ZIMBABWE VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,948	3	8,493	+ 5,455
Stroke	2	9,353	5	5,126	+ 4,227
Hypertension	3	8,255	24	1,146	+ 7,109
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,411	9	3,344	+ 3,067
Violence	5	6,198	18	1,916	+ 4,282
HIV/AIDS	6	5,604	1	19,988	- 14,384
Kidney Disease	7	5,000	12	2,214	+ 2,786
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,073	2	10,779	- 6,706
Breast Cancer	9	2,876	28	839	+ 2,037
Other Injuries	10	2,797	20	1,656	+ 1,142
Liver Disease	11	2,796	17	1,941	+ 854
Prostate Cancer	12	2,731	32	628	+ 2,103
Endocrine Disorders	13	2,575	34	553	+ 2,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,230	31	768	+ 1,462
Inflammatory/Heart	15	1,958	25	1,047	+ 911
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,768	40	505	+ 1,263
Lung Disease	17	1,387	23	1,163	+ 223
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,259	4	6,037	- 4,778
Lung Cancers	19	1,222	43	286	+ 936
Skin Disease	20	1,107	52	173	+ 933
Drownings	21	1,084	27	956	+ 128
Lymphomas	22	1,039	26	960	+ 79
Cervical Cancer	23	858	14	2,023	- 1,165
Alcohol	24	838	61	48	+ 790
Stomach Cancer	25	740	33	559	+ 181
Falls	26	734	41	465	+ 270
Parkinson's Disease	27	702	46	226	+ 477
Low Birth Weight	28	688	7	4,038	- 3,350
Congenital Anomalies	29	662	11	2,217	- 1,555
Uterin Cancer	30	583	50	182	+ 401
Suicide	31	575	13	2,069	- 1,494
Liver Cancer	32	493	38	510	- 16
Fires	33	434	30	793	- 358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	433	35	548	- 115
Leukemia	35	421	45	244	+ 178
Ovary Cancer	36	416	51	173	+ 243
Pancreas Cancer	37	407	47	217	+ 191
Oesophagus Cancer	38	364	29	801	- 438
Asthma	39	356	21	1,531	- 1,174
Epilepsy	40	326	39	508	- 182
Maternal Conditions	41	268	19	1,749	- 1,482
Birth Trauma	42	259	8	3,405	- 3,147
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	216	6	4,595	- 4,379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	182	36	542	- 360
Malnutrition	45	177	10	2,396	- 2,219
Oral Cancer	46	145	49	208	- 63
Other Neoplasms	47	137	62	37	+ 100
Drug Use	48	104	48	213	- 108
Meningitis	49	103	22	1,325	- 1,222
Bladder Cancer	50	88	54	125	- 37
Encephalitis	51	77	56	117	- 41
Appendicitis	52	75	58	66	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	65	64	26	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	54	63	67	14	+ 49
Skin Cancers	55	34	44	264	- 230
Poisonings	56	27	37	515	- 488
War	57	27	65	26	+ 1
Tuberculosis	58	15	16	1,999	- 1,984
Dengue	59	11	73	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	60	9	60	57	- 48
Upper Respiratory	61	8	59	65	- 57
Tetanus	62	3	57	102	- 98
Syphilis	63	3	55	124	- 121
Chlamydia	64	3	69	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	66	14	- 13
Otitis Media	66	0	68	3	- 3
Ascariasis	67	0	70	2	- 2
Pertussis	68	0	42	419	- 419
Measles	69	0	63	30	- 30
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	172	- 172
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Bahamas

Zimbabwe

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.