BAHAMAS VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	524	1	334	+ 190
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	323	14	53	+ 270
Stroke	3	254	2	224	+ 30
Lung Cancers	4	232	19	29	+ 203
Lung Disease	5	221	17	33	+ 188
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	195	8	98	+ 97
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	114	16	42	+ 72
Kidney Disease	8	101	7	120	- 19
Breast Cancer	9	89	9	69	+ 20
Suicide	10	72	31	14	+ 59
Other Injuries	11	69	10	67	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	12	63	47	3	+ 59
Prostate Cancer	13	63	12	65	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	14	62	37	10	+ 52
Falls	15	60	26	18	+ 43
Lymphomas	16	53	22	25	+ 28
Liver Disease	17	49	11	67	- 18
Endocrine Disorders	18	49	13	62	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	19	47	27	17	+ 30
Diabetes Mellitus	20	44	4	154	- 110
Leukemia	21	41	35	10	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	22	37	50	2	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	23	36	15	47	- 11
Liver Cancer	24	33	32	12	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	25	31	38	9	+ 22
Stomach Cancer	26	30	25	18	+ 12
Hypertension	27	25	3	198	- 172
Oral Cancer	28	23	46	3	+ 20
Road Traffic Accidents	29	23	18	30	- 7
Ovary Cancer	30	22	36	10	+ 12
Skin Cancers	31	18	55	1	+ 17
Alcohol	32	17	24	20	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	14	43	5	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	34	13	30	14	- 1
Skin Disease	35	13	20	27	- 13
Epilepsy	36	12	40	8	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	10	44	4	+ 6
Malnutrition	38	10	45	4	+ 6
Drug Use	39	10	48	2	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	40	10	29	16	- 6
Cervical Cancer	41	8	23	21	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	7	34	10	- 3
Anemia	43	7	81	0	+ 7
Violence	44	5	5	148	- 143
Multiple Sclerosis	45	5	54	2	+ 4
Asthma	46	4	39	9	- 4
Drownings	47	3	21	26	- 23
Fires	48	3	33	10	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	2	53	2	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	50	2	28	16	- 14
Osteoarthritis	51	2	86	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	2	65	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	53	2	42	6	- 5
Tuberculosis	54	2	58	0	+ 1
Poisonings	55	1	56	1	+ 1
Schizophrenia	56	1	83	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	57	1	6	134	- 133
Meningitis	58	1	49	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	59	1	61	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	1	85	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	52	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	60	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	6	- 6
Otitis Media	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	51	2	- 2
War	67	0	57	1	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	71	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	62	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	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.