SINGAPORE VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,903	1	5,292	- 389
Stroke	2	3,288	3	1,559	+ 1,729
Hypertension	3	2,902	8	732	+ 2,170
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,254	28	108	+ 2,146
Violence	5	2,179	46	15	+ 2,164
HIV/AIDS	6	1,970	45	18	+ 1,952
Kidney Disease	7	1,757	6	1,028	+ 729
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,432	2	5,189	- 3,757
Breast Cancer	9	1,011	10	605	+ 406
Other Injuries	10	983	32	79	+ 904
Liver Disease	11	983	20	209	+ 773
Prostate Cancer	12	960	16	303	+ 657
Endocrine Disorders	13	905	37	30	+ 875
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	784	36	32	+ 751
Inflammatory/Heart	15	688	19	215	+ 473
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	621	5	1,203	- 581
Lung Disease	17	487	14	383	+ 105
Road Traffic Accidents	18	443	26	121	+ 322
Lung Cancers	19	429	4	1,540	- 1,111
Skin Disease	20	389	25	136	+ 253
Drownings	21	381	38	29	+ 352
Lymphomas	22	365	13	397	- 32
Cervical Cancer	23	301	30	85	+ 216
Alcohol	24	295	47	10	+ 284
Stomach Cancer	25	260	12	405	- 144
Falls	26	258	18	218	+ 41
Parkinson's Disease	27	247	29	90	+ 157
Low Birth Weight	28	242	41	25	+ 217
Congenital Anomalies	29	233	31	80	+ 153
Uterin Cancer	30	205	23	147	+ 58
Suicide	31	202	9	650	- 448
Liver Cancer	32	173	7	746	- 572
Fires	33	153	49	7	+ 146
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	152	33	69	+ 83
Leukemia	35	148	17	249	- 101
Ovary Cancer	36	146	21	204	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	37	143	11	537	- 394
Oesophagus Cancer	38	128	24	137	- 9
Asthma	39	125	35	37	+ 88
Epilepsy	40	114	42	25	+ 90
Maternal Conditions	41	94	53	3	+ 91
Birth Trauma	42	91	55	3	+ 88
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	76	39	28	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	64	43	22	+ 42
Malnutrition	45	62	63	0	+ 62
Oral Cancer	46	51	15	317	- 266
Other Neoplasms	47	48	22	195	- 147
Drug Use	48	37	44	19	+ 18
Meningitis	49	36	48	8	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	50	31	27	120	- 89
Encephalitis	51	27	61	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	52	26	50	6	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	23	58	2	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	54	22	57	3	+ 19
Skin Cancers	55	12	34	56	- 44
Poisonings	56	10	60	1	+ 8
War	57	10	59	2	+ 7
Tuberculosis	58	5	40	26	- 20
Dengue	59	4	66	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	3	52	4	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	3	54	3	- 0
Tetanus	62	1	73	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	56	3	- 3
Otitis Media	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	64	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Bahamas

Singapore

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.