BAHAMAS VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	360	8	98	+ 262
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	251	43	5	+ 246
Tuberculosis	3	221	58	0	+ 221
Malaria	4	175	77	0	+ 175
Birth Trauma	5	174	42	6	+ 168
Low Birth Weight	6	167	28	16	+ 150
Coronary Heart Disease	7	107	1	334	- 228
Stroke	8	100	2	224	- 124
Congenital Anomalies	9	86	29	16	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	10	77	6	134	- 58
Meningitis	11	76	49	2	+ 73
Road Traffic Accidents	12	72	18	30	+ 42
Liver Disease	13	67	11	67	- 0
Measles	14	51	69	0	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	15	41	41	6	+ 34
Pertussis	16	40	68	0	+ 40
Other Injuries	17	39	10	67	- 28
Diabetes Mellitus	18	39	4	154	- 115
Violence	19	32	5	148	- 117
Kidney Disease	20	32	7	120	- 88
Endocrine Disorders	21	27	13	62	- 34
Lung Disease	22	22	17	33	- 11
Breast Cancer	23	21	9	69	- 48
Hypertension	24	19	3	198	- 179
Cervical Cancer	25	18	23	21	- 2
Tetanus	26	14	62	0	+ 14
Asthma	27	14	39	9	+ 6
Falls	28	13	26	18	- 5
Fires	29	12	33	10	+ 2
Suicide	30	12	31	14	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	12	14	53	- 42
Drownings	32	11	21	26	- 15
Poisonings	33	11	56	1	+ 11
Drug Use	34	11	48	2	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	35	10	12	65	- 55
Malnutrition	36	10	45	4	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	10	34	10	- 0
Syphilis	38	9	63	0	+ 9
Liver Cancer	39	9	32	12	- 3
Lymphomas	40	9	22	25	- 16
Epilepsy	41	9	40	8	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	42	8	15	47	- 39
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	7	16	42	- 35
Diphtheria	44	7	70	0	+ 7
War	45	6	57	1	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	46	4	27	17	- 13
Leukemia	47	4	35	10	- 6
Oral Cancer	48	4	46	3	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	49	4	36	10	- 6
Stomach Cancer	50	4	25	18	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	51	3	37	10	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	3	44	4	- 1
Skin Cancers	53	3	55	1	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	54	3	74	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	3	60	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	56	3	20	27	- 24
Lung Cancers	57	2	19	29	- 27
Alcohol	58	2	24	20	- 18
Encephalitis	59	2	51	2	- 0
Appendicitis	60	1	52	2	- 0
Ascariasis	61	1	67	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	62	1	30	14	- 13
Bladder Cancer	63	1	50	2	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	64	1	38	9	- 8
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	1	47	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	68	0	54	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	0	53	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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

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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.