BAHAMAS VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	380	8	98	+ 283
Tuberculosis	2	342	58	0	+ 342
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	341	43	5	+ 335
HIV/AIDS	4	273	6	134	+ 139
Stroke	5	239	2	224	+ 15
Malaria	6	238	77	0	+ 238
Coronary Heart Disease	7	211	1	334	- 123
Low Birth Weight	8	162	28	16	+ 145
Birth Trauma	9	159	42	6	+ 153
Road Traffic Accidents	10	130	18	30	+ 100
Measles	11	118	69	0	+ 118
Hypertension	12	91	3	198	- 107
Maternal Conditions	13	85	41	6	+ 79
Liver Disease	14	84	11	67	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	15	83	4	154	- 71
Meningitis	16	74	49	2	+ 71
Violence	17	73	5	148	- 75
Lung Disease	18	70	17	33	+ 36
Congenital Anomalies	19	56	29	16	+ 41
Asthma	20	55	39	9	+ 47
Kidney Disease	21	52	7	120	- 68
Malnutrition	22	50	45	4	+ 46
Other Injuries	23	45	10	67	- 22
Suicide	24	43	31	14	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	25	31	13	62	- 31
Breast Cancer	26	25	9	69	- 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	23	34	10	+ 13
War	28	23	57	1	+ 22
Tetanus	29	20	62	0	+ 20
Inflammatory/Heart	30	20	15	47	- 27
Pertussis	31	19	68	0	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	32	17	23	21	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	15	14	53	- 39
Drownings	34	15	21	26	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	14	44	4	+ 10
Falls	36	13	26	18	- 4
Schistosomiasis	37	12	74	0	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	38	11	12	65	- 54
Fires	39	10	33	10	- 0
Poisonings	40	10	56	1	+ 9
Syphilis	41	9	63	0	+ 9
Lymphomas	42	9	22	25	- 16
Epilepsy	43	9	40	8	+ 1
Liver Cancer	44	8	32	12	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	8	16	42	- 34
Oral Cancer	46	7	46	3	+ 3
Leukemia	47	6	35	10	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	48	5	27	17	- 12
Stomach Cancer	49	5	25	18	- 13
Ovary Cancer	50	5	36	10	- 5
Appendicitis	51	4	52	2	+ 3
Alcohol	52	4	24	20	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	53	4	38	9	- 5
Skin Disease	54	4	20	27	- 23
Lung Cancers	55	3	19	29	- 26
Leishmaniasis	56	3	75	0	+ 3
Drug Use	57	3	48	2	+ 1
Skin Cancers	58	3	55	1	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	59	3	78	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	60	3	37	10	- 7
Hepatitis B	61	2	60	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	51	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	2	61	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	64	2	50	2	- 0
Uterin Cancer	65	1	30	14	- 13
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	53	2	- 0
Diphtheria	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	70	0	47	3	- 3
Ascariasis	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	54	2	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Central Africa

Bahamas

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.