SOUTH KOREA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,357	1	28,043	+ 14,315
Stroke	2	28,403	3	25,596	+ 2,807
Hypertension	3	25,068	17	3,711	+ 21,358
Diabetes Mellitus	4	19,470	13	6,812	+ 12,658
Violence	5	18,822	44	386	+ 18,435
HIV/AIDS	6	17,019	55	84	+ 16,935
Kidney Disease	7	15,183	9	10,107	+ 5,076
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	12,370	2	26,650	- 14,280
Breast Cancer	9	8,733	21	2,880	+ 5,853
Other Injuries	10	8,495	18	3,634	+ 4,862
Liver Disease	11	8,490	14	6,348	+ 2,141
Prostate Cancer	12	8,295	22	2,316	+ 5,979
Endocrine Disorders	13	7,819	25	1,891	+ 5,928
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	6,772	6	12,145	- 5,373
Inflammatory/Heart	15	5,947	31	1,325	+ 4,622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	5,369	8	10,180	- 4,812
Lung Disease	17	4,211	11	8,526	- 4,315
Road Traffic Accidents	18	3,824	15	4,399	- 575
Lung Cancers	19	3,710	4	20,293	- 16,583
Skin Disease	20	3,360	36	704	+ 2,656
Drownings	21	3,293	42	501	+ 2,792
Lymphomas	22	3,154	19	3,477	- 323
Cervical Cancer	23	2,604	34	1,065	+ 1,539
Alcohol	24	2,546	33	1,081	+ 1,465
Stomach Cancer	25	2,247	10	8,625	- 6,377
Falls	26	2,230	20	2,934	- 704
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,132	16	3,951	- 1,819
Low Birth Weight	28	2,090	45	370	+ 1,719
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,010	41	518	+ 1,492
Uterin Cancer	30	1,771	43	420	+ 1,351
Suicide	31	1,745	5	14,636	- 12,890
Liver Cancer	32	1,498	7	11,589	- 10,091
Fires	33	1,319	47	263	+ 1,055
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,315	38	540	+ 776
Leukemia	35	1,279	23	2,140	- 861
Ovary Cancer	36	1,265	30	1,330	- 65
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,237	12	6,994	- 5,756
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,104	28	1,733	- 628
Asthma	39	1,082	32	1,150	- 69
Epilepsy	40	989	40	524	+ 465
Maternal Conditions	41	812	61	34	+ 778
Birth Trauma	42	786	54	88	+ 698
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	656	35	929	- 272
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	552	48	224	+ 327
Malnutrition	45	538	53	88	+ 450
Oral Cancer	46	439	29	1,457	- 1,018
Other Neoplasms	47	415	26	1,807	- 1,391
Drug Use	48	317	50	154	+ 162
Meningitis	49	313	58	51	+ 262
Bladder Cancer	50	267	27	1,768	- 1,501
Encephalitis	51	233	65	19	+ 214
Appendicitis	52	228	57	54	+ 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	197	51	150	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	54	190	66	11	+ 180
Skin Cancers	55	104	37	585	- 480
Poisonings	56	83	52	115	- 32
War	57	83	68	5	+ 78
Tuberculosis	58	46	24	1,950	- 1,904
Dengue	59	33	77	0	+ 33
Hepatitis B	60	27	39	526	- 499
Upper Respiratory	61	25	63	26	- 1
Tetanus	62	10	69	5	+ 5
Syphilis	63	10	62	27	- 17
Chlamydia	64	8	84	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	3	49	168	- 165
Otitis Media	66	1	70	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	68	0	67	6	- 6
Measles	69	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Oral conditions	84	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	86	0	60	41	- 41
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Bahamas

South Korea

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.