UNITED KINGDOM VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,677	2	71,728	- 16,051
Stroke	2	37,335	4	37,626	- 291
Hypertension	3	32,951	23	5,208	+ 27,743
Diabetes Mellitus	4	25,592	17	5,842	+ 19,749
Violence	5	24,740	46	868	+ 23,872
HIV/AIDS	6	22,371	55	188	+ 22,183
Kidney Disease	7	19,957	18	5,471	+ 14,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	16,260	3	40,540	- 24,281
Breast Cancer	9	11,479	9	12,718	- 1,239
Other Injuries	10	11,167	19	5,464	+ 5,703
Liver Disease	11	11,159	14	7,666	+ 3,493
Prostate Cancer	12	10,903	8	13,289	- 2,386
Endocrine Disorders	13	10,277	28	3,297	+ 6,980
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	8,901	1	98,135	- 89,234
Inflammatory/Heart	15	7,817	29	3,126	+ 4,691
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	7,057	7	18,446	- 11,389
Lung Disease	17	5,536	6	32,896	- 27,360
Road Traffic Accidents	18	5,027	33	2,169	+ 2,858
Lung Cancers	19	4,877	5	35,715	- 30,838
Skin Disease	20	4,417	34	2,134	+ 2,283
Drownings	21	4,328	49	301	+ 4,027
Lymphomas	22	4,146	10	9,350	- 5,204
Cervical Cancer	23	3,423	43	1,099	+ 2,324
Alcohol	24	3,346	39	1,555	+ 1,791
Stomach Cancer	25	2,954	24	4,999	- 2,045
Falls	26	2,932	15	7,618	- 4,687
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,803	13	8,573	- 5,770
Low Birth Weight	28	2,747	40	1,313	+ 1,433
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,643	35	2,127	+ 516
Uterin Cancer	30	2,327	32	2,346	- 19
Suicide	31	2,294	20	5,325	- 3,031
Liver Cancer	32	1,969	21	5,237	- 3,268
Fires	33	1,733	48	334	+ 1,399
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,729	36	2,090	- 361
Leukemia	35	1,682	22	5,211	- 3,529
Ovary Cancer	36	1,662	25	4,019	- 2,356
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,627	11	8,995	- 7,369
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,452	12	8,727	- 7,275
Asthma	39	1,422	41	1,302	+ 120
Epilepsy	40	1,300	42	1,193	+ 107
Maternal Conditions	41	1,068	64	47	+ 1,021
Birth Trauma	42	1,034	54	190	+ 844
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	863	38	1,599	- 736
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	725	45	876	- 151
Malnutrition	45	707	58	116	+ 592
Oral Cancer	46	577	30	3,109	- 2,531
Other Neoplasms	47	546	26	3,986	- 3,440
Drug Use	48	416	31	2,824	- 2,408
Meningitis	49	411	52	232	+ 179
Bladder Cancer	50	351	16	6,133	- 5,782
Encephalitis	51	306	68	6	+ 300
Appendicitis	52	299	59	105	+ 194
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	259	44	1,014	- 754
Multiple Sclerosis	54	250	37	1,856	- 1,605
Skin Cancers	55	137	27	3,727	- 3,590
Poisonings	56	109	53	221	- 112
War	57	108	67	10	+ 99
Tuberculosis	58	60	47	351	- 291
Dengue	59	43	73	0	+ 42
Hepatitis B	60	36	65	40	- 4
Upper Respiratory	61	32	63	48	- 16
Tetanus	62	13	72	0	+ 13
Syphilis	63	13	62	49	- 36
Chlamydia	64	10	79	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	4	51	267	- 264
Otitis Media	66	2	66	16	- 14
Ascariasis	67	1	80	0	+ 1
Pertussis	68	0	69	3	- 3
Measles	69	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Oral conditions	84	0	61	54	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	86	0	57	167	- 167
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Bahamas

United Kingdom

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.