NAMIBIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,280	5	1,221	+ 1,060
Stroke	2	1,529	4	1,333	+ 196
Hypertension	3	1,349	12	428	+ 922
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,048	7	724	+ 324
Violence	5	1,013	11	450	+ 563
HIV/AIDS	6	916	1	2,928	- 2,012
Kidney Disease	7	817	15	322	+ 496
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	666	2	1,464	- 799
Breast Cancer	9	470	24	121	+ 349
Other Injuries	10	457	19	207	+ 251
Liver Disease	11	457	14	336	+ 121
Prostate Cancer	12	447	31	94	+ 352
Endocrine Disorders	13	421	33	73	+ 348
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	365	21	176	+ 189
Inflammatory/Heart	15	320	22	162	+ 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	289	36	54	+ 235
Lung Disease	17	227	10	461	- 234
Road Traffic Accidents	18	206	6	868	- 662
Lung Cancers	19	200	35	59	+ 141
Skin Disease	20	181	47	31	+ 150
Drownings	21	177	26	110	+ 68
Lymphomas	22	170	40	46	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	23	140	23	133	+ 7
Alcohol	24	137	48	28	+ 109
Stomach Cancer	25	121	45	33	+ 88
Falls	26	120	34	62	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	27	115	42	43	+ 71
Low Birth Weight	28	112	9	516	- 403
Congenital Anomalies	29	108	16	283	- 175
Uterin Cancer	30	95	56	11	+ 84
Suicide	31	94	17	243	- 149
Liver Cancer	32	81	41	45	+ 36
Fires	33	71	28	109	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	71	32	76	- 5
Leukemia	35	69	49	24	+ 45
Ovary Cancer	36	68	50	23	+ 45
Pancreas Cancer	37	67	53	18	+ 49
Oesophagus Cancer	38	59	52	21	+ 39
Asthma	39	58	20	200	- 142
Epilepsy	40	53	38	49	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	41	44	25	110	- 66
Birth Trauma	42	42	13	345	- 302
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	35	8	645	- 610
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	30	44	33	- 3
Malnutrition	45	29	18	224	- 195
Oral Cancer	46	24	30	100	- 76
Other Neoplasms	47	22	60	8	+ 15
Drug Use	48	17	46	32	- 15
Meningitis	49	17	27	109	- 92
Bladder Cancer	50	14	54	16	- 1
Encephalitis	51	13	59	8	+ 4
Appendicitis	52	12	58	9	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	11	57	9	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	54	10	64	2	+ 8
Skin Cancers	55	6	29	108	- 102
Poisonings	56	4	39	46	- 42
War	57	4	67	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	58	2	3	1,416	- 1,414
Dengue	59	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	60	1	63	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	1	61	6	- 5
Tetanus	62	1	62	6	- 5
Syphilis	63	1	43	35	- 34
Chlamydia	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	37	54	- 54
Measles	69	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	51	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Bahamas

Namibia

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.