BAHAMAS VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	607	1	334	+ 272
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	345	14	53	+ 292
Lung Disease	3	235	17	33	+ 202
Stroke	4	190	2	224	- 34
Lung Cancers	5	187	19	29	+ 158
Kidney Disease	6	103	7	120	- 17
Drug Use	7	89	48	2	+ 87
Hypertension	8	79	3	198	- 119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	74	16	42	+ 32
Diabetes Mellitus	10	74	4	154	- 80
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	72	8	98	- 25
Suicide	12	64	31	14	+ 50
Breast Cancer	13	58	9	69	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	14	56	13	62	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	15	53	37	10	+ 43
Liver Disease	16	52	11	67	- 15
Road Traffic Accidents	17	50	18	30	+ 20
Falls	18	49	26	18	+ 31
Lymphomas	19	48	22	25	+ 24
Prostate Cancer	20	43	12	65	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	21	41	27	17	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	22	39	15	47	- 8
Liver Cancer	23	33	32	12	+ 21
Leukemia	24	32	35	10	+ 22
Other Injuries	25	31	10	67	- 36
Bladder Cancer	26	24	50	2	+ 21
Violence	27	23	5	148	- 126
Oesophagus Cancer	28	21	38	9	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	29	21	47	3	+ 18
Alcohol	30	18	24	20	- 2
Ovary Cancer	31	18	36	10	+ 8
Skin Cancers	32	17	55	1	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	33	16	25	18	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	34	14	29	16	- 2
Oral Cancer	35	14	46	3	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	36	12	30	14	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	12	43	5	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	38	8	23	21	- 12
Low Birth Weight	39	8	28	16	- 8
Malnutrition	40	8	45	4	+ 4
Hepatitis C	41	7	65	0	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	42	7	6	134	- 127
Skin Disease	43	6	20	27	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	44	6	54	2	+ 5
Drownings	45	5	21	26	- 21
Asthma	46	5	39	9	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	4	44	4	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	4	34	10	- 6
Fires	49	4	33	10	- 7
Epilepsy	50	4	40	8	- 4
Anemia	51	4	81	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3	53	2	+ 1
Poisonings	53	2	56	1	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	1	42	6	- 5
War	55	1	57	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	56	1	41	6	- 5
Schizophrenia	57	1	83	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	85	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	60	0	+ 1
Meningitis	60	1	49	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	62	1	58	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	63	1	52	2	- 1
Oral conditions	64	0	84	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	51	2	- 2
Pertussis	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	59	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	64	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.