BAHAMAS VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	766	1	334	+ 432
Stroke	2	255	2	224	+ 31
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	186	8	98	+ 88
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	181	14	53	+ 128
Lung Cancers	5	172	19	29	+ 143
Diabetes Mellitus	6	142	4	154	- 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	129	16	42	+ 86
Lung Disease	8	111	17	33	+ 78
Pancreas Cancer	9	79	37	10	+ 69
Breast Cancer	10	74	9	69	+ 5
Kidney Disease	11	69	7	120	- 51
Lymphomas	12	46	22	25	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	13	46	12	65	- 19
Falls	14	45	26	18	+ 28
Stomach Cancer	15	44	25	18	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	16	43	27	17	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	17	30	36	10	+ 20
Liver Cancer	18	30	32	12	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	19	29	50	2	+ 27
Hypertension	20	29	3	198	- 169
Leukemia	21	24	35	10	+ 14
Suicide	22	23	31	14	+ 10
Oral Cancer	23	22	46	3	+ 18
Liver Disease	24	20	11	67	- 47
Skin Disease	25	20	20	27	- 6
Other Neoplasms	26	19	47	3	+ 16
Inflammatory/Heart	27	19	15	47	- 28
Uterin Cancer	28	18	30	14	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	29	18	38	9	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	30	17	13	62	- 45
Road Traffic Accidents	31	16	18	30	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	32	15	29	16	- 1
Other Injuries	33	14	10	67	- 53
Skin Cancers	34	12	55	1	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	35	10	28	16	- 7
Asthma	36	7	39	9	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6	34	10	- 4
Drug Use	38	6	48	2	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	39	4	23	21	- 17
Violence	40	4	5	148	- 145
HIV/AIDS	41	3	6	134	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	3	85	0	+ 3
Epilepsy	43	3	40	8	- 5
Birth Trauma	44	3	42	6	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	45	3	54	2	+ 1
Anemia	46	2	81	0	+ 2
Alcohol	47	2	24	20	- 18
Drownings	48	2	21	26	- 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2	44	4	- 2
Osteoarthritis	50	2	86	0	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2	53	2	+ 0
Tuberculosis	52	1	58	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	53	1	65	0	+ 1
War	54	1	57	1	+ 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	1	43	5	- 4
Meningitis	56	1	49	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	57	1	83	0	+ 1
Poisonings	58	0	56	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	59	0	61	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	60	0	45	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	61	0	60	0	+ 0
Fires	62	0	33	10	- 10
Appendicitis	63	0	52	2	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	0	41	6	- 6
Encephalitis	65	0	51	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	66	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	59	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	64	0	- 0
Syphilis	81	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

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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.