MALAWI VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,700	7	4,929	+ 12,771
Stroke	2	11,869	5	5,939	+ 5,930
Hypertension	3	10,475	17	1,797	+ 8,679
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,136	14	2,267	+ 5,869
Violence	5	7,865	32	406	+ 7,458
HIV/AIDS	6	7,112	1	12,839	- 5,727
Kidney Disease	7	6,345	19	1,567	+ 4,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,169	2	7,739	- 2,570
Breast Cancer	9	3,649	27	600	+ 3,049
Other Injuries	10	3,550	22	1,266	+ 2,284
Liver Disease	11	3,547	10	3,259	+ 289
Prostate Cancer	12	3,466	40	271	+ 3,195
Endocrine Disorders	13	3,267	42	257	+ 3,011
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,830	25	782	+ 2,047
Inflammatory/Heart	15	2,485	35	370	+ 2,115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,243	44	234	+ 2,009
Lung Disease	17	1,760	21	1,340	+ 419
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,598	4	6,221	- 4,623
Lung Cancers	19	1,550	51	131	+ 1,420
Skin Disease	20	1,404	53	101	+ 1,303
Drownings	21	1,376	30	458	+ 918
Lymphomas	22	1,318	24	839	+ 479
Cervical Cancer	23	1,088	12	2,876	- 1,788
Alcohol	24	1,064	52	114	+ 950
Stomach Cancer	25	939	45	206	+ 733
Falls	26	932	28	562	+ 370
Parkinson's Disease	27	891	46	200	+ 691
Low Birth Weight	28	873	8	4,339	- 3,466
Congenital Anomalies	29	840	13	2,509	- 1,669
Uterin Cancer	30	740	62	23	+ 717
Suicide	31	729	23	1,007	- 278
Liver Cancer	32	626	38	317	+ 309
Fires	33	551	34	380	+ 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	550	39	280	+ 270
Leukemia	35	535	56	82	+ 453
Ovary Cancer	36	528	48	158	+ 371
Pancreas Cancer	37	517	60	38	+ 479
Oesophagus Cancer	38	461	16	1,842	- 1,380
Asthma	39	452	26	705	- 253
Epilepsy	40	413	41	260	+ 153
Maternal Conditions	41	339	15	1,854	- 1,515
Birth Trauma	42	329	9	3,563	- 3,234
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	274	6	5,782	- 5,508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	231	49	154	+ 76
Malnutrition	45	225	20	1,499	- 1,274
Oral Cancer	46	184	43	251	- 67
Other Neoplasms	47	174	63	17	+ 157
Drug Use	48	132	59	48	+ 85
Meningitis	49	131	18	1,792	- 1,661
Bladder Cancer	50	112	33	388	- 276
Encephalitis	51	97	58	48	+ 49
Appendicitis	52	95	54	94	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	82	61	29	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	54	80	66	9	+ 71
Skin Cancers	55	43	36	331	- 287
Poisonings	56	35	37	325	- 290
War	57	34	71	2	+ 32
Tuberculosis	58	19	11	2,992	- 2,973
Dengue	59	14	65	9	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	11	55	88	- 77
Upper Respiratory	61	10	57	60	- 49
Tetanus	62	4	47	178	- 174
Syphilis	63	4	29	480	- 476
Chlamydia	64	3	70	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	64	15	- 13
Otitis Media	66	1	68	5	- 5
Ascariasis	67	0	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	68	0	31	436	- 436
Measles	69	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Bahamas

Malawi

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.