MALAYSIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,695	1	36,729	- 1,034
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	27,593	10	3,996	+ 23,597
Lung Cancers	3	18,654	8	4,319	+ 14,335
Lung Disease	4	12,663	5	6,633	+ 6,030
Stroke	5	12,615	3	21,592	- 8,977
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,599	11	3,832	+ 4,766
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,621	2	23,477	- 16,856
Breast Cancer	8	5,266	12	3,071	+ 2,194
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,094	9	4,107	+ 987
Lymphomas	10	4,585	25	1,321	+ 3,264
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,506	32	994	+ 3,512
Falls	12	4,303	18	1,855	+ 2,447
Prostate Cancer	13	4,197	33	903	+ 3,294
Kidney Disease	14	4,079	6	6,629	- 2,551
Suicide	15	3,935	19	1,823	+ 2,112
Drug Use	16	3,284	45	322	+ 2,962
Liver Disease	17	3,228	7	5,125	- 1,897
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,993	28	1,106	+ 1,887
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,880	37	809	+ 2,071
Liver Cancer	20	2,773	16	1,984	+ 789
Leukemia	21	2,760	23	1,412	+ 1,348
Hypertension	22	2,283	38	649	+ 1,634
Bladder Cancer	23	2,246	39	467	+ 1,779
Other Injuries	24	2,132	14	2,222	- 91
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,987	41	435	+ 1,552
Stomach Cancer	26	1,940	21	1,441	+ 498
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,835	27	1,214	+ 621
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,780	4	7,181	- 5,402
Ovary Cancer	29	1,695	35	827	+ 867
Skin Cancers	30	1,565	50	247	+ 1,317
Other Neoplasms	31	1,496	48	265	+ 1,231
Oral Cancer	32	1,418	17	1,865	- 446
Alcohol	33	1,328	55	181	+ 1,148
Uterin Cancer	34	1,054	43	352	+ 702
Congenital Anomalies	35	963	24	1,403	- 440
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	749	20	1,773	- 1,024
Multiple Sclerosis	37	617	59	30	+ 586
Skin Disease	38	605	15	2,066	- 1,461
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	566	51	246	+ 320
Violence	40	539	34	869	- 330
Cervical Cancer	41	515	31	1,010	- 495
Low Birth Weight	42	493	29	1,020	- 527
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	394	22	1,424	- 1,030
Epilepsy	44	342	52	226	+ 117
Hepatitis C	45	323	64	6	+ 318
Anemia	46	305	86	0	+ 305
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	287	60	27	+ 260
Drownings	48	252	36	820	- 568
Asthma	49	234	30	1,013	- 780
Birth Trauma	50	172	42	359	- 187
Malnutrition	51	171	49	249	- 78
Fires	52	171	44	336	- 165
HIV/AIDS	53	145	13	2,679	- 2,534
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	127	81	0	+ 127
Osteoarthritis	55	124	80	0	+ 124
Poisonings	56	108	53	211	- 103
Schizophrenia	57	106	83	0	+ 106
Tuberculosis	58	87	26	1,227	- 1,140
Meningitis	59	61	46	301	- 240
Hepatitis B	60	59	54	206	- 147
Oral conditions	61	45	82	0	+ 45
Appendicitis	62	44	58	71	- 27
Upper Respiratory	63	42	65	5	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	64	40	56	167	- 126
War	65	19	63	11	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	7	66	3	+ 4
Syphilis	67	5	62	19	- 14
Encephalitis	68	3	40	452	- 450
Pertussis	69	1	57	80	- 79
Chagas disease	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	61	21	- 21
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	83	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.