BAHAMAS VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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France FRANCE BAHAMAS Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 380 1 334 + 46
Alzheimers & Dementia 2 319 14 53 + 266
Stroke 3 218 2 224 - 6
Lung Cancers 4 214 19 29 + 185
Colon-Rectum Cancers 5 131 16 42 + 89
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 119 8 98 + 21
Lung Disease 7 110 17 33 + 76
Breast Cancer 8 93 9 69 + 24
Other Injuries 9 91 10 67 + 24
Pancreas Cancer 10 74 37 10 + 65
Kidney Disease 11 69 7 120 - 51
Diabetes Mellitus 12 66 4 154 - 88
Prostate Cancer 13 65 12 65 - 0
Lymphomas 14 60 22 25 + 36
Liver Cancer 15 58 32 12 + 46
Suicide 16 54 31 14 + 40
Other Neoplasms 17 53 47 3 + 49
Falls 18 50 26 18 + 32
Endocrine Disorders 19 49 13 62 - 13
Parkinson's Disease 20 45 27 17 + 29
Leukemia 21 45 35 10 + 35
Liver Disease 22 44 11 67 - 23
Hypertension 23 43 3 198 - 155
Bladder Cancer 24 39 50 2 + 37
Inflammatory/Heart 25 36 15 47 - 10
Stomach Cancer 26 33 25 18 + 16
Oral Cancer 27 28 46 3 + 25
Oesophagus Cancer 28 28 38 9 + 19
Malnutrition 29 25 45 4 + 21
Ovary Cancer 30 24 36 10 + 14
Road Traffic Accidents 31 20 18 30 - 10
Skin Cancers 32 20 55 1 + 19
Alcohol 33 19 24 20 - 1
Uterin Cancer 34 16 30 14 + 2
Congenital Anomalies 35 12 29 16 - 4
Drug Use 36 11 48 2 + 9
Epilepsy 37 11 40 8 + 3
Diarrhoeal diseases 38 11 43 5 + 6
Skin Disease 39 10 20 27 - 17
Cervical Cancer 40 9 23 21 - 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease 41 8 44 4 + 4
Asthma 42 6 39 9 - 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease 43 6 34 10 - 4
Anemia 44 6 81 0 + 6
Drownings 45 5 21 26 - 21
Multiple Sclerosis 46 5 54 2 + 3
Low Birth Weight 47 4 28 16 - 13
Schizophrenia 48 4 83 0 + 4
Violence 49 3 5 148 - 145
Tuberculosis 50 3 58 0 + 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis 51 3 53 2 + 1
Hepatitis C 52 3 65 0 + 2
Fires 53 2 33 10 - 8
HIV/AIDS 54 2 6 134 - 132
Birth Trauma 55 2 42 6 - 4
Osteoarthritis 56 1 86 0 + 1
Poisonings 57 1 56 1 + 1
Meningitis 58 1 49 2 - 1
Hepatitis B 59 1 60 0 + 1
Oral conditions 60 1 84 0 + 1
Appendicitis 61 1 52 2 - 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy 62 0 85 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 63 0 61 0 + 0
Maternal Conditions 64 0 41 6 - 6
Otitis Media 65 0 66 0 + 0
Encephalitis 66 0 51 2 - 2
War 67 0 57 1 - 1
Syphilis 68 0 63 0 - 0
Pertussis 69 0 68 0 + 0
Tetanus 70 0 62 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 71 0 74 0 + 0
Leprosy 72 0 73 0 + 0
Leishmaniasis 73 0 75 0 + 0
Iodine Deficiency 74 0 79 0 + 0
Diphtheria 75 0 70 0 + 0
Dengue 76 0 59 0 - 0
Measles 77 0 69 0 + 0
Chlamydia 78 0 64 0 - 0
Ascariasis 79 0 67 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 80 0 71 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 81 0 72 0 - 0
Malaria 82 0 77 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 83 0 78 0 - 0
Chagas disease 84 0 76 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 80 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 82 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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020