MALAYSIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,874	3	21,592	+ 28,282
Coronary Heart Disease	2	43,242	1	36,729	+ 6,513
Lung Disease	3	23,643	5	6,633	+ 17,011
Lung Cancers	4	17,436	8	4,319	+ 13,117
Stomach Cancer	5	9,726	21	1,441	+ 8,284
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,432	10	3,996	+ 3,435
Hypertension	7	7,352	38	649	+ 6,702
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,109	4	7,181	- 1,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	6,063	11	3,832	+ 2,231
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,929	41	435	+ 5,494
Kidney Disease	11	4,694	6	6,629	- 1,935
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,475	2	23,477	- 19,002
Liver Cancer	13	4,417	16	1,984	+ 2,433
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,946	9	4,107	- 161
Liver Disease	15	3,554	7	5,125	- 1,571
Falls	16	3,390	18	1,855	+ 1,535
Suicide	17	2,839	19	1,823	+ 1,016
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,723	32	994	+ 1,728
Breast Cancer	19	2,264	12	3,071	- 807
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,726	28	1,106	+ 620
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,595	51	246	+ 1,349
Leukemia	22	1,419	23	1,412	+ 7
Lymphomas	23	1,412	25	1,321	+ 91
Oral Cancer	24	1,335	17	1,865	- 530
Other Injuries	25	1,320	14	2,222	- 902
Drownings	26	1,289	36	820	+ 469
Cervical Cancer	27	1,261	31	1,010	+ 250
Prostate Cancer	28	1,246	33	903	+ 343
Bladder Cancer	29	924	39	467	+ 457
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	921	22	1,424	- 504
Congenital Anomalies	31	894	24	1,403	- 509
Tuberculosis	32	849	26	1,227	- 378
Inflammatory/Heart	33	731	27	1,214	- 483
HIV/AIDS	34	702	13	2,679	- 1,977
Ovary Cancer	35	685	35	827	- 142
Poisonings	36	629	53	211	+ 418
Endocrine Disorders	37	625	37	809	- 184
Drug Use	38	591	45	322	+ 269
Asthma	39	565	30	1,013	- 448
Low Birth Weight	40	528	29	1,020	- 492
Skin Cancers	41	480	50	247	+ 233
Alcohol	42	466	55	181	+ 285
Birth Trauma	43	431	42	359	+ 72
Malnutrition	44	317	49	249	+ 68
Uterin Cancer	45	287	43	352	- 65
Epilepsy	46	277	52	226	+ 52
Violence	47	271	34	869	- 597
Fires	48	256	44	336	- 80
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	247	60	27	+ 219
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	213	20	1,773	- 1,560
Meningitis	51	139	46	301	- 162
Skin Disease	52	127	15	2,066	- 1,938
Other Neoplasms	53	107	48	265	- 158
Maternal Conditions	54	88	56	167	- 79
Encephalitis	55	68	40	452	- 384
Hepatitis B	56	67	54	206	- 138
Upper Respiratory	57	65	65	5	+ 60
Syphilis	58	45	62	19	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	59	42	59	30	+ 12
Appendicitis	60	36	58	71	- 36
War	61	22	63	11	+ 11
Measles	62	14	70	0	+ 14
Tetanus	63	12	61	21	- 9
Pertussis	64	12	57	80	- 68
Schistosomiasis	65	10	75	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	2	64	6	- 3
Chlamydia	67	1	68	2	- 0
Ascariasis	68	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	70	0	47	280	- 280
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

China

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.