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Bahamas
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
BAHAMAS VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Bahamas and South Africa health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

South Africa
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Bahamas Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    47
    49
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.5
    75.7
    72.6
    65
    53
    55
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    69.9
    76.6
    73.2
    101
    94
    98
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    76.6
    101
    94
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    70.7
    77.4
    115
    94
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    70.8
    77.5
    115
    94
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    70.9
    77.6
    114
    94
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    71.3
    77.8
    113
    93
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    71.9
    78.0
    110
    93
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    72.6
    78.4
    102
    92
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    73.5
    78.8
    97
    91
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    74.4
    79.3
    90
    86
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    75.4
    79.9
    85
    82
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    76.5
    80.6
    80
    75
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    77.7
    81.4
    77
    71
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    79.1
    82.4
    70
    66
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    80.8
    83.6
    67
    61
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    82.8
    85.0
    61
    57
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.0
    86.6
    61
    56
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    87.5
    88.7
    56
    52
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    90.2
    91.3
    64
    38
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.11
    124
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    60.37
    118
    80.50
    93
    3. Hypertension
    53.15
    10
    33.86
    36
    4. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    35.20
    22
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.27
    61
    74.67
    16
    6. Violence
    36.36
    10
    37.54
    8
    7. HIV/AIDS
    32.20
    32
    121.35
    9
    8. Kidney Disease
    30.95
    52
    35.72
    35
    9. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    18.21
    76
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.39
    90
    83.23
    40
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.83
    110
    16.44
    118
    12. Other Injuries
    16.64
    13
    10.77
    57
    13. Liver Disease
    16.20
    103
    18.41
    95
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    16.00
    7
    11.70
    14
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.79
    20
    12.75
    17
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    8.90
    89
    17. Lung Disease
    9.23
    170
    31.41
    47
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    20.99
    37
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.42
    134
    22.70
    61
    20. Skin Disease
    7.42
    9
    2.91
    30
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    18.34
    64
    22. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    2.15
    99
    23. Drownings
    6.38
    17
    4.06
    44
    24. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    6.08
    39
    25. Falls
    4.97
    103
    2.99
    150
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    4.97
    49
    3.36
    130
    27. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    3.68
    137
    28. Alcohol
    4.67
    20
    1.93
    61
    29. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    3.85
    115
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.13
    133
    6.23
    83
    31. Low Birth Weight
    3.70
    109
    7.16
    63
    32. Suicide
    3.37
    159
    23.49
    8
    33. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    5.46
    87
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.69
    90
    4.52
    65
    35. Fires
    2.66
    59
    6.64
    4
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    4.98
    65
    37. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    3.34
    108
    38. Asthma
    2.16
    112
    13.63
    45
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    8.50
    16
    40. Epilepsy
    1.91
    73
    3.28
    22
    41. Maternal Conditions
    1.63
    75
    2.65
    62
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.47
    107
    3.36
    78
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.45
    115
    33.37
    46
    44. Malnutrition
    1.19
    94
    4.41
    56
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    112
    2.04
    70
    46. Other Neoplasms
    0.87
    63
    0.65
    75
    47. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    3.18
    80
    48. Drug Use
    0.62
    149
    1.52
    67
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    2.19
    83
    50. Meningitis
    0.61
    105
    6.74
    41
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    334
    14.26
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    224
    9.56
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Hypertension
    198
    8.45
    12,789
    2.81
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    154
    6.58
    30,188
    6.64
    5. Violence
    148
    6.32
    21,000
    4.62
    6. HIV/AIDS
    134
    5.72
    71,996
    15.84
    7. Kidney Disease
    120
    5.12
    15,302
    3.37
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    98
    4.18
    39,341
    8.65
    9. Breast Cancer
    69
    2.95
    4,533
    1.00
    10. Liver Disease
    67
    2.86
    9,013
    1.98
    11. Other Injuries
    67
    2.86
    6,014
    1.32
    12. Prostate Cancer
    65
    2.78
    4,374
    0.96
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    62
    2.65
    5,890
    1.30
    14. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53
    2.26
    4,676
    1.03
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    47
    2.01
    5,408
    1.19
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    42
    1.79
    3,587
    0.79
    17. Lung Disease
    33
    1.41
    11,895
    2.62
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    30
    1.28
    13,014
    2.86
    19. Lung Cancers
    29
    1.24
    7,705
    1.70
    20. Skin Disease
    27
    1.15
    1,101
    0.24
    21. Drownings
    26
    1.11
    2,403
    0.53
    22. Lymphomas
    25
    1.07
    2,818
    0.62
    23. Cervical Cancer
    21
    0.90
    5,555
    1.22
    24. Alcohol
    20
    0.85
    987
    0.22
    25. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.77
    1,535
    0.34
    26. Falls
    18
    0.77
    1,399
    0.31
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    17
    0.73
    1,077
    0.24
    28. Low Birth Weight
    16
    0.68
    6,250
    1.37
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    16
    0.68
    4,351
    0.96
    30. Uterin Cancer
    14
    0.60
    512
    0.11
    31. Suicide
    14
    0.60
    13,774
    3.03
    32. Liver Cancer
    12
    0.51
    2,383
    0.52
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    10
    0.43
    2,007
    0.44
    34. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.43
    951
    0.21
    35. Leukemia
    10
    0.43
    1,464
    0.32
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10
    0.43
    1,894
    0.42
    37. Fires
    10
    0.43
    3,618
    0.80
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    9
    0.38
    3,486
    0.77
    39. Asthma
    9
    0.38
    5,966
    1.31
    40. Epilepsy
    8
    0.34
    1,870
    0.41
    41. Maternal Conditions
    6
    0.26
    1,700
    0.37
    42. Birth Trauma
    6
    0.26
    3,004
    0.66
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.21
    15,843
    3.49
    44. Malnutrition
    4
    0.17
    2,381
    0.52
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.17
    1,015
    0.22
    46. Oral Cancer
    3
    0.13
    1,406
    0.31
    47. Other Neoplasms
    3
    0.13
    267
    0.06
    48. Meningitis
    2
    0.09
    3,660
    0.81
    49. Encephalitis
    2
    0.09
    234
    0.05
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2
    0.09
    829
    0.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    44.70
    10
    35.20
    22
    2. Breast Cancer
    30.82
    10
    18.21
    76
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.03
    61
    8.90
    89
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.93
    90
    20.99
    37
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.39
    119
    18.34
    64
    6. Uterin Cancer
    6.41
    9
    2.15
    99
    7. Lymphomas
    6.37
    30
    6.08
    39
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.71
    120
    3.68
    137
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.61
    82
    3.85
    115
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.07
    163
    5.46
    87
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    2.66
    125
    4.98
    65
    12. Leukemia
    2.45
    143
    3.34
    108
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.12
    105
    8.50
    16
    14. Oral Cancer
    0.83
    179
    3.18
    80
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.62
    174
    2.19
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.23
    173
    2.47
    53
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.