MALAYSIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	25,562	13	2,679	+ 22,883
Tuberculosis	2	15,764	26	1,227	+ 14,537
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,603	2	23,477	- 8,874
Coronary Heart Disease	4	14,139	1	36,729	- 22,590
Stroke	5	12,848	3	21,592	- 8,744
Malaria	6	11,207	76	0	+ 11,207
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,060	4	7,181	+ 1,878
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,393	20	1,773	+ 5,620
Low Birth Weight	9	7,273	29	1,020	+ 6,253
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,950	9	4,107	+ 1,843
Birth Trauma	11	5,654	42	359	+ 5,295
Hypertension	12	5,286	38	649	+ 4,637
Liver Disease	13	5,275	7	5,125	+ 149
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,132	24	1,403	+ 2,729
Kidney Disease	15	3,474	6	6,629	- 3,155
Maternal Conditions	16	3,274	56	167	+ 3,107
Lung Disease	17	3,066	5	6,633	- 3,567
Violence	18	3,054	34	869	+ 2,185
Suicide	19	1,977	19	1,823	+ 153
Other Injuries	20	1,888	14	2,222	- 334
Pertussis	21	1,866	57	80	+ 1,786
Meningitis	22	1,696	46	301	+ 1,395
Asthma	23	1,648	30	1,013	+ 635
Malnutrition	24	1,540	49	249	+ 1,291
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,305	10	3,996	- 2,691
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,245	27	1,214	+ 31
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,178	37	809	+ 369
Prostate Cancer	28	1,121	33	903	+ 218
Cervical Cancer	29	1,112	31	1,010	+ 101
Liver Cancer	30	961	16	1,984	- 1,023
Measles	31	903	70	0	+ 903
Breast Cancer	32	900	12	3,071	- 2,172
Falls	33	843	18	1,855	- 1,012
Syphilis	34	604	62	19	+ 585
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	596	22	1,424	- 829
Drownings	36	589	36	820	- 231
Fires	37	512	44	336	+ 176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	503	11	3,832	- 3,329
Stomach Cancer	39	499	21	1,441	- 943
Epilepsy	40	431	52	226	+ 205
Poisonings	41	400	53	211	+ 189
Parkinson's Disease	42	391	28	1,106	- 715
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	377	51	246	+ 131
Drug Use	44	371	45	322	+ 49
Lymphomas	45	346	25	1,321	- 975
Leukemia	46	326	23	1,412	- 1,086
Lung Cancers	47	304	8	4,319	- 4,015
Ovary Cancer	48	280	35	827	- 547
Alcohol	49	261	55	181	+ 80
Skin Disease	50	259	15	2,066	- 1,806
Schistosomiasis	51	254	75	0	+ 254
Pancreas Cancer	52	237	32	994	- 757
Skin Cancers	53	204	50	247	- 43
Oral Cancer	54	185	17	1,865	- 1,679
Tetanus	55	131	61	21	+ 109
Encephalitis	56	112	40	452	- 340
Oesophagus Cancer	57	110	41	435	- 324
Appendicitis	58	105	58	71	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	85	60	27	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	60	83	43	352	- 269
Bladder Cancer	61	83	39	467	- 385
Hepatitis B	62	82	54	206	- 123
Other Neoplasms	63	43	48	265	- 222
Upper Respiratory	64	38	65	5	+ 33
Trypanosomiasis	65	38	79	0	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	66	22	59	30	- 9
Hepatitis C	67	14	64	6	+ 9
Diphtheria	68	11	69	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	6	67	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	6	68	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	4	66	3	+ 0
War	72	3	63	11	- 8
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	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.