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BAHAMAS VS MALAWI
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Compare Bahamas and Malawi health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Malawi MALAWI
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.9
    65.9
    63.3
    51
    48
    49
    		  
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    63.1
    69.4
    66.2
    59
    48
    55
    		  
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    63.8
    71.8
    67.7
    73
    59
    64
    		  
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    66.0
    73.3
    69.5
    76
    69
    70
    		  
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    67.2
    72.9
    70.0
    83
    87
    89
    		  
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    71.7
    78.1
    75.0
    65
    51
    56
    		  
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    72.9
    79.1
    76.1
    63
    52
    54
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.9
    79.1
    63
    52
    		  
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    73.8
    80.0
    64
    48
    		  
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    73.9
    80.1
    66
    49
    		  
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    74.0
    80.1
    66
    50
    		  
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    74.3
    80.3
    66
    49
    		  
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    74.7
    80.4
    64
    48
    		  
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    75.2
    80.7
    61
    48
    		  
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    75.8
    81.0
    58
    48
    		  
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    76.6
    81.4
    54
    46
    		  
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    77.4
    81.9
    51
    44
    		  
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    78.3
    82.5
    43
    43
    		  
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    79.5
    83.2
    42
    41
    		  
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    80.7
    84.1
    40
    37
    		  
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    82.1
    85.0
    40
    37
    		  
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    83.7
    86.2
    43
    38
    		  
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.8
    43
    36
    		  
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.7
    47
    34
    		  
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    90.6
    92.1
    53
    28
    		  
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.0
    95.0
    52
    29
    		  
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.4
    68
    38
    		  
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.5
    74
    35
    		  
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    88.85
    88
    		  
    77.56
    110
    2. HIV/AIDS
    72.69
    27
    		  
    343.93
    8
    3. Stroke
    59.30
    120
    		  
    138.49
    33
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.27
    39
    		  
    26.34
    88
    5. Hypertension
    41.53
    7
    		  
    21.31
    46
    6. Prostate Cancer
    41.49
    10
    		  
    11.23
    116
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29.71
    87
    		  
    125.65
    32
    8. Breast Cancer
    22.41
    23
    		  
    8.00
    160
    9. Kidney Disease
    16.29
    67
    		  
    14.19
    87
    10. Violence
    15.21
    31
    		  
    3.03
    114
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    11.79
    121
    		  
    22.12
    52
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.84
    62
    		  
    2.57
    165
    13. Endocrine Disorders
    9.67
    54
    		  
    14.69
    25
    14. Lung Cancers
    9.19
    96
    		  
    0.78
    169
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.77
    82
    		  
    14.91
    20
    16. Lymphomas
    7.76
    16
    		  
    3.13
    124
    17. Other Injuries
    7.18
    125
    		  
    16.05
    60
    18. Liver Disease
    7.10
    138
    		  
    27.52
    34
    19. Skin Disease
    6.84
    22
    		  
    8.43
    14
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    6.79
    35
    		  
    2.50
    106
    21. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    105
    		  
    42.18
    5
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    6.07
    121
    		  
    9.72
    54
    23. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    77
    		  
    2.41
    155
    24. Ovary Cancer
    5.45
    52
    		  
    1.49
    166
    25. Drownings
    4.68
    74
    		  
    9.23
    22
    26. Low Birth Weight
    4.11
    125
    		  
    15.79
    47
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    80
    		  
    0.35
    169
    28. Uterin Cancer
    3.47
    32
    		  
    0.78
    158
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    29
    		  
    1.98
    80
    30. Lung Disease
    3.28
    170
    		  
    18.89
    86
    31. Falls
    2.69
    131
    		  
    10.34
    42
    32. Leukemia
    2.50
    130
    		  
    0.39
    171
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    113
    		  
    2.04
    119
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.22
    108
    		  
    14.48
    46
    35. Suicide
    2.19
    159
    		  
    14.44
    36
    36. Alcohol
    2.15
    50
    		  
    0.13
    134
    37. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
    		  
    1.98
    57
    38. Liver Cancer
    1.87
    166
    		  
    1.65
    168
    39. Fires
    1.77
    99
    		  
    10.96
    28
    40. Anemia
    1.76
    59
    		  
    1.95
    55
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    116
    		  
    23.18
    1
    42. Asthma
    1.45
    124
    		  
    7.43
    70
    43. Epilepsy
    1.39
    114
    		  
    6.91
    40
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.14
    134
    		  
    50.43
    33
    45. Bladder Cancer
    1.14
    136
    		  
    5.28
    8
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.14
    140
    		  
    1.63
    119
    47. Other Neoplasms
    1.08
    149
    		  
    4.00
    41
    48. Poisonings
    0.94
    105
    		  
    3.65
    39
    49. Meningitis
    0.83
    112
    		  
    10.07
    40
    50. Schizophrenia
    0.83
    9
    		  
    0.39
    52
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    299
    15.15
    		  
