BAHAMAS VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	489	6	134	+ 355
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	267	8	98	+ 170
Coronary Heart Disease	3	223	1	334	- 112
Stroke	4	209	2	224	- 15
Diabetes Mellitus	5	205	4	154	+ 52
Tuberculosis	6	149	58	0	+ 149
Violence	7	143	5	148	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	108	43	5	+ 103
Kidney Disease	9	104	7	120	- 16
Suicide	10	94	31	14	+ 80
Road Traffic Accidents	11	88	18	30	+ 58
Hypertension	12	87	3	198	- 111
Lung Disease	13	81	17	33	+ 48
Liver Disease	14	61	11	67	- 6
Lung Cancers	15	52	19	29	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	16	42	28	16	+ 26
Other Injuries	17	41	10	67	- 26
Asthma	18	41	39	9	+ 32
Endocrine Disorders	19	40	13	62	- 22
Cervical Cancer	20	38	23	21	+ 17
Inflammatory/Heart	21	37	15	47	- 10
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	32	14	53	- 22
Breast Cancer	23	31	9	69	- 38
Prostate Cancer	24	30	12	65	- 36
Congenital Anomalies	25	30	29	16	+ 14
Meningitis	26	25	49	2	+ 22
Fires	27	25	33	10	+ 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	24	16	42	- 18
Oesophagus Cancer	29	24	38	9	+ 15
Birth Trauma	30	20	42	6	+ 14
Lymphomas	31	19	22	25	- 6
Drownings	32	16	21	26	- 10
Liver Cancer	33	16	32	12	+ 4
Malnutrition	34	16	45	4	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	35	14	37	10	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	13	34	10	+ 2
Epilepsy	37	13	40	8	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	38	12	41	6	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	39	10	25	18	- 7
Leukemia	40	10	35	10	- 0
Oral Cancer	41	10	46	3	+ 6
Falls	42	10	26	18	- 8
Pertussis	43	8	68	0	+ 8
Syphilis	44	8	63	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	45	7	20	27	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	46	7	27	17	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	7	44	4	+ 3
Skin Cancers	48	7	55	1	+ 6
Alcohol	49	7	24	20	- 13
Poisonings	50	7	56	1	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	51	6	36	10	- 4
Bladder Cancer	52	6	50	2	+ 4
Drug Use	53	5	48	2	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	54	3	30	14	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	3	53	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	56	2	52	2	+ 0
Measles	57	2	69	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	58	2	47	3	- 1
Encephalitis	59	2	51	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	60	2	61	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	60	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	54	2	- 1
Malaria	63	1	77	0	+ 1
War	64	0	57	1	- 0
Tetanus	65	0	62	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

South 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.