MALAYSIA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,019	1	36,729	- 6,711
Violence	2	13,431	34	869	+ 12,562
Stroke	3	11,552	3	21,592	- 10,040
Lung Disease	4	11,102	5	6,633	+ 4,470
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,509	2	23,477	- 15,968
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,412	4	7,181	- 1,769
Kidney Disease	7	4,763	6	6,629	- 1,866
Hypertension	8	4,461	38	649	+ 3,811
Stomach Cancer	9	4,260	21	1,441	+ 2,819
Lung Cancers	10	3,660	8	4,319	- 659
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,505	9	4,107	- 602
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,047	11	3,832	- 786
Breast Cancer	13	2,558	12	3,071	- 514
Prostate Cancer	14	2,499	33	903	+ 1,595
Other Neoplasms	15	2,234	48	265	+ 1,969
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,065	24	1,403	+ 662
HIV/AIDS	17	1,870	13	2,679	- 809
Lymphomas	18	1,814	25	1,321	+ 493
Liver Disease	19	1,691	7	5,125	- 3,434
Cervical Cancer	20	1,580	31	1,010	+ 569
Leukemia	21	1,539	23	1,412	+ 127
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,504	10	3,996	- 2,493
Low Birth Weight	23	1,460	29	1,020	+ 440
Liver Cancer	24	1,439	16	1,984	- 545
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,410	32	994	+ 415
Suicide	26	1,370	19	1,823	- 454
Malnutrition	27	1,309	49	249	+ 1,060
Other Injuries	28	1,110	14	2,222	- 1,112
Falls	29	1,058	18	1,855	- 797
Endocrine Disorders	30	953	37	809	+ 144
Inflammatory/Heart	31	927	27	1,214	- 287
Tuberculosis	32	887	26	1,227	- 341
Ovary Cancer	33	782	35	827	- 45
Skin Disease	34	768	15	2,066	- 1,298
Skin Cancers	35	717	50	247	+ 470
Oesophagus Cancer	36	582	41	435	+ 148
Oral Cancer	37	563	17	1,865	- 1,302
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	521	20	1,773	- 1,252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	487	22	1,424	- 937
Drownings	40	480	36	820	- 340
Birth Trauma	41	452	42	359	+ 93
Bladder Cancer	42	424	39	467	- 43
Epilepsy	43	416	52	226	+ 191
Drug Use	44	343	45	322	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	45	295	43	352	- 57
Maternal Conditions	46	275	56	167	+ 108
Parkinson's Disease	47	267	28	1,106	- 839
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	232	81	0	+ 232
War	49	181	63	11	+ 171
Meningitis	50	170	46	301	- 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	169	60	27	+ 141
Appendicitis	52	148	58	71	+ 77
Chagas disease	53	142	78	0	+ 142
Asthma	54	133	30	1,013	- 880
Dengue	55	93	47	280	- 187
Fires	56	88	44	336	- 248
Anemia	57	70	86	0	+ 70
Osteoarthritis	58	47	80	0	+ 47
Hepatitis C	59	45	64	6	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	60	43	59	30	+ 13
Poisonings	61	42	53	211	- 168
Hepatitis B	62	35	54	206	- 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	26	51	246	- 220
Encephalitis	64	26	40	452	- 426
Syphilis	65	21	62	19	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	19	65	5	+ 14
Malaria	67	18	76	0	+ 18
Alcohol	68	16	55	181	- 165
Pertussis	69	13	57	80	- 67
Schizophrenia	70	12	83	0	+ 12
Tetanus	71	10	61	21	- 12
Leprosy	72	6	71	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	73	5	66	3	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	5	77	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	75	5	82	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	76	3	67	2	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Colombia

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.