POLAND VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,512	1	117,700	- 86,188
Stroke	2	21,131	2	32,693	- 11,562
Hypertension	3	18,650	15	4,937	+ 13,713
Diabetes Mellitus	4	14,484	8	8,947	+ 5,537
Violence	5	14,002	49	294	+ 13,708
HIV/AIDS	6	12,662	54	115	+ 12,547
Kidney Disease	7	11,295	20	4,065	+ 7,230
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	9,203	4	19,998	- 10,796
Breast Cancer	9	6,497	9	7,967	- 1,470
Other Injuries	10	6,320	28	2,527	+ 3,793
Liver Disease	11	6,316	10	7,912	- 1,596
Prostate Cancer	12	6,171	11	6,489	- 318
Endocrine Disorders	13	5,817	38	831	+ 4,986
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	5,038	21	3,701	+ 1,336
Inflammatory/Heart	15	4,425	23	3,495	+ 930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,994	5	14,610	- 10,616
Lung Disease	17	3,133	6	13,677	- 10,544
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,845	22	3,555	- 710
Lung Cancers	19	2,760	3	25,781	- 23,021
Skin Disease	20	2,500	46	469	+ 2,031
Drownings	21	2,449	39	636	+ 1,813
Lymphomas	22	2,346	19	4,141	- 1,795
Cervical Cancer	23	1,938	32	1,907	+ 31
Alcohol	24	1,894	14	5,238	- 3,344
Stomach Cancer	25	1,672	12	5,910	- 4,238
Falls	26	1,659	16	4,712	- 3,052
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,586	34	1,500	+ 86
Low Birth Weight	28	1,555	42	579	+ 976
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,496	36	916	+ 579
Uterin Cancer	30	1,317	30	2,163	- 845
Suicide	31	1,298	18	4,282	- 2,984
Liver Cancer	32	1,114	29	2,290	- 1,176
Fires	33	981	45	474	+ 507
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	978	26	3,091	- 2,113
Leukemia	35	952	24	3,456	- 2,504
Ovary Cancer	36	941	27	2,929	- 1,988
Pancreas Cancer	37	921	13	5,430	- 4,509
Oesophagus Cancer	38	822	33	1,803	- 981
Asthma	39	805	43	540	+ 265
Epilepsy	40	736	35	1,145	- 409
Maternal Conditions	41	604	63	10	+ 595
Birth Trauma	42	585	57	52	+ 533
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	488	37	839	- 351
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	410	40	612	- 201
Malnutrition	45	400	50	291	+ 110
Oral Cancer	46	327	25	3,377	- 3,050
Other Neoplasms	47	309	7	9,256	- 8,947
Drug Use	48	235	48	321	- 85
Meningitis	49	233	53	171	+ 62
Bladder Cancer	50	199	17	4,700	- 4,502
Encephalitis	51	173	64	6	+ 167
Appendicitis	52	169	55	69	+ 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	147	47	369	- 222
Multiple Sclerosis	54	142	44	502	- 361
Skin Cancers	55	77	31	2,155	- 2,077
Poisonings	56	61	51	205	- 143
War	57	61	66	4	+ 58
Tuberculosis	58	34	41	597	- 562
Dengue	59	24	84	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	60	20	56	52	- 32
Upper Respiratory	61	18	60	19	- 1
Tetanus	62	7	67	2	+ 6
Syphilis	63	7	69	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	64	6	73	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	2	52	188	- 186
Otitis Media	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Pertussis	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	84	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Bahamas

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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.