BAHAMAS VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	374	1	334	+ 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	252	14	53	+ 199
Lung Cancers	3	150	19	29	+ 121
Lung Disease	4	150	17	33	+ 117
Stroke	5	139	2	224	- 85
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	102	8	98	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	86	16	42	+ 44
Breast Cancer	8	60	9	69	- 9
Prostate Cancer	9	46	12	65	- 20
Kidney Disease	10	44	7	120	- 75
Pancreas Cancer	11	42	37	10	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	12	42	27	17	+ 25
Lymphomas	13	40	22	25	+ 15
Suicide	14	37	31	14	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	15	33	38	9	+ 24
Diabetes Mellitus	16	32	4	154	- 121
Stomach Cancer	17	28	25	18	+ 10
Liver Cancer	18	25	32	12	+ 13
Liver Disease	19	22	11	67	- 45
Leukemia	20	21	35	10	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	21	21	36	10	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	22	20	50	2	+ 18
Skin Cancers	23	20	55	1	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	24	20	13	62	- 42
Falls	25	19	26	18	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	26	19	15	47	- 28
Other Neoplasms	27	17	47	3	+ 14
Oral Cancer	28	14	46	3	+ 11
Hypertension	29	14	3	198	- 184
Other Injuries	30	13	10	67	- 54
Drug Use	31	13	48	2	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	32	12	29	16	- 4
Road Traffic Accidents	33	12	18	30	- 18
Uterin Cancer	34	10	30	14	- 4
Cervical Cancer	35	8	23	21	- 12
Epilepsy	36	7	40	8	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	37	7	54	2	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	5	34	10	- 5
Alcohol	39	5	24	20	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	5	53	2	+ 3
Asthma	41	5	39	9	- 4
Skin Disease	42	5	20	27	- 22
Drownings	43	4	21	26	- 21
Low Birth Weight	44	4	28	16	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	4	43	5	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	4	44	4	- 0
Violence	47	3	5	148	- 145
Fires	48	2	33	10	- 8
Anemia	49	2	81	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	50	2	58	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	51	2	86	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	52	2	65	0	+ 1
Poisonings	53	1	56	1	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	1	85	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	55	1	83	0	+ 1
Birth Trauma	56	1	42	6	- 5
HIV/AIDS	57	1	6	134	- 134
Meningitis	58	1	49	2	- 2
Hepatitis B	59	0	60	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	0	52	2	- 2
Maternal Conditions	61	0	41	6	- 6
Oral conditions	62	0	84	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	45	4	- 4
Upper Respiratory	64	0	61	0	- 0
War	65	0	57	1	- 1
Encephalitis	66	0	51	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	68	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Ireland

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.