SOUTH AFRICA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,157	3	32,739	+ 16,418
Stroke	2	32,963	4	30,693	+ 2,270
Hypertension	3	29,093	12	12,789	+ 16,304
Diabetes Mellitus	4	22,595	5	30,188	- 7,593
Violence	5	21,843	7	21,000	+ 843
HIV/AIDS	6	19,752	1	71,996	- 52,244
Kidney Disease	7	17,620	9	15,302	+ 2,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	14,356	2	39,341	- 24,985
Breast Cancer	9	10,135	23	4,533	+ 5,601
Other Injuries	10	9,859	17	6,014	+ 3,845
Liver Disease	11	9,852	14	9,013	+ 839
Prostate Cancer	12	9,626	24	4,374	+ 5,253
Endocrine Disorders	13	9,074	19	5,890	+ 3,184
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	7,859	22	4,676	+ 3,183
Inflammatory/Heart	15	6,902	21	5,408	+ 1,494
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,230	28	3,587	+ 2,644
Lung Disease	17	4,887	13	11,895	- 7,007
Road Traffic Accidents	18	4,438	11	13,014	- 8,576
Lung Cancers	19	4,306	15	7,705	- 3,400
Skin Disease	20	3,900	45	1,101	+ 2,798
Drownings	21	3,821	32	2,403	+ 1,418
Lymphomas	22	3,660	31	2,818	+ 843
Cervical Cancer	23	3,023	20	5,555	- 2,533
Alcohol	24	2,954	49	987	+ 1,967
Stomach Cancer	25	2,608	39	1,535	+ 1,074
Falls	26	2,588	42	1,399	+ 1,189
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,475	46	1,077	+ 1,398
Low Birth Weight	28	2,425	16	6,250	- 3,825
Congenital Anomalies	29	2,333	25	4,351	- 2,017
Uterin Cancer	30	2,055	54	512	+ 1,543
Suicide	31	2,025	10	13,774	- 11,749
Liver Cancer	32	1,738	33	2,383	- 645
Fires	33	1,530	27	3,618	- 2,087
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,526	36	1,894	- 368
Leukemia	35	1,485	40	1,464	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	36	1,468	51	951	+ 517
Pancreas Cancer	37	1,436	35	2,007	- 571
Oesophagus Cancer	38	1,282	29	3,486	- 2,204
Asthma	39	1,255	18	5,966	- 4,710
Epilepsy	40	1,148	37	1,870	- 722
Maternal Conditions	41	943	38	1,700	- 757
Birth Trauma	42	913	30	3,004	- 2,091
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	762	8	15,843	- 15,082
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	640	47	1,015	- 374
Malnutrition	45	625	34	2,381	- 1,756
Oral Cancer	46	510	41	1,406	- 896
Other Neoplasms	47	482	58	267	+ 215
Drug Use	48	367	53	770	- 402
Meningitis	49	363	26	3,660	- 3,297
Bladder Cancer	50	310	52	829	- 519
Encephalitis	51	270	59	234	+ 36
Appendicitis	52	264	56	274	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	229	55	376	- 147
Multiple Sclerosis	54	221	62	113	+ 108
Skin Cancers	55	121	48	993	- 872
Poisonings	56	96	50	975	- 880
War	57	96	64	66	+ 30
Tuberculosis	58	53	6	21,965	- 21,912
Dengue	59	38	73	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	60	32	61	139	- 108
Upper Respiratory	61	29	60	223	- 194
Tetanus	62	11	65	38	- 26
Syphilis	63	11	44	1,130	- 1,118
Chlamydia	64	9	68	18	- 9
Hepatitis C	65	3	70	8	- 5
Otitis Media	66	2	67	19	- 18
Ascariasis	67	1	71	3	- 2
Pertussis	68	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Measles	69	0	57	270	- 270
Diphtheria	70	0	69	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Bahamas

South Africa

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.