    4,956
    3.56
    2. HIV/AIDS
    295
    14.96
    		  
    40,819
    29.32
    3. Stroke
    198
    10.07
    		  
    8,570
    6.16
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    146
    7.42
    		  
    1,718
    1.23
    5. Hypertension
    140
    7.09
    		  
    1,339
    0.96
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    96
    4.89
    		  
    12,958
    9.31
    7. Violence
    58
    2.95
    		  
    417
    0.30
    8. Prostate Cancer
    58
    2.92
    		  
    290
    0.21
    9. Kidney Disease
    57
    2.89
    		  
    1,080
    0.78
    10. Breast Cancer
    47
    2.37
    		  
    320
    0.23
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    44
    2.25
    		  
    2,637
    1.89
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    38
    1.94
    		  
    192
    0.14
    13. Lung Cancers
    33
    1.69
    		  
    59
    0.04
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    33
    1.68
    		  
    1,459
    1.05
    15. Lymphomas
    28
    1.41
    		  
    296
    0.21
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    28
    1.40
    		  
    1,043
    0.75
    17. Liver Disease
    26
    1.32
    		  
    2,092
    1.50
    18. Skin Disease
    23
    1.18
    		  
    639
    0.46
    19. Other Injuries
    23
    1.15
    		  
    1,960
    1.41
    20. Alzheimers/Dementia
    23
    1.15
    		  
    160
    0.11
    21. Stomach Cancer
    21
    1.08
    		  
    173
    0.12
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    20
    1.00
    		  
    2,569
    1.85
    23. Drownings
    18
    0.93
    		  
    1,397
    1.00
    24. Low Birth Weight
    13
    0.66
    		  
    5,021
    3.61
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    13
    0.65
    		  
    26
    0.02
    26. Cervical Cancer
    13
    0.64
    		  
    1,785
    1.28
    27. Ovary Cancer
    11
    0.55
    		  
    74
    0.05
    28. Lung Disease
    11
    0.54
    		  
    1,249
    0.90
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    11
    0.54
    		  
    117
    0.08
    30. Leukemia
    9
    0.46
    		  
    38
    0.03
    31. Suicide
    9
    0.44
    		  
    1,376
    0.99
    32. Alcohol
    9
    0.44
    		  
    9
    0.01
    33. Falls
    8
    0.42
    		  
    888
    0.64
    34. Oral Cancer
    8
    0.41
    		  
    159
    0.11
    35. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.38
    		  
    31
    0.02
    36. Skin Cancers
    7
    0.37
    		  
    139
    0.10
    37. Anemia
    7
    0.36
    		  
    191
    0.14
    38. Birth Trauma
    7
    0.36
    		  
    4,605
    3.31
    39. Liver Cancer
    7
    0.35
    		  
    164
    0.12
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    7
    0.34
    		  
    1,620
    1.16
    41. Fires
    6
    0.28
    		  
    1,479
    1.06
    42. Epilepsy
    5
    0.27
    		  
    854
    0.61
    43. Asthma
    5
    0.25
    		  
    520
    0.37
    44. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.21
    		  
    354
    0.25
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4
    0.20
    		  
    115
    0.08
    46. Other Neoplasms
    4
    0.19
    		  
    358
    0.26
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3
    0.18
    		  
    6,875
    4.94
    48. Poisonings
    3
    0.16
    		  
    522
    0.37
    49. Meningitis
    3
    0.16
    		  
    1,492
    1.07
    50. Schizophrenia
    3
    0.14
    		  
    32
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bahamas BAHAMAS   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    41.49
    10
    		  
    11.23
    116
    2. Breast Cancer
    22.41
    23
    		  
    8.00
    160
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.84
    62
    		  
    2.57
    165
    4. Lung Cancers
    9.19
    96
    		  
    0.78
    169
    5. Lymphomas
    7.76
    16
    		  
    3.13
    124
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.36
    105
    		  
    42.18
    5
    7. Stomach Cancer
    6.06
    77
    		  
    2.41
    155
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.45
    52
    		  
    1.49
    166
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    3.74
    80
    		  
    0.35
    169
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.47
    32
    		  
    0.78
    158
    11. Leukemia
    2.50
    130
    		  
    0.39
    171
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.22
    113
    		  
    2.04
    119
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.97
    59
    		  
    1.98
    57
    14. Liver Cancer
    1.87
    166
    		  
    1.65
    168
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.60
    116
    		  
    23.18
    1
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.14
    136
    		  
    5.28
    8
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.