PORTUGAL VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,301	1	12,878	- 4,577
Stroke	2	5,567	2	12,339	- 6,773
Hypertension	3	4,913	14	1,880	+ 3,033
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,816	8	3,601	+ 214
Violence	5	3,689	48	96	+ 3,592
HIV/AIDS	6	3,336	35	320	+ 3,016
Kidney Disease	7	2,976	9	2,803	+ 172
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,424	4	6,851	- 4,427
Breast Cancer	9	1,712	12	1,997	- 285
Other Injuries	10	1,665	13	1,937	- 272
Liver Disease	11	1,664	22	1,126	+ 538
Prostate Cancer	12	1,626	11	2,124	- 498
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,532	17	1,547	- 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,327	3	7,191	- 5,864
Inflammatory/Heart	15	1,166	26	909	+ 257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,052	6	4,389	- 3,337
Lung Disease	17	825	7	4,286	- 3,461
Road Traffic Accidents	18	749	27	838	- 89
Lung Cancers	19	727	5	4,406	- 3,679
Skin Disease	20	659	39	202	+ 456
Drownings	21	645	51	79	+ 566
Lymphomas	22	618	16	1,608	- 989
Cervical Cancer	23	510	34	329	+ 182
Alcohol	24	499	45	111	+ 388
Stomach Cancer	25	440	10	2,532	- 2,092
Falls	26	437	23	1,033	- 596
Parkinson's Disease	27	418	21	1,139	- 721
Low Birth Weight	28	410	52	79	+ 331
Congenital Anomalies	29	394	40	196	+ 198
Uterin Cancer	30	347	32	406	- 59
Suicide	31	342	19	1,172	- 830
Liver Cancer	32	294	18	1,270	- 977
Fires	33	258	46	108	+ 150
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	258	37	229	+ 29
Leukemia	35	251	24	1,015	- 765
Ovary Cancer	36	248	33	397	- 149
Pancreas Cancer	37	243	15	1,669	- 1,427
Oesophagus Cancer	38	216	29	623	- 406
Asthma	39	212	43	146	+ 66
Epilepsy	40	194	31	415	- 221
Maternal Conditions	41	159	63	7	+ 152
Birth Trauma	42	154	60	24	+ 130
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	129	36	231	- 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	108	41	169	- 61
Malnutrition	45	105	53	79	+ 27
Oral Cancer	46	86	25	912	- 826
Other Neoplasms	47	81	28	652	- 571
Drug Use	48	62	44	128	- 66
Meningitis	49	61	56	43	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	50	52	20	1,171	- 1,118
Encephalitis	51	46	67	1	+ 44
Appendicitis	52	45	61	21	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	39	47	99	- 60
Multiple Sclerosis	54	37	54	56	- 19
Skin Cancers	55	20	30	523	- 503
Poisonings	56	16	57	29	- 13
War	57	16	69	1	+ 15
Tuberculosis	58	9	38	213	- 204
Dengue	59	6	84	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	60	5	59	26	- 21
Upper Respiratory	61	5	62	15	- 10
Tetanus	62	2	73	0	+ 2
Syphilis	63	2	64	3	- 1
Chlamydia	64	1	76	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	49	87	- 86
Otitis Media	66	0	66	2	- 2
Ascariasis	67	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	42	151	- 151
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	49	- 49
Oral conditions	84	0	65	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	29	- 29
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Bahamas

Portugal

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.