BAHAMAS VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	654	1	334	+ 320
Stroke	2	422	2	224	+ 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	279	14	53	+ 226
Lung Cancers	4	230	19	29	+ 201
Lung Disease	5	218	17	33	+ 185
Hypertension	6	202	3	198	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	143	16	42	+ 101
Diabetes Mellitus	8	134	4	154	- 20
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	110	8	98	+ 13
Breast Cancer	10	93	9	69	+ 25
Kidney Disease	11	86	7	120	- 34
Other Injuries	12	82	10	67	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	13	82	37	10	+ 72
Stomach Cancer	14	69	25	18	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	15	67	47	3	+ 64
Lymphomas	16	65	22	25	+ 40
Liver Cancer	17	65	32	12	+ 53
Endocrine Disorders	18	57	13	62	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	19	57	27	17	+ 40
Prostate Cancer	20	57	12	65	- 9
Leukemia	21	45	35	10	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	22	45	50	2	+ 43
Liver Disease	23	37	11	67	- 30
Inflammatory/Heart	24	37	15	47	- 10
Falls	25	28	26	18	+ 11
Suicide	26	27	31	14	+ 13
Oral Cancer	27	23	46	3	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	28	22	36	10	+ 12
Skin Cancers	29	22	55	1	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	30	22	18	30	- 8
Hepatitis C	31	17	65	0	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	15	44	4	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	33	15	30	14	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	34	14	38	9	+ 5
Anemia	35	11	81	0	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	11	43	5	+ 6
Congenital Anomalies	37	10	29	16	- 6
Skin Disease	38	10	20	27	- 17
Epilepsy	39	9	40	8	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	40	8	23	21	- 13
Malnutrition	41	5	45	4	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	5	53	2	+ 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	5	34	10	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	44	5	54	2	+ 3
Drug Use	45	4	48	2	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	46	4	6	134	- 131
Asthma	47	3	39	9	- 5
Osteoarthritis	48	3	86	0	+ 3
Schizophrenia	49	3	83	0	+ 3
Violence	50	3	5	148	- 146
Low Birth Weight	51	2	28	16	- 14
Drownings	52	2	21	26	- 24
Tuberculosis	53	2	58	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	54	2	60	0	+ 2
Alcohol	55	2	24	20	- 18
Fires	56	2	33	10	- 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	2	85	0	+ 2
Poisonings	58	1	56	1	+ 0
Birth Trauma	59	1	42	6	- 5
Meningitis	60	1	49	2	- 2
Appendicitis	61	0	52	2	- 1
Oral conditions	62	0	84	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	61	0	- 0
Otitis Media	65	0	66	0	+ 0
War	66	0	57	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	67	0	41	6	- 6
Encephalitis	68	0	51	2	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	64	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.