BAHAMAS VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	262	8	98	+ 164
Tuberculosis	2	156	58	0	+ 155
Measles	3	150	69	0	+ 150
Malaria	4	149	77	0	+ 149
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	147	43	5	+ 142
Stroke	6	130	2	224	- 94
Coronary Heart Disease	7	124	1	334	- 211
Low Birth Weight	8	123	28	16	+ 107
Birth Trauma	9	118	42	6	+ 112
Road Traffic Accidents	10	108	18	30	+ 78
Congenital Anomalies	11	58	29	16	+ 42
Hypertension	12	56	3	198	- 142
Liver Disease	13	54	11	67	- 13
Lung Disease	14	48	17	33	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	15	47	6	134	- 87
Diabetes Mellitus	16	46	4	154	- 108
Meningitis	17	41	49	2	+ 39
Violence	18	40	5	148	- 109
Maternal Conditions	19	37	41	6	+ 31
Kidney Disease	20	32	7	120	- 87
Malnutrition	21	32	45	4	+ 27
Other Injuries	22	29	10	67	- 38
Pertussis	23	28	68	0	+ 28
Asthma	24	28	39	9	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	25	26	13	62	- 35
Suicide	26	21	31	14	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	27	17	23	21	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	16	14	53	- 37
Inflammatory/Heart	29	14	15	47	- 33
Prostate Cancer	30	14	12	65	- 51
Liver Cancer	31	14	32	12	+ 2
Syphilis	32	13	63	0	+ 13
Falls	33	12	26	18	- 5
Drownings	34	12	21	26	- 14
Breast Cancer	35	12	9	69	- 57
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	11	16	42	- 32
Stomach Cancer	37	9	25	18	- 9
Lymphomas	38	7	22	25	- 18
Fires	39	7	33	10	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	7	34	10	- 4
Leukemia	41	7	35	10	- 3
Poisonings	42	6	56	1	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	6	44	4	+ 2
Epilepsy	44	6	40	8	- 2
War	45	6	57	1	+ 5
Tetanus	46	4	62	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	47	4	19	29	- 25
Schistosomiasis	48	4	74	0	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	49	4	27	17	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	50	4	37	10	- 6
Oral Cancer	51	4	46	3	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	52	3	75	0	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	53	3	38	9	- 6
Skin Disease	54	3	20	27	- 24
Skin Cancers	55	3	55	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	56	3	52	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	57	2	51	2	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	58	2	36	10	- 8
Drug Use	59	2	48	2	- 0
Alcohol	60	2	24	20	- 18
Hepatitis B	61	2	60	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	61	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	63	1	30	14	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	64	1	78	0	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	65	1	50	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	53	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	67	0	47	3	- 3
Ascariasis	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	54	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	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.