BAHAMAS VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	519	2	224	+ 295
Coronary Heart Disease	2	483	1	334	+ 149
Diabetes Mellitus	3	351	4	154	+ 198
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	299	8	98	+ 201
Prostate Cancer	5	223	12	65	+ 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	155	16	42	+ 113
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	154	14	53	+ 101
Breast Cancer	8	128	9	69	+ 60
Endocrine Disorders	9	126	13	62	+ 64
Kidney Disease	10	125	7	120	+ 5
Other Injuries	11	106	10	67	+ 39
Lung Disease	12	100	17	33	+ 67
Hypertension	13	97	3	198	- 101
Skin Disease	14	84	20	27	+ 58
Lymphomas	15	69	22	25	+ 44
Lung Cancers	16	58	19	29	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	17	53	15	47	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	18	52	37	10	+ 43
Violence	19	44	5	148	- 105
Leukemia	20	39	35	10	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	21	38	6	134	- 96
Stomach Cancer	22	37	25	18	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	23	37	23	21	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	24	35	47	3	+ 32
Road Traffic Accidents	25	32	18	30	+ 2
Liver Disease	26	31	11	67	- 36
Uterin Cancer	27	29	30	14	+ 15
Oral Cancer	28	24	46	3	+ 21
Congenital Anomalies	29	24	29	16	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	23	85	0	+ 23
Parkinson's Disease	31	22	27	17	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	32	21	36	10	+ 11
Liver Cancer	33	19	32	12	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	19	34	10	+ 9
Asthma	35	18	39	9	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	36	16	38	9	+ 7
Anemia	37	15	81	0	+ 15
Epilepsy	38	13	40	8	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	39	13	50	2	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	9	43	5	+ 4
Falls	41	9	26	18	- 9
Low Birth Weight	42	7	28	16	- 9
Birth Trauma	43	7	42	6	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	6	53	2	+ 5
Meningitis	45	6	49	2	+ 3
Alcohol	46	5	24	20	- 15
Skin Cancers	47	5	55	1	+ 5
Poisonings	48	3	56	1	+ 2
Malnutrition	49	3	45	4	- 2
Osteoarthritis	50	3	86	0	+ 3
Suicide	51	2	31	14	- 11
Hepatitis B	52	2	60	0	+ 2
Drug Use	53	2	48	2	- 0
Dengue	54	2	59	0	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	2	44	4	- 3
Maternal Conditions	56	2	41	6	- 5
Drownings	57	1	21	26	- 24
Upper Respiratory	58	1	61	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	59	1	83	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	60	1	58	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	61	1	54	2	- 0
Fires	62	1	33	10	- 10
Oral conditions	63	1	84	0	+ 1
Syphilis	64	1	63	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	65	0	52	2	- 1
War	66	0	57	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	64	0	- 0
Encephalitis	82	0	51	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	83	0	65	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

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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.