USA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	278,114	1	504,904	- 226,790
Stroke	2	186,493	4	158,520	+ 27,974
Hypertension	3	164,596	8	65,960	+ 98,636
Diabetes Mellitus	4	127,835	10	61,418	+ 66,417
Violence	5	123,580	27	18,976	+ 104,604
HIV/AIDS	6	111,748	42	5,660	+ 106,088
Kidney Disease	7	99,690	6	85,861	+ 13,830
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	81,219	11	60,317	+ 20,902
Breast Cancer	9	57,339	13	48,671	+ 8,669
Other Injuries	10	55,780	25	25,997	+ 29,782
Liver Disease	11	55,741	16	43,402	+ 12,339
Prostate Cancer	12	54,463	20	35,612	+ 18,851
Endocrine Disorders	13	51,337	14	46,985	+ 4,352
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	44,461	2	287,198	- 242,737
Inflammatory/Heart	15	39,049	22	32,529	+ 6,520
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	35,249	9	61,827	- 26,578
Lung Disease	17	27,651	3	195,387	- 167,736
Road Traffic Accidents	18	25,109	17	41,694	- 16,585
Lung Cancers	19	24,359	5	155,533	- 131,173
Skin Disease	20	22,063	43	5,409	+ 16,654
Drownings	21	21,618	45	4,070	+ 17,548
Lymphomas	22	20,709	19	40,281	- 19,571
Cervical Cancer	23	17,101	38	6,984	+ 10,116
Alcohol	24	16,714	30	14,659	+ 2,055
Stomach Cancer	25	14,757	33	13,077	+ 1,680
Falls	26	14,644	18	40,418	- 25,774
Parkinson's Disease	27	14,001	21	34,491	- 20,490
Low Birth Weight	28	13,720	39	6,924	+ 6,796
Congenital Anomalies	29	13,200	34	11,762	+ 1,439
Uterin Cancer	30	11,626	36	10,063	+ 1,563
Suicide	31	11,459	12	53,099	- 41,640
Liver Cancer	32	9,835	23	27,064	- 17,230
Fires	33	8,658	49	3,183	+ 5,475
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	8,635	48	3,461	+ 5,174
Leukemia	35	8,400	24	26,966	- 18,566
Ovary Cancer	36	8,303	31	14,591	- 6,288
Pancreas Cancer	37	8,125	15	44,293	- 36,168
Oesophagus Cancer	38	7,251	28	17,829	- 10,578
Asthma	39	7,103	46	3,818	+ 3,285
Epilepsy	40	6,494	50	3,162	+ 3,332
Maternal Conditions	41	5,334	56	779	+ 4,556
Birth Trauma	42	5,163	54	1,233	+ 3,930
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	4,309	37	9,955	- 5,646
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	3,622	47	3,646	- 24
Malnutrition	45	3,534	40	6,762	- 3,228
Oral Cancer	46	2,884	35	11,555	- 8,671
Other Neoplasms	47	2,727	29	17,743	- 15,016
Drug Use	48	2,078	7	74,435	- 72,356
Meningitis	49	2,055	60	606	+ 1,449
Bladder Cancer	50	1,753	26	19,622	- 17,869
Encephalitis	51	1,527	68	25	+ 1,502
Appendicitis	52	1,494	63	424	+ 1,070
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	1,296	52	2,461	- 1,165
Multiple Sclerosis	54	1,250	44	5,059	- 3,809
Skin Cancers	55	683	32	14,311	- 13,628
Poisonings	56	543	53	1,674	- 1,131
War	57	542	55	1,198	- 656
Tuberculosis	58	302	62	546	- 244
Dengue	59	214	76	0	+ 214
Hepatitis B	60	179	59	608	- 429
Upper Respiratory	61	161	65	229	- 68
Tetanus	62	65	71	2	+ 63
Syphilis	63	63	66	49	+ 14
Chlamydia	64	50	84	0	+ 50
Hepatitis C	65	18	41	5,684	- 5,666
Otitis Media	66	9	67	34	- 25
Ascariasis	67	7	82	0	+ 7
Pertussis	68	2	69	16	- 14
Measles	69	0	80	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Oral conditions	84	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	579	- 579
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.