SRI LANKA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,878	1	26,304	- 8,426
Stroke	2	11,988	6	6,805	+ 5,183
Hypertension	3	10,581	20	1,055	+ 9,525
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,218	2	12,460	- 4,243
Violence	5	7,944	31	499	+ 7,445
HIV/AIDS	6	7,184	55	39	+ 7,144
Kidney Disease	7	6,408	5	6,858	- 450
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,221	8	5,117	+ 104
Breast Cancer	9	3,686	15	1,383	+ 2,303
Other Injuries	10	3,586	14	1,529	+ 2,056
Liver Disease	11	3,583	17	1,303	+ 2,280
Prostate Cancer	12	3,501	30	507	+ 2,994
Endocrine Disorders	13	3,300	32	462	+ 2,838
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,858	4	6,939	- 4,080
Inflammatory/Heart	15	2,510	35	425	+ 2,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,266	24	911	+ 1,354
Lung Disease	17	1,777	3	9,456	- 7,679
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,614	9	4,200	- 2,586
Lung Cancers	19	1,566	12	1,775	- 209
Skin Disease	20	1,418	36	293	+ 1,126
Drownings	21	1,390	27	731	+ 659
Lymphomas	22	1,331	21	1,027	+ 304
Cervical Cancer	23	1,099	26	762	+ 337
Alcohol	24	1,074	51	82	+ 992
Stomach Cancer	25	949	16	1,321	- 372
Falls	26	941	23	964	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	27	900	45	168	+ 732
Low Birth Weight	28	882	29	536	+ 346
Congenital Anomalies	29	849	22	989	- 141
Uterin Cancer	30	747	42	218	+ 529
Suicide	31	737	10	2,977	- 2,241
Liver Cancer	32	632	19	1,090	- 458
Fires	33	557	41	239	+ 318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	555	56	38	+ 517
Leukemia	35	540	18	1,155	- 615
Ovary Cancer	36	534	37	281	+ 253
Pancreas Cancer	37	522	43	214	+ 309
Oesophagus Cancer	38	466	13	1,544	- 1,078
Asthma	39	457	7	6,471	- 6,014
Epilepsy	40	417	39	269	+ 148
Maternal Conditions	41	343	48	96	+ 247
Birth Trauma	42	332	44	193	+ 139
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	277	28	605	- 328
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	233	53	49	+ 183
Malnutrition	45	227	54	43	+ 184
Oral Cancer	46	185	11	2,893	- 2,708
Other Neoplasms	47	175	50	86	+ 90
Drug Use	48	134	40	257	- 124
Meningitis	49	132	46	146	- 14
Bladder Cancer	50	113	34	432	- 319
Encephalitis	51	98	61	10	+ 88
Appendicitis	52	96	64	5	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	83	60	11	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	54	80	69	2	+ 78
Skin Cancers	55	44	52	58	- 14
Poisonings	56	35	49	93	- 58
War	57	35	38	280	- 245
Tuberculosis	58	19	25	769	- 750
Dengue	59	14	47	131	- 117
Hepatitis B	60	12	62	6	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	61	10	66	5	+ 6
Tetanus	62	4	57	27	- 23
Syphilis	63	4	58	15	- 11
Chlamydia	64	3	84	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	59	15	- 14
Measles	69	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	63	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	33	445	- 445
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Oral conditions	84	0	68	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	86	0	67	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Bahamas

Sri Lanka

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.