PERU VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,513	2	13,769	+ 12,744
Stroke	2	17,779	3	7,722	+ 10,057
Hypertension	3	15,691	28	1,061	+ 14,630
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,187	8	4,437	+ 7,750
Violence	5	11,781	12	3,013	+ 8,768
HIV/AIDS	6	10,653	31	849	+ 9,805
Kidney Disease	7	9,504	4	7,234	+ 2,270
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,743	1	15,326	- 7,584
Breast Cancer	9	5,466	20	1,969	+ 3,497
Other Injuries	10	5,318	13	2,876	+ 2,442
Liver Disease	11	5,314	5	6,375	- 1,061
Prostate Cancer	12	5,192	11	3,167	+ 2,025
Endocrine Disorders	13	4,894	40	474	+ 4,420
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,239	6	5,811	- 1,573
Inflammatory/Heart	15	3,723	39	494	+ 3,229
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,360	14	2,642	+ 718
Lung Disease	17	2,636	15	2,519	+ 118
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,394	9	4,414	- 2,020
Lung Cancers	19	2,322	10	3,169	- 846
Skin Disease	20	2,103	54	156	+ 1,947
Drownings	21	2,061	36	584	+ 1,477
Lymphomas	22	1,974	18	2,254	- 279
Cervical Cancer	23	1,630	21	1,924	- 293
Alcohol	24	1,593	44	321	+ 1,272
Stomach Cancer	25	1,407	7	5,072	- 3,665
Falls	26	1,396	25	1,285	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,335	26	1,270	+ 65
Low Birth Weight	28	1,308	24	1,475	- 167
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,258	19	1,997	- 738
Uterin Cancer	30	1,108	45	304	+ 804
Suicide	31	1,092	30	903	+ 190
Liver Cancer	32	938	16	2,476	- 1,539
Fires	33	825	49	239	+ 586
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	823	35	609	+ 215
Leukemia	35	801	22	1,850	- 1,049
Ovary Cancer	36	792	33	713	+ 78
Pancreas Cancer	37	775	23	1,607	- 832
Oesophagus Cancer	38	691	42	394	+ 297
Asthma	39	677	50	208	+ 469
Epilepsy	40	619	47	262	+ 357
Maternal Conditions	41	509	43	345	+ 164
Birth Trauma	42	492	37	537	- 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	411	27	1,108	- 697
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	345	51	198	+ 147
Malnutrition	45	337	29	1,006	- 669
Oral Cancer	46	275	38	519	- 244
Other Neoplasms	47	260	58	54	+ 206
Drug Use	48	198	34	635	- 437
Meningitis	49	196	56	118	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	50	167	41	463	- 296
Encephalitis	51	146	46	281	- 135
Appendicitis	52	142	53	170	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	124	57	107	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	54	119	62	35	+ 85
Skin Cancers	55	65	32	786	- 721
Poisonings	56	52	55	126	- 74
War	57	52	67	3	+ 48
Tuberculosis	58	29	17	2,377	- 2,348
Dengue	59	20	66	4	+ 17
Hepatitis B	60	17	64	10	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	61	15	63	11	+ 4
Tetanus	62	6	60	48	- 41
Syphilis	63	6	52	182	- 176
Chlamydia	64	5	68	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	65	4	- 2
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	1	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	48	260	- 260
Measles	69	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	77	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 PERU

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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.