SWEDEN VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,613	1	15,136	- 6,523
Stroke	2	5,775	3	6,035	- 259
Hypertension	3	5,097	10	1,838	+ 3,259
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,959	11	1,834	+ 2,124
Violence	5	3,827	47	113	+ 3,714
HIV/AIDS	6	3,461	61	13	+ 3,448
Kidney Disease	7	3,087	12	1,629	+ 1,458
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,515	7	2,659	- 144
Breast Cancer	9	1,776	13	1,582	+ 193
Other Injuries	10	1,727	15	1,374	+ 354
Liver Disease	11	1,726	23	723	+ 1,003
Prostate Cancer	12	1,687	8	2,622	- 936
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,590	24	702	+ 888
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,377	2	10,917	- 9,540
Inflammatory/Heart	15	1,209	28	547	+ 662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,092	6	3,049	- 1,958
Lung Disease	17	856	4	4,344	- 3,488
Road Traffic Accidents	18	778	34	315	+ 462
Lung Cancers	19	754	5	3,722	- 2,968
Skin Disease	20	683	39	220	+ 463
Drownings	21	669	46	114	+ 555
Lymphomas	22	641	16	1,357	- 715
Cervical Cancer	23	530	38	228	+ 302
Alcohol	24	518	32	359	+ 159
Stomach Cancer	25	457	26	612	- 155
Falls	26	454	17	1,109	- 656
Parkinson's Disease	27	434	19	943	- 509
Low Birth Weight	28	425	51	50	+ 375
Congenital Anomalies	29	409	35	308	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	30	360	33	345	+ 15
Suicide	31	355	14	1,479	- 1,125
Liver Cancer	32	305	22	752	- 447
Fires	33	268	49	65	+ 203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	267	37	277	- 10
Leukemia	35	260	20	825	- 565
Ovary Cancer	36	257	27	553	- 296
Pancreas Cancer	37	252	9	1,849	- 1,597
Oesophagus Cancer	38	225	29	538	- 314
Asthma	39	220	42	158	+ 62
Epilepsy	40	201	44	121	+ 81
Maternal Conditions	41	165	64	5	+ 160
Birth Trauma	42	160	55	34	+ 126
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	133	36	289	- 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	112	48	110	+ 2
Malnutrition	45	109	45	117	- 8
Oral Cancer	46	89	31	379	- 290
Other Neoplasms	47	84	18	1,036	- 952
Drug Use	48	64	30	423	- 359
Meningitis	49	64	54	35	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	50	54	21	760	- 706
Encephalitis	51	47	71	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	52	46	59	18	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	40	43	129	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	54	39	41	170	- 132
Skin Cancers	55	21	25	650	- 629
Poisonings	56	17	60	18	- 1
War	57	17	65	2	+ 15
Tuberculosis	58	9	56	24	- 15
Dengue	59	7	80	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	6	62	9	- 4
Upper Respiratory	61	5	58	20	- 14
Tetanus	62	2	68	0	+ 2
Syphilis	63	2	72	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	64	2	73	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	53	44	- 44
Otitis Media	66	0	66	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	67	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	83	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	40	175	- 175
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Oral conditions	84	0	63	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	86	0	57	24	- 24
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Bahamas

Sweden

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.