SYRIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,409	1	28,203	- 8,794
Stroke	2	13,015	2	8,088	+ 4,927
Hypertension	3	11,487	23	707	+ 10,780
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,922	15	1,534	+ 7,388
Violence	5	8,625	25	444	+ 8,180
HIV/AIDS	6	7,799	58	15	+ 7,784
Kidney Disease	7	6,957	6	2,329	+ 4,628
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,668	4	2,958	+ 2,710
Breast Cancer	9	4,002	10	1,953	+ 2,049
Other Injuries	10	3,893	24	521	+ 3,372
Liver Disease	11	3,890	11	1,720	+ 2,170
Prostate Cancer	12	3,801	28	404	+ 3,397
Endocrine Disorders	13	3,583	26	418	+ 3,165
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,103	14	1,551	+ 1,552
Inflammatory/Heart	15	2,725	32	337	+ 2,388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,460	16	1,224	+ 1,236
Lung Disease	17	1,930	13	1,601	+ 329
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,752	5	2,550	- 798
Lung Cancers	19	1,700	9	2,048	- 348
Skin Disease	20	1,540	61	8	+ 1,532
Drownings	21	1,509	40	215	+ 1,294
Lymphomas	22	1,445	18	827	+ 618
Cervical Cancer	23	1,193	42	188	+ 1,005
Alcohol	24	1,166	53	51	+ 1,116
Stomach Cancer	25	1,030	22	725	+ 305
Falls	26	1,022	29	383	+ 639
Parkinson's Disease	27	977	30	367	+ 610
Low Birth Weight	28	957	12	1,652	- 694
Congenital Anomalies	29	921	8	2,077	- 1,156
Uterin Cancer	30	811	44	146	+ 666
Suicide	31	800	33	333	+ 467
Liver Cancer	32	686	31	366	+ 320
Fires	33	604	43	179	+ 425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	603	49	79	+ 524
Leukemia	35	586	19	796	- 210
Ovary Cancer	36	579	34	328	+ 252
Pancreas Cancer	37	567	27	411	+ 156
Oesophagus Cancer	38	506	47	97	+ 409
Asthma	39	496	17	1,052	- 557
Epilepsy	40	453	48	92	+ 361
Maternal Conditions	41	372	45	105	+ 268
Birth Trauma	42	360	21	744	- 384
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	301	7	2,156	- 1,855
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	253	41	197	+ 55
Malnutrition	45	247	51	73	+ 174
Oral Cancer	46	201	36	289	- 88
Other Neoplasms	47	190	57	21	+ 169
Drug Use	48	145	39	249	- 104
Meningitis	49	143	35	295	- 151
Bladder Cancer	50	122	20	757	- 635
Encephalitis	51	107	50	77	+ 30
Appendicitis	52	104	54	36	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	90	62	7	+ 84
Multiple Sclerosis	54	87	59	14	+ 73
Skin Cancers	55	48	38	276	- 229
Poisonings	56	38	46	98	- 60
War	57	38	3	7,760	- 7,723
Tuberculosis	58	21	56	23	- 2
Dengue	59	15	72	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	60	12	63	5	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	61	11	66	3	+ 8
Tetanus	62	5	52	57	- 53
Syphilis	63	4	55	31	- 26
Chlamydia	64	3	69	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	68	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	0	67	1	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	37	289	- 289
Measles	69	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.