SPAIN VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,452	1	51,684	- 13,232
Stroke	2	25,785	3	29,004	- 3,219
Hypertension	3	22,757	9	9,115	+ 13,643
Diabetes Mellitus	4	17,675	10	7,773	+ 9,901
Violence	5	17,086	51	262	+ 16,825
HIV/AIDS	6	15,450	43	538	+ 14,912
Kidney Disease	7	13,783	8	9,725	+ 4,059
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	11,229	7	13,717	- 2,487
Breast Cancer	9	7,928	11	7,067	+ 860
Other Injuries	10	7,712	15	5,536	+ 2,176
Liver Disease	11	7,707	23	4,231	+ 3,476
Prostate Cancer	12	7,530	13	6,420	+ 1,111
Endocrine Disorders	13	7,098	21	4,863	+ 2,235
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	6,147	2	42,339	- 36,191
Inflammatory/Heart	15	5,399	19	4,984	+ 415
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,874	6	16,957	- 12,084
Lung Disease	17	3,823	5	18,926	- 15,103
Road Traffic Accidents	18	3,472	31	1,829	+ 1,642
Lung Cancers	19	3,368	4	22,131	- 18,763
Skin Disease	20	3,050	30	1,840	+ 1,210
Drownings	21	2,989	45	446	+ 2,543
Lymphomas	22	2,863	16	5,335	- 2,471
Cervical Cancer	23	2,364	39	855	+ 1,509
Alcohol	24	2,311	46	333	+ 1,978
Stomach Cancer	25	2,040	14	5,796	- 3,756
Falls	26	2,025	26	3,246	- 1,222
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,936	20	4,943	- 3,007
Low Birth Weight	28	1,897	52	253	+ 1,644
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,825	38	863	+ 962
Uterin Cancer	30	1,607	34	1,612	- 5
Suicide	31	1,584	25	3,609	- 2,025
Liver Cancer	32	1,360	18	5,098	- 3,739
Fires	33	1,197	55	185	+ 1,012
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,194	44	475	+ 719
Leukemia	35	1,161	24	3,772	- 2,611
Ovary Cancer	36	1,148	28	2,026	- 878
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,123	12	6,752	- 5,629
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,003	29	2,011	- 1,009
Asthma	39	982	35	1,133	- 151
Epilepsy	40	898	40	824	+ 74
Maternal Conditions	41	738	64	14	+ 724
Birth Trauma	42	714	60	113	+ 601
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	596	36	1,064	- 468
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	501	33	1,612	- 1,111
Malnutrition	45	489	47	302	+ 186
Oral Cancer	46	399	27	2,583	- 2,184
Other Neoplasms	47	377	22	4,748	- 4,371
Drug Use	48	287	41	776	- 489
Meningitis	49	284	59	129	+ 155
Bladder Cancer	50	242	17	5,222	- 4,980
Encephalitis	51	211	70	4	+ 207
Appendicitis	52	207	61	79	+ 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	179	48	294	- 115
Multiple Sclerosis	54	173	49	287	- 114
Skin Cancers	55	94	32	1,803	- 1,709
Poisonings	56	75	57	170	- 95
War	57	75	68	6	+ 69
Tuberculosis	58	42	50	270	- 229
Dengue	59	30	77	0	+ 30
Hepatitis B	60	25	58	162	- 137
Upper Respiratory	61	22	62	47	- 24
Tetanus	62	9	72	2	+ 7
Syphilis	63	9	67	9	- 0
Chlamydia	64	7	82	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	65	3	42	652	- 650
Otitis Media	66	1	66	9	- 8
Ascariasis	67	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	68	0	73	2	- 1
Measles	69	0	81	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	37	914	- 914
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Oral conditions	84	0	63	44	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	86	0	53	212	- 212
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.