SWITZERLAND VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,206	1	10,713	- 3,507
Stroke	2	4,832	3	3,918	+ 915
Hypertension	3	4,265	6	2,471	+ 1,794
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,312	17	1,022	+ 2,291
Violence	5	3,202	51	42	+ 3,160
HIV/AIDS	6	2,895	54	29	+ 2,866
Kidney Disease	7	2,583	13	1,261	+ 1,322
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,104	8	1,949	+ 155
Breast Cancer	9	1,486	11	1,577	- 91
Other Injuries	10	1,445	30	410	+ 1,036
Liver Disease	11	1,444	21	677	+ 767
Prostate Cancer	12	1,411	10	1,579	- 168
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,330	25	593	+ 737
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	1,152	2	7,192	- 6,040
Inflammatory/Heart	15	1,012	16	1,027	- 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	913	7	1,995	- 1,081
Lung Disease	17	716	5	2,902	- 2,186
Road Traffic Accidents	18	651	34	193	+ 458
Lung Cancers	19	631	4	3,520	- 2,888
Skin Disease	20	572	40	129	+ 442
Drownings	21	560	50	49	+ 511
Lymphomas	22	537	15	1,131	- 595
Cervical Cancer	23	443	42	105	+ 338
Alcohol	24	433	32	229	+ 204
Stomach Cancer	25	382	24	614	- 231
Falls	26	379	9	1,919	- 1,540
Parkinson's Disease	27	363	18	857	- 494
Low Birth Weight	28	355	43	105	+ 251
Congenital Anomalies	29	342	31	305	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	30	301	33	224	+ 78
Suicide	31	297	14	1,249	- 952
Liver Cancer	32	255	19	805	- 550
Fires	33	224	55	21	+ 203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	224	41	122	+ 101
Leukemia	35	218	22	671	- 454
Ovary Cancer	36	215	29	457	- 242
Pancreas Cancer	37	211	12	1,486	- 1,275
Oesophagus Cancer	38	188	28	491	- 303
Asthma	39	184	46	95	+ 89
Epilepsy	40	168	39	159	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	41	138	64	4	+ 134
Birth Trauma	42	134	52	32	+ 102
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	112	35	186	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	94	48	78	+ 16
Malnutrition	45	92	47	84	+ 7
Oral Cancer	46	75	26	500	- 426
Other Neoplasms	47	71	20	681	- 611
Drug Use	48	54	36	176	- 122
Meningitis	49	53	57	20	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	50	45	23	669	- 624
Encephalitis	51	40	68	1	+ 39
Appendicitis	52	39	59	15	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	34	49	68	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	54	32	38	160	- 127
Skin Cancers	55	18	27	493	- 475
Poisonings	56	14	60	13	+ 1
War	57	14	67	1	+ 13
Tuberculosis	58	8	56	21	- 13
Dengue	59	6	81	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	60	5	63	5	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	4	61	11	- 7
Tetanus	62	2	70	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	2	65	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	64	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	58	15	- 15
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	44	102	- 102
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Oral conditions	84	0	62	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	86	0	37	170	- 170
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Bahamas

Switzerland

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.