BAHAMAS VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,300	1	334	+ 1,966
Stroke	2	709	2	224	+ 485
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	153	14	53	+ 99
Lung Cancers	4	128	19	29	+ 98
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	125	16	42	+ 82
Alcohol	6	119	24	20	+ 99
Lung Disease	7	95	17	33	+ 62
Liver Disease	8	90	11	67	+ 23
Suicide	9	87	31	14	+ 73
Stomach Cancer	10	73	25	18	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	11	59	15	47	+ 12
Breast Cancer	12	53	9	69	- 16
Pancreas Cancer	13	51	37	10	+ 41
Other Injuries	14	48	10	67	- 20
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	47	8	98	- 51
Falls	16	41	26	18	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	17	40	12	65	- 25
Oral Cancer	18	39	46	3	+ 35
Road Traffic Accidents	19	31	18	30	+ 1
Lymphomas	20	29	22	25	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	21	27	27	17	+ 10
Fires	22	27	33	10	+ 16
Leukemia	23	24	35	10	+ 14
Drownings	24	23	21	26	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	25	21	38	9	+ 13
Kidney Disease	26	21	7	120	- 99
Ovary Cancer	27	19	36	10	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	28	17	30	14	+ 3
Drug Use	29	17	48	2	+ 14
Diabetes Mellitus	30	16	4	154	- 137
Hypertension	31	16	3	198	- 182
Liver Cancer	32	16	32	12	+ 4
Poisonings	33	13	56	1	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	34	13	23	21	- 7
Bladder Cancer	35	13	50	2	+ 11
Skin Cancers	36	12	55	1	+ 11
Tuberculosis	37	12	58	0	+ 11
Violence	38	11	5	148	- 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	10	44	4	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	10	34	10	- 0
Congenital Anomalies	41	9	29	16	- 7
HIV/AIDS	42	7	6	134	- 127
Endocrine Disorders	43	6	13	62	- 56
Asthma	44	5	39	9	- 3
Epilepsy	45	5	40	8	- 3
Encephalitis	46	4	51	2	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	47	3	28	16	- 14
Other Neoplasms	48	2	47	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	49	2	54	2	+ 0
Meningitis	50	2	49	2	- 1
Skin Disease	51	1	20	27	- 25
Birth Trauma	52	1	42	6	- 5
Malnutrition	53	1	45	4	- 3
Appendicitis	54	1	52	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1	53	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	60	0	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	1	43	5	- 5
Upper Respiratory	58	0	61	0	+ 0
War	59	0	57	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	60	0	41	6	- 6
Chlamydia	61	0	64	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	64	0	62	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	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.