BAHAMAS VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	593	2	224	+ 369
Coronary Heart Disease	2	514	1	334	+ 180
Lung Disease	3	281	17	33	+ 248
Lung Cancers	4	207	19	29	+ 178
Stomach Cancer	5	116	25	18	+ 98
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	88	14	53	+ 35
Hypertension	7	87	3	198	- 110
Road Traffic Accidents	8	73	18	30	+ 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	72	16	42	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	10	70	38	9	+ 62
Kidney Disease	11	56	7	120	- 64
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	53	8	98	- 44
Liver Cancer	13	53	32	12	+ 41
Diabetes Mellitus	14	47	4	154	- 107
Liver Disease	15	42	11	67	- 25
Falls	16	40	26	18	+ 23
Suicide	17	34	31	14	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	18	32	37	10	+ 23
Breast Cancer	19	27	9	69	- 42
Parkinson's Disease	20	21	27	17	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	19	44	4	+ 15
Leukemia	22	17	35	10	+ 7
Lymphomas	23	17	22	25	- 8
Oral Cancer	24	16	46	3	+ 12
Other Injuries	25	16	10	67	- 51
Drownings	26	15	21	26	- 11
Cervical Cancer	27	15	23	21	- 6
Prostate Cancer	28	15	12	65	- 51
Bladder Cancer	29	11	50	2	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	11	34	10	+ 1
Congenital Anomalies	31	11	29	16	- 5
Tuberculosis	32	10	58	0	+ 10
Inflammatory/Heart	33	9	15	47	- 38
HIV/AIDS	34	8	6	134	- 126
Ovary Cancer	35	8	36	10	- 2
Poisonings	36	7	56	1	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	37	7	13	62	- 54
Drug Use	38	7	48	2	+ 5
Asthma	39	7	39	9	- 2
Low Birth Weight	40	6	28	16	- 10
Skin Cancers	41	6	55	1	+ 5
Alcohol	42	6	24	20	- 15
Birth Trauma	43	5	42	6	- 1
Malnutrition	44	4	45	4	- 0
Uterin Cancer	45	3	30	14	- 11
Epilepsy	46	3	40	8	- 5
Violence	47	3	5	148	- 145
Fires	48	3	33	10	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	3	53	2	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	3	43	5	- 3
Meningitis	51	2	49	2	- 1
Skin Disease	52	2	20	27	- 25
Other Neoplasms	53	1	47	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	54	1	41	6	- 5
Encephalitis	55	1	51	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	60	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	57	1	61	0	+ 1
Syphilis	58	1	63	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1	54	2	- 1
Appendicitis	60	0	52	2	- 1
War	61	0	57	1	- 0
Measles	62	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	0	+ 0
Pertussis	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	65	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.