MALAYSIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,998	2	23,477	+ 8,520
Tuberculosis	2	28,771	26	1,227	+ 27,544
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	28,649	20	1,773	+ 26,877
HIV/AIDS	4	22,953	13	2,679	+ 20,275
Stroke	5	20,086	3	21,592	- 1,506
Malaria	6	20,059	76	0	+ 20,059
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,738	1	36,729	- 18,991
Low Birth Weight	8	13,626	29	1,020	+ 12,606
Birth Trauma	9	13,405	42	359	+ 13,047
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,948	4	7,181	+ 3,766
Measles	11	9,940	70	0	+ 9,940
Hypertension	12	7,659	38	649	+ 7,010
Maternal Conditions	13	7,183	56	167	+ 7,016
Liver Disease	14	7,054	7	5,125	+ 1,929
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,981	9	4,107	+ 2,874
Meningitis	16	6,207	46	301	+ 5,906
Violence	17	6,169	34	869	+ 5,300
Lung Disease	18	5,848	5	6,633	- 785
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,744	24	1,403	+ 3,341
Asthma	20	4,653	30	1,013	+ 3,640
Kidney Disease	21	4,344	6	6,629	- 2,285
Malnutrition	22	4,225	49	249	+ 3,976
Other Injuries	23	3,796	14	2,222	+ 1,574
Suicide	24	3,578	19	1,823	+ 1,755
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,587	37	809	+ 1,778
Breast Cancer	26	2,105	12	3,071	- 966
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,940	22	1,424	+ 516
War	28	1,918	63	11	+ 1,907
Tetanus	29	1,715	61	21	+ 1,693
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,651	27	1,214	+ 437
Pertussis	31	1,622	57	80	+ 1,542
Cervical Cancer	32	1,407	31	1,010	+ 397
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,247	10	3,996	- 2,749
Drownings	34	1,237	36	820	+ 417
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,186	51	246	+ 940
Falls	36	1,109	18	1,855	- 746
Schistosomiasis	37	1,035	75	0	+ 1,035
Prostate Cancer	38	956	33	903	+ 53
Fires	39	867	44	336	+ 532
Poisonings	40	820	53	211	+ 609
Syphilis	41	734	62	19	+ 716
Lymphomas	42	728	25	1,321	- 593
Epilepsy	43	727	52	226	+ 501
Liver Cancer	44	714	16	1,984	- 1,271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	712	11	3,832	- 3,120
Oral Cancer	46	557	17	1,865	- 1,308
Leukemia	47	539	23	1,412	- 873
Parkinson's Disease	48	411	28	1,106	- 695
Stomach Cancer	49	401	21	1,441	- 1,041
Ovary Cancer	50	391	35	827	- 436
Appendicitis	51	378	58	71	+ 307
Alcohol	52	378	55	181	+ 197
Oesophagus Cancer	53	295	41	435	- 140
Skin Disease	54	295	15	2,066	- 1,771
Lung Cancers	55	286	8	4,319	- 4,033
Leishmaniasis	56	278	77	0	+ 278
Drug Use	57	268	45	322	- 54
Skin Cancers	58	262	50	247	+ 15
Trypanosomiasis	59	242	79	0	+ 242
Pancreas Cancer	60	224	32	994	- 770
Hepatitis B	61	202	54	206	- 4
Encephalitis	62	171	40	452	- 281
Upper Respiratory	63	149	65	5	+ 144
Bladder Cancer	64	142	39	467	- 325
Uterin Cancer	65	120	43	352	- 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	92	60	27	+ 65
Diphtheria	67	65	69	0	+ 64
Otitis Media	68	38	66	3	+ 35
Hepatitis C	69	34	64	6	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	70	29	48	265	- 235
Ascariasis	71	29	67	2	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	72	23	59	30	- 7
Chlamydia	73	11	68	2	+ 10
Dengue	74	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Central Africa

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.