NORWAY VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,481	1	5,321	- 840
Stroke	2	3,005	4	2,475	+ 529
Hypertension	3	2,652	28	230	+ 2,422
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,060	16	560	+ 1,500
Violence	5	1,991	50	32	+ 1,959
HIV/AIDS	6	1,800	61	10	+ 1,790
Kidney Disease	7	1,606	14	611	+ 995
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,309	6	1,797	- 488
Breast Cancer	9	924	11	698	+ 226
Other Injuries	10	899	15	583	+ 316
Liver Disease	11	898	30	214	+ 684
Prostate Cancer	12	878	8	1,172	- 295
Endocrine Disorders	13	827	19	359	+ 468
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	716	2	4,464	- 3,748
Inflammatory/Heart	15	629	29	221	+ 408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	568	7	1,787	- 1,219
Lung Disease	17	446	3	2,723	- 2,277
Road Traffic Accidents	18	405	42	114	+ 290
Lung Cancers	19	392	5	2,320	- 1,927
Skin Disease	20	355	38	128	+ 228
Drownings	21	348	45	65	+ 284
Lymphomas	22	334	12	646	- 312
Cervical Cancer	23	276	39	125	+ 151
Alcohol	24	269	31	205	+ 65
Stomach Cancer	25	238	22	343	- 106
Falls	26	236	9	777	- 541
Parkinson's Disease	27	226	17	554	- 329
Low Birth Weight	28	221	52	23	+ 198
Congenital Anomalies	29	213	34	136	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	30	187	36	134	+ 53
Suicide	31	185	13	633	- 449
Liver Cancer	32	158	26	259	- 101
Fires	33	139	48	45	+ 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	139	33	160	- 21
Leukemia	35	135	21	354	- 218
Ovary Cancer	36	134	24	309	- 175
Pancreas Cancer	37	131	10	770	- 639
Oesophagus Cancer	38	117	27	248	- 131
Asthma	39	114	43	85	+ 30
Epilepsy	40	105	40	119	- 15
Maternal Conditions	41	86	66	1	+ 85
Birth Trauma	42	83	54	17	+ 66
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	69	37	128	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	58	46	61	- 3
Malnutrition	45	57	35	135	- 78
Oral Cancer	46	46	32	168	- 121
Other Neoplasms	47	44	23	324	- 280
Drug Use	48	33	25	264	- 230
Meningitis	49	33	58	14	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	50	28	20	356	- 328
Encephalitis	51	25	70	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	52	24	59	12	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	21	47	60	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	54	20	41	119	- 99
Skin Cancers	55	11	18	407	- 396
Poisonings	56	9	57	14	- 6
War	57	9	68	1	+ 8
Tuberculosis	58	5	56	15	- 10
Dengue	59	3	75	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	60	3	63	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	61	3	60	12	- 9
Tetanus	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	64	1	77	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	55	17	- 17
Otitis Media	66	0	65	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	64	1	- 1
Measles	69	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	75	- 75
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	53	23	- 23
Oral conditions	84	0	62	9	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

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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.