BAHAMAS VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	304	6	134	+ 170
Tuberculosis	2	187	58	0	+ 187
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	174	8	98	+ 76
Coronary Heart Disease	4	168	1	334	- 166
Stroke	5	153	2	224	- 71
Malaria	6	133	77	0	+ 133
Road Traffic Accidents	7	108	18	30	+ 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	88	43	5	+ 83
Low Birth Weight	9	86	28	16	+ 70
Diabetes Mellitus	10	71	4	154	- 83
Birth Trauma	11	67	42	6	+ 61
Hypertension	12	63	3	198	- 135
Liver Disease	13	63	11	67	- 4
Congenital Anomalies	14	49	29	16	+ 33
Kidney Disease	15	41	7	120	- 78
Maternal Conditions	16	39	41	6	+ 33
Lung Disease	17	36	17	33	+ 3
Violence	18	36	5	148	- 112
Suicide	19	23	31	14	+ 10
Other Injuries	20	22	10	67	- 45
Pertussis	21	22	68	0	+ 22
Meningitis	22	20	49	2	+ 18
Asthma	23	20	39	9	+ 11
Malnutrition	24	18	45	4	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	16	14	53	- 38
Inflammatory/Heart	26	15	15	47	- 32
Endocrine Disorders	27	14	13	62	- 48
Prostate Cancer	28	13	12	65	- 52
Cervical Cancer	29	13	23	21	- 7
Liver Cancer	30	11	32	12	- 0
Measles	31	11	69	0	+ 11
Breast Cancer	32	11	9	69	- 58
Falls	33	10	26	18	- 8
Syphilis	34	7	63	0	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	7	34	10	- 3
Drownings	36	7	21	26	- 19
Fires	37	6	33	10	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	6	16	42	- 36
Stomach Cancer	39	6	25	18	- 12
Epilepsy	40	5	40	8	- 3
Poisonings	41	5	56	1	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	42	5	27	17	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	4	44	4	+ 0
Drug Use	44	4	48	2	+ 2
Lymphomas	45	4	22	25	- 21
Leukemia	46	4	35	10	- 6
Lung Cancers	47	4	19	29	- 26
Ovary Cancer	48	3	36	10	- 7
Alcohol	49	3	24	20	- 17
Skin Disease	50	3	20	27	- 23
Schistosomiasis	51	3	74	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	52	3	37	10	- 7
Skin Cancers	53	2	55	1	+ 2
Oral Cancer	54	2	46	3	- 1
Tetanus	55	2	62	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	1	51	2	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	57	1	38	9	- 7
Appendicitis	58	1	52	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	1	53	2	- 1
Uterin Cancer	60	1	30	14	- 13
Bladder Cancer	61	1	50	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	60	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	63	1	47	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	0	61	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	54	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	+ 0
War	72	0	57	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	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.