BAHAMAS VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	827	1	334	+ 493
Stroke	2	402	2	224	+ 178
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	321	8	98	+ 223
Lung Cancers	4	224	19	29	+ 195
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	219	14	53	+ 165
Lung Disease	6	206	17	33	+ 173
Hypertension	7	130	3	198	- 68
Prostate Cancer	8	126	12	65	+ 61
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	111	16	42	+ 68
Falls	10	105	26	18	+ 88
Liver Disease	11	70	11	67	+ 3
Other Injuries	12	70	10	67	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	13	67	4	154	- 86
Kidney Disease	14	64	7	120	- 56
Breast Cancer	15	63	9	69	- 6
Suicide	16	61	31	14	+ 48
Inflammatory/Heart	17	43	15	47	- 4
Lymphomas	18	41	22	25	+ 16
Road Traffic Accidents	19	38	18	30	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	20	37	25	18	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	21	34	37	10	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	22	33	38	9	+ 24
Oral Cancer	23	33	46	3	+ 29
Liver Cancer	24	31	32	12	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	25	29	47	3	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	26	28	50	2	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	27	26	27	17	+ 9
Alcohol	28	25	24	20	+ 5
Cervical Cancer	29	25	23	21	+ 4
Leukemia	30	24	35	10	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	31	23	30	14	+ 9
Violence	32	22	5	148	- 127
Skin Cancers	33	19	55	1	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	34	18	6	134	- 117
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	16	34	10	+ 5
Endocrine Disorders	36	15	13	62	- 46
Congenital Anomalies	37	14	29	16	- 2
Osteoarthritis	38	12	86	0	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	39	12	36	10	+ 2
Asthma	40	11	39	9	+ 3
Skin Disease	41	10	20	27	- 17
Drownings	42	9	21	26	- 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	8	43	5	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	6	44	4	+ 2
Hepatitis C	45	4	65	0	+ 4
Epilepsy	46	4	40	8	- 4
Appendicitis	47	4	52	2	+ 2
Low Birth Weight	48	4	28	16	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	3	53	2	+ 2
Meningitis	50	3	49	2	+ 1
Drug Use	51	3	48	2	+ 1
Anemia	52	3	81	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	85	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	54	3	83	0	+ 3
Malnutrition	55	2	45	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	2	60	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	54	2	+ 1
Fires	58	2	33	10	- 8
Birth Trauma	59	2	42	6	- 4
Tuberculosis	60	2	58	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	61	2	41	6	- 5
Poisonings	62	1	56	1	- 0
Otitis Media	63	0	66	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	64	0	84	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	51	2	- 2
Leprosy	67	0	73	0	+ 0
War	68	0	57	1	- 1
Syphilis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	76	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	64	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.