BAHAMAS VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	437	1	334	+ 102
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	279	8	98	+ 181
Stroke	3	257	2	224	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	4	85	18	30	+ 55
Lung Disease	5	79	17	33	+ 46
Kidney Disease	6	79	7	120	- 41
Liver Disease	7	61	11	67	- 6
Lung Cancers	8	51	19	29	+ 22
Diabetes Mellitus	9	49	4	154	- 105
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	48	14	53	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	46	16	42	+ 3
Breast Cancer	12	37	9	69	- 32
HIV/AIDS	13	32	6	134	- 102
Other Injuries	14	26	10	67	- 41
Skin Disease	15	25	20	27	- 2
Liver Cancer	16	24	32	12	+ 12
Oral Cancer	17	22	46	3	+ 19
Falls	18	22	26	18	+ 4
Suicide	19	22	31	14	+ 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	21	43	5	+ 16
Stomach Cancer	21	17	25	18	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	17	34	10	+ 7
Leukemia	23	17	35	10	+ 7
Congenital Anomalies	24	17	29	16	+ 1
Lymphomas	25	16	22	25	- 9
Tuberculosis	26	15	58	0	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	27	14	15	47	- 32
Parkinson's Disease	28	13	27	17	- 4
Low Birth Weight	29	12	28	16	- 4
Asthma	30	12	39	9	+ 4
Cervical Cancer	31	12	23	21	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	32	12	37	10	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	33	11	12	65	- 55
Violence	34	10	5	148	- 138
Ovary Cancer	35	10	36	10	- 0
Drownings	36	10	21	26	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	37	10	13	62	- 52
Hypertension	38	8	3	198	- 190
Bladder Cancer	39	6	50	2	+ 3
Encephalitis	40	5	51	2	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	41	5	38	9	- 4
Birth Trauma	42	4	42	6	- 2
Uterin Cancer	43	4	30	14	- 10
Fires	44	4	33	10	- 6
Drug Use	45	4	48	2	+ 1
Meningitis	46	4	49	2	+ 1
Dengue	47	3	59	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	48	3	47	3	- 0
Malnutrition	49	3	45	4	- 1
Skin Cancers	50	3	55	1	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	3	44	4	- 1
Epilepsy	52	3	40	8	- 5
Poisonings	53	3	56	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	54	2	60	0	+ 2
Alcohol	55	2	24	20	- 18
Maternal Conditions	56	2	41	6	- 4
Pertussis	57	1	68	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	52	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	54	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	53	2	- 1
Tetanus	61	0	62	0	+ 0
Syphilis	62	0	63	0	+ 0
War	63	0	57	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Malaysia

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.