SOUTH AFRICA VS BAHRAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHRAIN		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,457	3	32,739	+ 4,718
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,748	5	30,188	- 1,440
Stroke	3	11,107	4	30,693	- 19,587
Kidney Disease	4	7,516	9	15,302	- 7,785
Liver Disease	5	6,089	14	9,013	- 2,924
Endocrine Disorders	6	5,921	19	5,890	+ 31
Suicide	7	5,611	10	13,774	- 8,163
Lung Disease	8	5,022	13	11,895	- 6,873
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,028	2	39,341	- 35,313
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,708	22	4,676	- 968
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,277	11	13,014	- 9,737
Lung Cancers	12	3,185	15	7,705	- 4,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,872	28	3,587	- 714
Breast Cancer	14	2,659	23	4,533	- 1,874
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,460	25	4,351	- 1,891
Low Birth Weight	16	2,177	16	6,250	- 4,073
Other Injuries	17	2,133	17	6,014	- 3,880
Falls	18	1,817	42	1,399	+ 418
Lymphomas	19	1,595	31	2,818	- 1,222
Leukemia	20	1,588	40	1,464	+ 124
Skin Disease	21	1,586	45	1,101	+ 484
Hypertension	22	1,572	12	12,789	- 11,217
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,551	21	5,408	- 3,857
Asthma	24	1,373	18	5,966	- 4,593
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,228	35	2,007	- 779
Liver Cancer	26	1,150	33	2,383	- 1,233
Stomach Cancer	27	1,102	39	1,535	- 433
Bladder Cancer	28	1,033	52	829	+ 203
Ovary Cancer	29	1,009	51	951	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	30	993	46	1,077	- 84
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	969	36	1,894	- 925
Epilepsy	32	965	37	1,870	- 904
Fires	33	925	27	3,618	- 2,692
Drownings	34	852	32	2,403	- 1,551
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	657	8	15,843	- 15,186
Oral Cancer	36	606	41	1,406	- 800
Prostate Cancer	37	580	24	4,374	- 3,794
Drug Use	38	579	53	770	- 191
Cervical Cancer	39	470	20	5,555	- 5,086
Oesophagus Cancer	40	374	29	3,486	- 3,112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	361	47	1,015	- 653
Alcohol	42	341	49	987	- 646
Tuberculosis	43	323	6	21,965	- 21,642
Uterin Cancer	44	312	54	512	- 200
Violence	45	197	7	21,000	- 20,803
HIV/AIDS	46	193	1	71,996	- 71,803
Other Neoplasms	47	187	58	267	- 80
Meningitis	48	181	26	3,660	- 3,480
Malnutrition	49	175	34	2,381	- 2,205
Birth Trauma	50	162	30	3,004	- 2,842
Poisonings	51	160	50	975	- 816
Maternal Conditions	52	159	38	1,700	- 1,540
Hepatitis B	53	140	61	139	+ 1
Encephalitis	54	127	59	234	- 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	101	55	376	- 275
Multiple Sclerosis	56	87	62	113	- 26
Appendicitis	57	85	56	274	- 189
Syphilis	58	71	44	1,130	- 1,058
Skin Cancers	59	42	48	993	- 951
Pertussis	60	22	43	1,142	- 1,120
Tetanus	61	10	65	38	- 28
War	62	9	64	66	- 57
Hepatitis C	63	2	70	8	- 6
Ascariasis	64	2	71	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	60	223	- 222
Diphtheria	66	1	69	16	- 16
Chlamydia	67	0	68	18	- 18
Dengue	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	57	270	- 270
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Bahrain

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.