MALAYSIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,111	1	36,729	- 8,618
Stroke	2	18,850	3	21,592	- 2,742
Hypertension	3	16,637	38	649	+ 15,988
Diabetes Mellitus	4	12,921	9	4,107	+ 8,814
Violence	5	12,491	34	869	+ 11,622
HIV/AIDS	6	11,295	13	2,679	+ 8,616
Kidney Disease	7	10,076	6	6,629	+ 3,447
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	8,209	2	23,477	- 15,268
Breast Cancer	9	5,796	12	3,071	+ 2,724
Other Injuries	10	5,638	14	2,222	+ 3,416
Liver Disease	11	5,634	7	5,125	+ 509
Prostate Cancer	12	5,505	33	903	+ 4,602
Endocrine Disorders	13	5,189	37	809	+ 4,380
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	4,494	10	3,996	+ 498
Inflammatory/Heart	15	3,947	27	1,214	+ 2,733
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	3,563	11	3,832	- 270
Lung Disease	17	2,795	5	6,633	- 3,838
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,538	4	7,181	- 4,644
Lung Cancers	19	2,462	8	4,319	- 1,857
Skin Disease	20	2,230	15	2,066	+ 164
Drownings	21	2,185	36	820	+ 1,365
Lymphomas	22	2,093	25	1,321	+ 772
Cervical Cancer	23	1,728	31	1,010	+ 718
Alcohol	24	1,689	55	181	+ 1,509
Stomach Cancer	25	1,492	21	1,441	+ 50
Falls	26	1,480	18	1,855	- 375
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,415	28	1,106	+ 309
Low Birth Weight	28	1,387	29	1,020	+ 366
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,334	24	1,403	- 69
Uterin Cancer	30	1,175	43	352	+ 823
Suicide	31	1,158	19	1,823	- 665
Liver Cancer	32	994	16	1,984	- 990
Fires	33	875	44	336	+ 539
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	873	22	1,424	- 551
Leukemia	35	849	23	1,412	- 563
Ovary Cancer	36	839	35	827	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	37	821	32	994	- 173
Oesophagus Cancer	38	733	41	435	+ 298
Asthma	39	718	30	1,013	- 295
Epilepsy	40	656	52	226	+ 431
Maternal Conditions	41	539	56	167	+ 373
Birth Trauma	42	522	42	359	+ 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	436	20	1,773	- 1,337
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	366	51	246	+ 120
Malnutrition	45	357	49	249	+ 108
Oral Cancer	46	292	17	1,865	- 1,573
Other Neoplasms	47	276	48	265	+ 11
Drug Use	48	210	45	322	- 112
Meningitis	49	208	46	301	- 93
Bladder Cancer	50	177	39	467	- 290
Encephalitis	51	154	40	452	- 298
Appendicitis	52	151	58	71	+ 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	131	60	27	+ 104
Multiple Sclerosis	54	126	59	30	+ 96
Skin Cancers	55	69	50	247	- 178
Poisonings	56	55	53	211	- 156
War	57	55	63	11	+ 44
Tuberculosis	58	31	26	1,227	- 1,197
Dengue	59	22	47	280	- 258
Hepatitis B	60	18	54	206	- 187
Upper Respiratory	61	16	65	5	+ 12
Tetanus	62	7	61	21	- 15
Syphilis	63	6	62	19	- 13
Chlamydia	64	5	68	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	2	64	6	- 4
Otitis Media	66	1	66	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	1	67	2	- 1
Pertussis	68	0	57	80	- 80
Measles	69	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Bahamas

Malaysia

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.