BAHAMAS VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	718	1	334	+ 384
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	250	14	53	+ 197
Stroke	3	243	2	224	+ 19
Lung Cancers	4	227	19	29	+ 198
Lung Disease	5	209	17	33	+ 176
Hypertension	6	131	3	198	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	127	16	42	+ 85
Kidney Disease	8	111	7	120	- 9
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	101	8	98	+ 4
Breast Cancer	10	92	9	69	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	11	88	37	10	+ 78
Prostate Cancer	12	81	12	65	+ 15
Diabetes Mellitus	13	76	4	154	- 78
Falls	14	75	26	18	+ 57
Liver Disease	15	74	11	67	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	16	62	27	17	+ 45
Lymphomas	17	60	22	25	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	18	52	13	62	- 10
Suicide	19	50	31	14	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	20	47	25	18	+ 29
Inflammatory/Heart	21	43	15	47	- 3
Leukemia	22	43	35	10	+ 33
Other Injuries	23	40	10	67	- 27
Other Neoplasms	24	40	47	3	+ 37
Liver Cancer	25	39	32	12	+ 28
Alcohol	26	31	24	20	+ 10
Oesophagus Cancer	27	30	38	9	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	28	30	50	2	+ 28
Oral Cancer	29	29	46	3	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	30	25	36	10	+ 15
Skin Cancers	31	20	55	1	+ 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	19	43	5	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	18	44	4	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	34	15	18	30	- 15
Epilepsy	35	15	40	8	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	36	11	29	16	- 5
Uterin Cancer	37	11	30	14	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	11	34	10	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	39	10	23	21	- 10
Drug Use	40	9	48	2	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	41	8	54	2	+ 6
Skin Disease	42	8	20	27	- 19
Anemia	43	5	81	0	+ 5
Asthma	44	5	39	9	- 4
Low Birth Weight	45	4	28	16	- 13
Violence	46	4	5	148	- 145
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	3	53	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	48	2	65	0	+ 2
Drownings	49	2	21	26	- 24
Malnutrition	50	2	45	4	- 2
Schizophrenia	51	2	83	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	52	2	86	0	+ 2
Fires	53	2	33	10	- 9
HIV/AIDS	54	2	6	134	- 133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	1	85	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	56	1	58	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	57	1	42	6	- 5
Poisonings	58	1	56	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	60	0	+ 1
Meningitis	60	1	49	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	1	61	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	62	1	52	2	- 1
Oral conditions	63	0	84	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	6	- 6
Otitis Media	65	0	66	0	+ 0
War	66	0	57	1	- 1
Encephalitis	67	0	51	2	- 2
Syphilis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	62	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	59	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	64	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.