BAHAMAS VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	280	1	334	- 55
Stroke	2	208	2	224	- 16
Lung Disease	3	186	17	33	+ 152
Diabetes Mellitus	4	185	4	154	+ 32
Tuberculosis	5	162	58	0	+ 162
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	106	8	98	+ 9
Malaria	7	100	77	0	+ 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	94	43	5	+ 89
Asthma	9	75	39	9	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	10	68	28	16	+ 51
Birth Trauma	11	61	42	6	+ 55
Road Traffic Accidents	12	45	18	30	+ 15
Hypertension	13	45	3	198	- 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	44	44	4	+ 39
Violence	15	40	5	148	- 109
Congenital Anomalies	16	39	29	16	+ 23
Breast Cancer	17	31	9	69	- 38
Kidney Disease	18	28	7	120	- 92
Cervical Cancer	19	27	23	21	+ 7
Other Injuries	20	26	10	67	- 41
Liver Cancer	21	26	32	12	+ 15
Liver Disease	22	26	11	67	- 41
Lung Cancers	23	25	19	29	- 4
HIV/AIDS	24	25	6	134	- 109
Oral Cancer	25	24	46	3	+ 20
Falls	26	21	26	18	+ 3
Fires	27	20	33	10	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	28	18	25	18	+ 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	18	16	42	- 24
Maternal Conditions	30	17	41	6	+ 11
Skin Cancers	31	17	55	1	+ 16
Lymphomas	32	14	22	25	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	14	14	53	- 39
Meningitis	34	13	49	2	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	12	34	10	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	36	12	12	65	- 54
Suicide	37	11	31	14	- 3
Leukemia	38	10	35	10	+ 0
Pertussis	39	10	68	0	+ 10
Drownings	40	10	21	26	- 16
Measles	41	10	69	0	+ 10
Syphilis	42	10	63	0	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	43	9	15	47	- 38
Oesophagus Cancer	44	8	38	9	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	45	8	27	17	- 9
Ovary Cancer	46	7	36	10	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	47	6	13	62	- 55
Malnutrition	48	5	45	4	+ 1
Skin Disease	49	5	20	27	- 21
Poisonings	50	5	56	1	+ 4
Epilepsy	51	5	40	8	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	52	4	37	10	- 5
Alcohol	53	4	24	20	- 16
Bladder Cancer	54	3	50	2	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	55	3	30	14	- 11
Tetanus	56	2	62	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	57	1	51	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	58	1	60	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	52	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	60	1	47	3	- 3
Drug Use	61	1	48	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	62	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	63	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	64	0	59	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	0	53	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	54	2	- 1
Diphtheria	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	61	0	- 0
War	69	0	57	1	- 1
Chlamydia	70	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

New Guinea

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.