42	3,574	5	100,186	- 96,612
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	2,983	2	144,724	- 141,741
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,508	52	1,946	+ 562
Malnutrition	45	2,447	36	5,896	- 3,449
Oral Cancer	46	1,997	48	2,238	- 242
Other Neoplasms	47	1,888	66	290	+ 1,598
Drug Use	48	1,439	34	6,273	- 4,834
Meningitis	49	1,423	11	43,651	- 42,229
Bladder Cancer	50	1,214	63	670	+ 544
Encephalitis	51	1,057	59	937	+ 121
Appendicitis	52	1,034	60	760	+ 274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	897	69	165	+ 732
Multiple Sclerosis	54	865	68	179	+ 686
Skin Cancers	55	473	53	1,933	- 1,460
Poisonings	56	376	33	6,570	- 6,195
War	57	375	45	3,245	- 2,870
Tuberculosis	58	209	3	127,335	- 127,126
Dengue	59	148	73	2	+ 146
Hepatitis B	60	124	55	1,488	- 1,364
Upper Respiratory	61	112	67	259	- 147
Tetanus	62	45	26	8,355	- 8,310
Syphilis	63	44	38	5,449	- 5,405
Chlamydia	64	35	71	14	+ 21
Hepatitis C	65	13	65	304	- 291
Otitis Media	66	6	72	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	5	61	685	- 680
Pertussis	68	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Measles	69	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Diphtheria	70	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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 NIGERIA

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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.