MALAYSIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,096	1	36,729	+ 7,367
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,172	10	3,996	+ 23,176
Stroke	3	21,376	3	21,592	- 216
Lung Cancers	4	19,556	8	4,319	+ 15,238
Lung Disease	5	18,579	5	6,633	+ 11,946
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	16,383	2	23,477	- 7,094
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,606	11	3,832	+ 5,773
Kidney Disease	8	8,518	6	6,629	+ 1,889
Breast Cancer	9	7,465	12	3,071	+ 4,393
Suicide	10	6,092	19	1,823	+ 4,269
Other Injuries	11	5,790	14	2,222	+ 3,568
Other Neoplasms	12	5,274	48	265	+ 5,009
Prostate Cancer	13	5,265	33	903	+ 4,361
Pancreas Cancer	14	5,222	32	994	+ 4,227
Falls	15	5,066	18	1,855	+ 3,211
Lymphomas	16	4,480	25	1,321	+ 3,159
Liver Disease	17	4,135	7	5,125	- 991
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,132	37	809	+ 3,322
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,975	28	1,106	+ 2,869
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,663	9	4,107	- 444
Leukemia	21	3,461	23	1,412	+ 2,049
Bladder Cancer	22	3,112	39	467	+ 2,645
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,060	27	1,214	+ 1,847
Liver Cancer	24	2,816	16	1,984	+ 832
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,592	41	435	+ 2,157
Stomach Cancer	26	2,491	21	1,441	+ 1,049
Hypertension	27	2,134	38	649	+ 1,485
Oral Cancer	28	1,947	17	1,865	+ 82
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,922	4	7,181	- 5,260
Ovary Cancer	30	1,883	35	827	+ 1,056
Skin Cancers	31	1,507	50	247	+ 1,260
Alcohol	32	1,442	55	181	+ 1,261
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,205	20	1,773	- 567
Uterin Cancer	34	1,108	43	352	+ 756
Skin Disease	35	1,095	15	2,066	- 970
Epilepsy	36	1,004	52	226	+ 778
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	845	51	246	+ 599
Malnutrition	38	839	49	249	+ 590
Drug Use	39	829	45	322	+ 507
Congenital Anomalies	40	813	24	1,403	- 590
Cervical Cancer	41	701	31	1,010	- 310
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	613	22	1,424	- 811
Anemia	43	574	86	0	+ 574
Violence	44	431	34	869	- 437
Multiple Sclerosis	45	424	59	30	+ 394
Asthma	46	368	30	1,013	- 645
Drownings	47	227	36	820	- 593
Fires	48	216	44	336	- 120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	209	60	27	+ 182
Low Birth Weight	50	201	29	1,020	- 819
Osteoarthritis	51	169	80	0	+ 169
Hepatitis C	52	153	64	6	+ 147
Birth Trauma	53	135	42	359	- 223
Tuberculosis	54	132	26	1,227	- 1,095
Poisonings	55	119	53	211	- 92
Schizophrenia	56	114	83	0	+ 114
HIV/AIDS	57	104	13	2,679	- 2,575
Meningitis	58	82	46	301	- 219
Upper Respiratory	59	63	65	5	+ 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	58	81	0	+ 58
Oral conditions	61	55	82	0	+ 55
Appendicitis	62	48	58	71	- 23
Hepatitis B	63	48	54	206	- 158
Maternal Conditions	64	17	56	167	- 149
Otitis Media	65	5	66	3	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	4	40	452	- 449
War	67	3	63	11	- 7
Pertussis	68	2	57	80	- 77
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	62	19	- 19
Chlamydia	71	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	61	21	- 21
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	47	280	- 280
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

Belgium

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.