BAHAMAS VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	479	6	134	+ 345
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	258	8	98	+ 161
Coronary Heart Disease	3	203	1	334	- 131
Road Traffic Accidents	4	145	18	30	+ 114
Stroke	5	123	2	224	- 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	110	43	5	+ 105
Low Birth Weight	7	97	28	16	+ 80
Birth Trauma	8	82	42	6	+ 75
Diabetes Mellitus	9	80	4	154	- 73
Malnutrition	10	57	45	4	+ 53
Congenital Anomalies	11	53	29	16	+ 37
Kidney Disease	12	53	7	120	- 67
Suicide	13	50	31	14	+ 36
Cervical Cancer	14	48	23	21	+ 28
Malaria	15	48	77	0	+ 48
Tuberculosis	16	48	58	0	+ 48
Liver Disease	17	47	11	67	- 20
Violence	18	46	5	148	- 103
Maternal Conditions	19	42	41	6	+ 35
Other Injuries	20	40	10	67	- 27
Asthma	21	37	39	9	+ 28
Meningitis	22	32	49	2	+ 29
Lung Disease	23	28	17	33	- 5
Hypertension	24	27	3	198	- 170
Inflammatory/Heart	25	25	15	47	- 22
Lymphomas	26	23	22	25	- 2
Drownings	27	23	21	26	- 3
Breast Cancer	28	20	9	69	- 49
Oesophagus Cancer	29	19	38	9	+ 10
Fires	30	19	33	10	+ 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	18	14	53	- 35
Prostate Cancer	32	15	12	65	- 50
Stomach Cancer	33	13	25	18	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	34	13	13	62	- 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	13	34	10	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	13	44	4	+ 9
Poisonings	37	12	56	1	+ 12
Liver Cancer	38	12	32	12	+ 0
Epilepsy	39	12	40	8	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	12	16	42	- 30
Falls	41	11	26	18	- 6
Pertussis	42	10	68	0	+ 10
Lung Cancers	43	7	19	29	- 22
Skin Cancers	44	6	55	1	+ 6
Leukemia	45	6	35	10	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	46	5	27	17	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	47	5	37	10	- 5
Drug Use	48	5	48	2	+ 3
Oral Cancer	49	5	46	3	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	50	4	30	14	- 10
Ovary Cancer	51	4	36	10	- 6
Skin Disease	52	4	20	27	- 22
Schistosomiasis	53	4	74	0	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	54	3	50	2	+ 1
Syphilis	55	3	63	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	56	3	51	2	+ 1
Tetanus	57	2	62	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	2	52	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	59	2	61	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	60	0	+ 1
Alcohol	61	1	24	20	- 19
Other Neoplasms	62	1	47	3	- 2
Measles	63	1	69	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	53	2	- 1
War	65	1	57	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	67	0	54	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.