MALAYSIA VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,824	1	36,729	- 8,905
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,129	10	3,996	+ 16,132
Stroke	3	13,340	3	21,592	- 8,252
Lung Cancers	4	11,322	8	4,319	+ 7,003
Lung Disease	5	10,959	5	6,633	+ 4,327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,017	11	3,832	+ 4,185
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,773	9	4,107	+ 1,666
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,741	2	23,477	- 17,736
Prostate Cancer	9	4,863	33	903	+ 3,960
Breast Cancer	10	4,397	12	3,071	+ 1,326
Suicide	11	4,067	19	1,823	+ 2,244
Kidney Disease	12	4,054	6	6,629	- 2,576
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,025	32	994	+ 3,031
Falls	14	4,023	18	1,855	+ 2,168
Lymphomas	15	3,924	25	1,321	+ 2,603
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,006	37	809	+ 2,197
Skin Cancers	17	2,994	50	247	+ 2,746
Leukemia	18	2,745	23	1,412	+ 1,333
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,629	28	1,106	+ 1,523
Liver Cancer	20	2,629	16	1,984	+ 645
Drug Use	21	2,302	45	322	+ 1,980
Other Injuries	22	2,121	14	2,222	- 101
Hypertension	23	2,107	38	649	+ 1,457
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,029	27	1,214	+ 815
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,929	41	435	+ 1,494
Liver Disease	26	1,835	7	5,125	- 3,290
Stomach Cancer	27	1,663	21	1,441	+ 221
Other Neoplasms	28	1,617	48	265	+ 1,352
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,607	4	7,181	- 5,574
Bladder Cancer	30	1,533	39	467	+ 1,066
Ovary Cancer	31	1,294	35	827	+ 467
Oral Cancer	32	1,255	17	1,865	- 609
Congenital Anomalies	33	918	24	1,403	- 485
Skin Disease	34	767	15	2,066	- 1,298
Uterin Cancer	35	677	43	352	+ 325
Asthma	36	588	30	1,013	- 425
Alcohol	37	490	55	181	+ 310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	489	51	246	+ 243
Cervical Cancer	39	441	31	1,010	- 569
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	382	20	1,773	- 1,391
Epilepsy	41	368	52	226	+ 142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	356	22	1,424	- 1,068
Low Birth Weight	43	320	29	1,020	- 700
Violence	44	314	34	869	- 554
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	296	60	27	+ 268
Multiple Sclerosis	46	242	59	30	+ 212
Drownings	47	229	36	820	- 591
Hepatitis C	48	223	64	6	+ 218
Anemia	49	203	86	0	+ 203
Birth Trauma	50	181	42	359	- 178
Malnutrition	51	151	49	249	- 98
Osteoarthritis	52	147	80	0	+ 147
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	92	81	0	+ 92
Schizophrenia	54	83	83	0	+ 83
Fires	55	71	44	336	- 265
Tuberculosis	56	68	26	1,227	- 1,159
HIV/AIDS	57	65	13	2,679	- 2,614
Hepatitis B	58	53	54	206	- 152
Oral conditions	59	52	82	0	+ 52
Meningitis	60	48	46	301	- 253
Poisonings	61	45	53	211	- 166
Appendicitis	62	34	58	71	- 37
Maternal Conditions	63	26	56	167	- 140
Upper Respiratory	64	22	65	5	+ 17
War	65	10	63	11	- 0
Otitis Media	66	8	66	3	+ 5
Syphilis	67	4	62	19	- 15
Encephalitis	68	3	40	452	- 449
Pertussis	69	2	57	80	- 78
Tetanus	70	2	61	21	- 20
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	78	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Australia

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.