BAHAMAS VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	421	6	134	+ 286
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	209	8	98	+ 111
Malaria	3	153	77	0	+ 153
Low Birth Weight	4	105	28	16	+ 88
Birth Trauma	5	101	42	6	+ 95
Stroke	6	100	2	224	- 124
Coronary Heart Disease	7	96	1	334	- 238
Road Traffic Accidents	8	84	18	30	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	80	43	5	+ 75
Tuberculosis	10	73	58	0	+ 73
Diabetes Mellitus	11	68	4	154	- 85
Congenital Anomalies	12	57	29	16	+ 41
Liver Disease	13	46	11	67	- 21
Kidney Disease	14	45	7	120	- 74
Measles	15	41	69	0	+ 41
Hypertension	16	38	3	198	- 160
Maternal Conditions	17	32	41	6	+ 25
Syphilis	18	31	63	0	+ 31
Meningitis	19	29	49	2	+ 27
Lung Disease	20	28	17	33	- 6
Pertussis	21	25	68	0	+ 25
Suicide	22	25	31	14	+ 11
Other Injuries	23	24	10	67	- 43
Breast Cancer	24	19	9	69	- 50
Endocrine Disorders	25	17	13	62	- 45
Asthma	26	15	39	9	+ 6
Inflammatory/Heart	27	14	15	47	- 32
Cervical Cancer	28	13	23	21	- 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	13	14	53	- 41
Drug Use	30	12	48	2	+ 9
Malnutrition	31	11	45	4	+ 7
Falls	32	10	26	18	- 7
Violence	33	10	5	148	- 138
Liver Cancer	34	10	32	12	- 2
Prostate Cancer	35	10	12	65	- 56
Drownings	36	9	21	26	- 17
Oral Cancer	37	8	46	3	+ 4
Epilepsy	38	7	40	8	- 0
Fires	39	7	33	10	- 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	7	16	42	- 36
Lung Cancers	41	6	19	29	- 23
Tetanus	42	5	62	0	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	5	34	10	- 5
Poisonings	44	5	56	1	+ 4
Lymphomas	45	4	22	25	- 20
Parkinson's Disease	46	4	27	17	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	47	4	78	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	4	55	1	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	49	4	25	18	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	3	44	4	- 1
Skin Disease	51	3	20	27	- 24
Ovary Cancer	52	3	36	10	- 7
Alcohol	53	3	24	20	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	54	3	38	9	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	55	3	37	10	- 7
Bladder Cancer	56	2	50	2	- 0
Encephalitis	57	2	51	2	- 0
Uterin Cancer	58	2	30	14	- 12
Appendicitis	59	1	52	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	60	1	74	0	+ 1
Leukemia	61	1	35	10	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	53	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	1	47	3	- 3
Diphtheria	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	1	60	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	54	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
War	71	0	57	1	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Equ. Guinea

Bahamas

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.