BAHAMAS VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	589	14	53	+ 536
Coronary Heart Disease	2	430	1	334	+ 96
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	243	8	98	+ 146
Stroke	4	226	2	224	+ 2
Lung Cancers	5	214	19	29	+ 185
Lung Disease	6	197	17	33	+ 164
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	111	16	42	+ 68
Prostate Cancer	8	80	12	65	+ 14
Breast Cancer	9	76	9	69	+ 7
Lymphomas	10	56	22	25	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	11	54	37	10	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	12	52	38	9	+ 44
Parkinson's Disease	13	51	27	17	+ 35
Liver Disease	14	46	11	67	- 21
Falls	15	46	26	18	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	16	37	50	2	+ 35
Diabetes Mellitus	17	35	4	154	- 119
Kidney Disease	18	33	7	120	- 87
Other Injuries	19	33	10	67	- 34
Suicide	20	32	31	14	+ 18
Liver Cancer	21	31	32	12	+ 20
Leukemia	22	31	35	10	+ 21
Hypertension	23	31	3	198	- 167
Stomach Cancer	24	30	25	18	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	25	24	36	10	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	26	24	47	3	+ 21
Skin Cancers	27	22	55	1	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	28	20	13	62	- 42
Inflammatory/Heart	29	19	15	47	- 28
Oral Cancer	30	19	46	3	+ 15
Drug Use	31	17	48	2	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	32	14	30	14	+ 0
Road Traffic Accidents	33	13	18	30	- 17
Skin Disease	34	13	20	27	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	35	13	29	16	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	13	34	10	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	37	11	54	2	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	10	43	5	+ 4
Alcohol	39	9	24	20	- 11
Low Birth Weight	40	8	28	16	- 9
Asthma	41	8	39	9	- 1
Epilepsy	42	7	40	8	- 1
Cervical Cancer	43	7	23	21	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	6	53	2	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	5	44	4	+ 1
Violence	46	5	5	148	- 143
Tuberculosis	47	2	58	0	+ 2
Fires	48	2	33	10	- 8
Drownings	49	2	21	26	- 24
Anemia	50	2	81	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	51	2	65	0	+ 2
Meningitis	52	1	49	2	- 1
Poisonings	53	1	56	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	1	42	6	- 5
HIV/AIDS	55	1	6	134	- 133
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	1	85	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	57	1	86	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	58	1	45	4	- 4
Appendicitis	59	1	52	2	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	1	83	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	0	84	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	63	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	6	- 6
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	0	+ 0
War	67	0	57	1	- 1
Encephalitis	68	0	51	2	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	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.