BAHAMAS VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	424	1	334	+ 90
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	328	14	53	+ 275
Lung Cancers	3	222	19	29	+ 192
Lung Disease	4	151	17	33	+ 117
Stroke	5	150	2	224	- 74
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	102	16	42	+ 60
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	79	8	98	- 19
Breast Cancer	8	63	9	69	- 6
Diabetes Mellitus	9	61	4	154	- 93
Lymphomas	10	55	22	25	+ 30
Pancreas Cancer	11	54	37	10	+ 44
Falls	12	51	26	18	+ 34
Prostate Cancer	13	50	12	65	- 16
Kidney Disease	14	48	7	120	- 71
Suicide	15	47	31	14	+ 33
Drug Use	16	39	48	2	+ 37
Liver Disease	17	38	11	67	- 29
Parkinson's Disease	18	36	27	17	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	19	34	13	62	- 27
Liver Cancer	20	33	32	12	+ 21
Leukemia	21	33	35	10	+ 23
Hypertension	22	27	3	198	- 171
Bladder Cancer	23	27	50	2	+ 25
Other Injuries	24	25	10	67	- 42
Oesophagus Cancer	25	24	38	9	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	26	23	25	18	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	27	22	15	47	- 25
Road Traffic Accidents	28	21	18	30	- 9
Ovary Cancer	29	20	36	10	+ 10
Skin Cancers	30	19	55	1	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	31	18	47	3	+ 15
Oral Cancer	32	17	46	3	+ 13
Alcohol	33	16	24	20	- 4
Uterin Cancer	34	13	30	14	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	35	11	29	16	- 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	9	43	5	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	37	7	54	2	+ 6
Skin Disease	38	7	20	27	- 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	7	44	4	+ 2
Violence	40	6	5	148	- 142
Cervical Cancer	41	6	23	21	- 14
Low Birth Weight	42	6	28	16	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	5	34	10	- 6
Epilepsy	44	4	40	8	- 4
Hepatitis C	45	4	65	0	+ 4
Anemia	46	4	81	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3	53	2	+ 2
Drownings	48	3	21	26	- 23
Asthma	49	3	39	9	- 6
Birth Trauma	50	2	42	6	- 4
Malnutrition	51	2	45	4	- 2
Fires	52	2	33	10	- 8
HIV/AIDS	53	2	6	134	- 133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	85	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	55	1	86	0	+ 1
Poisonings	56	1	56	1	+ 1
Schizophrenia	57	1	83	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	58	1	58	0	+ 1
Meningitis	59	1	49	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	60	1	60	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	62	1	52	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	6	- 6
War	65	0	57	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	51	2	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	64	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.