MADAGASCAR VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,953	3	12,388	+ 11,565
Stroke	2	16,062	1	17,964	- 1,902
Hypertension	3	14,176	8	6,208	+ 7,968
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,010	16	3,278	+ 7,732
Violence	5	10,644	23	1,749	+ 8,895
HIV/AIDS	6	9,625	25	1,341	+ 8,283
Kidney Disease	7	8,586	22	2,202	+ 6,384
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,995	2	14,605	- 7,609
Breast Cancer	9	4,939	37	629	+ 4,310
Other Injuries	10	4,804	21	2,359	+ 2,445
Liver Disease	11	4,801	12	4,803	- 2
Prostate Cancer	12	4,691	29	996	+ 3,695
Endocrine Disorders	13	4,422	44	463	+ 3,959
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	3,829	26	1,120	+ 2,709
Inflammatory/Heart	15	3,363	28	1,046	+ 2,317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,036	39	606	+ 2,430
Lung Disease	17	2,382	14	3,957	- 1,576
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,163	7	7,880	- 5,717
Lung Cancers	19	2,098	55	147	+ 1,951
Skin Disease	20	1,900	51	187	+ 1,713
Drownings	21	1,862	31	825	+ 1,037
Lymphomas	22	1,784	34	675	+ 1,109
Cervical Cancer	23	1,473	17	3,028	- 1,555
Alcohol	24	1,440	53	161	+ 1,279
Stomach Cancer	25	1,271	47	368	+ 903
Falls	26	1,261	36	653	+ 608
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,206	49	266	+ 940
Low Birth Weight	28	1,182	10	5,353	- 4,171
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,137	15	3,380	- 2,244
Uterin Cancer	30	1,001	59	95	+ 907
Suicide	31	987	24	1,476	- 489
Liver Cancer	32	847	30	933	- 86
Fires	33	746	35	661	+ 84
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	744	42	495	+ 249
Leukemia	35	723	45	401	+ 322
Ovary Cancer	36	715	57	135	+ 580
Pancreas Cancer	37	700	61	80	+ 619
Oesophagus Cancer	38	625	27	1,080	- 456
Asthma	39	612	19	2,507	- 1,895
Epilepsy	40	559	46	385	+ 175
Maternal Conditions	41	459	18	2,776	- 2,317
Birth Trauma	42	445	11	5,347	- 4,902
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	371	5	11,085	- 10,714
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	312	38	627	- 315
Malnutrition	45	304	13	4,236	- 3,932
Oral Cancer	46	248	32	697	- 448
Other Neoplasms	47	235	65	24	+ 211
Drug Use	48	179	62	58	+ 121
Meningitis	49	177	20	2,391	- 2,214
Bladder Cancer	50	151	48	286	- 135
Encephalitis	51	132	60	94	+ 38
Appendicitis	52	129	56	147	- 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	112	64	47	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	54	108	66	18	+ 90
Skin Cancers	55	59	43	467	- 408
Poisonings	56	47	40	571	- 524
War	57	47	54	155	- 108
Tuberculosis	58	26	4	11,606	- 11,580
Dengue	59	18	72	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	60	15	58	98	- 83
Upper Respiratory	61	14	63	49	- 35
Tetanus	62	6	52	186	- 181
Syphilis	63	5	33	680	- 675
Chlamydia	64	4	69	7	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	67	16	- 14
Otitis Media	66	1	68	10	- 10
Ascariasis	67	1	70	5	- 5
Pertussis	68	0	41	519	- 519
Measles	69	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Diphtheria	70	0	71	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	260	- 260
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.