PANAMA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,636	1	2,624	+ 1,012
Stroke	2	2,438	2	2,006	+ 432
Hypertension	3	2,152	10	510	+ 1,642
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,671	4	1,070	+ 601
Violence	5	1,615	6	730	+ 886
HIV/AIDS	6	1,461	8	653	+ 808
Kidney Disease	7	1,303	3	1,106	+ 197
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,062	7	697	+ 365
Breast Cancer	9	750	19	279	+ 471
Other Injuries	10	729	35	100	+ 629
Liver Disease	11	729	15	325	+ 403
Prostate Cancer	12	712	12	390	+ 322
Endocrine Disorders	13	671	18	279	+ 392
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	581	17	296	+ 285
Inflammatory/Heart	15	510	20	270	+ 241
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	461	14	352	+ 108
Lung Disease	17	361	5	815	- 454
Road Traffic Accidents	18	328	9	591	- 263
Lung Cancers	19	318	16	303	+ 16
Skin Disease	20	288	30	127	+ 161
Drownings	21	283	34	103	+ 179
Lymphomas	22	271	24	205	+ 66
Cervical Cancer	23	224	26	185	+ 39
Alcohol	24	218	49	30	+ 188
Stomach Cancer	25	193	11	397	- 204
Falls	26	191	37	92	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	27	183	33	115	+ 68
Low Birth Weight	28	179	22	238	- 58
Congenital Anomalies	29	173	13	378	- 205
Uterin Cancer	30	152	40	66	+ 86
Suicide	31	150	32	121	+ 28
Liver Cancer	32	129	27	182	- 53
Fires	33	113	57	11	+ 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	113	50	30	+ 83
Leukemia	35	110	25	189	- 79
Ovary Cancer	36	109	41	64	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	37	106	29	135	- 29
Oesophagus Cancer	38	95	45	52	+ 43
Asthma	39	93	43	56	+ 37
Epilepsy	40	85	39	66	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	41	70	48	32	+ 37
Birth Trauma	42	67	36	94	- 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	56	28	163	- 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	47	53	25	+ 23
Malnutrition	45	46	31	122	- 76
Oral Cancer	46	38	38	78	- 41
Other Neoplasms	47	36	21	256	- 220
Drug Use	48	27	47	33	- 6
Meningitis	49	27	52	27	- 0
Bladder Cancer	50	23	46	33	- 10
Encephalitis	51	20	63	3	+ 17
Appendicitis	52	20	56	11	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	17	55	14	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	54	16	62	3	+ 14
Skin Cancers	55	9	44	56	- 47
Poisonings	56	7	61	4	+ 3
War	57	7	67	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	58	4	23	223	- 219
Dengue	59	3	64	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	2	59	7	- 5
Upper Respiratory	61	2	54	14	- 12
Tetanus	62	1	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	1	65	1	- 1
Chlamydia	64	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	42	63	- 63
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	10	- 10
Oral conditions	84	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	86	0	60	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

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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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.