BAHAMAS VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Netherlands NETHERLANDS BAHAMAS Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia 1 420 14 53 + 366
Coronary Heart Disease 2 407 1 334 + 73
Lung Cancers 3 254 19 29 + 225
Stroke 4 224 2 224 + 0
Lung Disease 5 221 17 33 + 188
Colon-Rectum Cancers 6 135 16 42 + 92
Influenza and Pneumonia 7 114 8 98 + 17
Falls 8 95 26 18 + 78
Breast Cancer 9 82 9 69 + 13
Prostate Cancer 10 75 12 65 + 10
Pancreas Cancer 11 69 37 10 + 59
Kidney Disease 12 58 7 120 - 61
Lymphomas 13 58 22 25 + 33
Diabetes Mellitus 14 55 4 154 - 98
Oesophagus Cancer 15 50 38 9 + 41
Parkinson's Disease 16 49 27 17 + 32
Suicide 17 47 31 14 + 33
Other Neoplasms 18 42 47 3 + 39
Other Injuries 19 38 10 67 - 29
Leukemia 20 36 35 10 + 26
Bladder Cancer 21 34 50 2 + 32
Stomach Cancer 22 31 25 18 + 14
Inflammatory/Heart 23 28 15 47 - 19
Liver Cancer 24 27 32 12 + 15
Ovary Cancer 25 25 36 10 + 15
Endocrine Disorders 26 24 13 62 - 37
Skin Cancers 27 24 55 1 + 23
Liver Disease 28 22 11 67 - 45
Hypertension 29 19 3 198 - 179
Oral Cancer 30 18 46 3 + 14
Road Traffic Accidents 31 16 18 30 - 14
Alcohol 32 14 24 20 - 6
Diarrhoeal diseases 33 13 43 5 + 8
Uterin Cancer 34 13 30 14 - 1
Congenital Anomalies 35 13 29 16 - 3
Skin Disease 36 7 20 27 - 20
Multiple Sclerosis 37 7 54 2 + 5
Epilepsy 38 7 40 8 - 1
Cervical Cancer 39 6 23 21 - 14
Anemia 40 6 81 0 + 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease 41 5 44 4 + 1
Drug Use 42 5 48 2 + 3
Osteoarthritis 43 5 86 0 + 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis 44 5 53 2 + 3
Low Birth Weight 45 4 28 16 - 13
Asthma 46 4 39 9 - 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease 47 3 34 10 - 7
Violence 48 2 5 148 - 146
Drownings 49 2 21 26 - 24
Schizophrenia 50 2 83 0 + 2
Meningitis 51 2 49 2 - 1
Birth Trauma 52 2 42 6 - 4
Fires 53 1 33 10 - 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy 54 1 85 0 + 1
HIV/AIDS 55 1 6 134 - 134
Tuberculosis 56 1 58 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 57 1 61 0 + 0
Appendicitis 58 1 52 2 - 1
Oral conditions 59 0 84 0 + 0
Hepatitis C 60 0 65 0 + 0
Poisonings 61 0 56 1 - 0
Hepatitis B 62 0 60 0 + 0
Malnutrition 63 0 45 4 - 4
Otitis Media 64 0 66 0 + 0
Maternal Conditions 65 0 41 6 - 6
War 66 0 57 1 - 1
Pertussis 67 0 68 0 + 0
Encephalitis 68 0 51 2 - 2
Syphilis 69 0 63 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 70 0 75 0 + 0
Diphtheria 71 0 70 0 + 0
Tetanus 72 0 62 0 - 0
Measles 73 0 69 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 74 0 74 0 - 0
Chagas disease 75 0 76 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 76 0 78 0 - 0
Malaria 77 0 77 0 - 0
Chlamydia 78 0 64 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 73 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 80 0 79 0 - 0
Dengue 81 0 59 0 - 0
Ascariasis 82 0 67 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 83 0 72 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 84 0 71 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