BAHAMAS VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	879	6	134	+ 745
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	593	8	98	+ 495
Stroke	3	520	2	224	+ 295
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	434	43	5	+ 429
Coronary Heart Disease	5	388	1	334	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	6	369	4	154	+ 215
Suicide	7	284	31	14	+ 270
Tuberculosis	8	223	58	0	+ 223
Lung Disease	9	203	17	33	+ 170
Kidney Disease	10	187	7	120	+ 67
Hypertension	11	183	3	198	- 15
Low Birth Weight	12	176	28	16	+ 160
Violence	13	170	5	148	+ 22
Liver Disease	14	146	11	67	+ 79
Birth Trauma	15	132	42	6	+ 126
Road Traffic Accidents	16	125	18	30	+ 95
Asthma	17	125	39	9	+ 116
Other Injuries	18	98	10	67	+ 31
Congenital Anomalies	19	72	29	16	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	20	69	23	21	+ 48
Malnutrition	21	66	45	4	+ 62
Meningitis	22	59	49	2	+ 56
Inflammatory/Heart	23	56	15	47	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	24	54	41	6	+ 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	51	34	10	+ 41
Fires	26	50	33	10	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	27	43	13	62	- 18
Drownings	28	37	21	26	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	36	14	53	- 18
Epilepsy	30	26	40	8	+ 19
Falls	31	24	26	18	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	23	44	4	+ 19
Poisonings	33	20	56	1	+ 20
Breast Cancer	34	18	9	69	- 51
Prostate Cancer	35	15	12	65	- 51
Lymphomas	36	14	22	25	- 11
Oesophagus Cancer	37	14	38	9	+ 5
Alcohol	38	13	24	20	- 7
Liver Cancer	39	13	32	12	+ 1
Skin Disease	40	13	20	27	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	41	10	27	17	- 7
Oral Cancer	42	10	46	3	+ 6
Lung Cancers	43	9	19	29	- 20
Pertussis	44	9	68	0	+ 9
Syphilis	45	9	63	0	+ 9
Skin Cancers	46	9	55	1	+ 8
Tetanus	47	8	62	0	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	7	16	42	- 35
Leukemia	49	7	35	10	- 3
Drug Use	50	6	48	2	+ 3
Hepatitis B	51	5	60	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	52	5	52	2	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	53	5	36	10	- 5
Uterin Cancer	54	4	30	14	- 10
Upper Respiratory	55	3	61	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	3	53	2	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	3	51	2	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	58	2	37	10	- 8
Measles	59	2	69	0	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	60	2	25	18	- 16
Bladder Cancer	61	2	50	2	- 0
Other Neoplasms	62	2	47	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	54	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
War	68	0	57	1	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	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.