MALAYSIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,909	1	36,729	- 5,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,192	10	3,996	+ 26,196
Lung Disease	3	25,384	5	6,633	+ 18,751
Lung Cancers	4	21,534	8	4,319	+ 17,215
Stroke	5	21,193	3	21,592	- 399
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,983	2	23,477	- 10,495
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,423	11	3,832	+ 8,590
Prostate Cancer	8	8,564	33	903	+ 7,661
Breast Cancer	9	7,516	12	3,071	+ 4,445
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,429	9	4,107	+ 3,322
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,342	32	994	+ 5,347
Kidney Disease	12	5,270	6	6,629	- 1,359
Lymphomas	13	4,222	25	1,321	+ 2,901
Liver Disease	14	4,005	7	5,125	- 1,120
Hypertension	15	3,718	38	649	+ 3,069
Suicide	16	3,572	19	1,823	+ 1,749
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,472	28	1,106	+ 2,366
Alcohol	18	3,463	55	181	+ 3,282
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,325	37	809	+ 2,515
Leukemia	20	3,231	23	1,412	+ 1,819
Bladder Cancer	21	3,156	39	467	+ 2,689
Falls	22	3,129	18	1,855	+ 1,274
Stomach Cancer	23	2,801	21	1,441	+ 1,360
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,758	41	435	+ 2,323
Liver Cancer	25	2,687	16	1,984	+ 703
Skin Cancers	26	2,248	50	247	+ 2,001
Other Neoplasms	27	2,187	48	265	+ 1,923
Oral Cancer	28	2,145	17	1,865	+ 280
Ovary Cancer	29	2,124	35	827	+ 1,297
Other Injuries	30	2,009	14	2,222	- 213
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,646	27	1,214	+ 432
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,251	22	1,424	- 173
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,235	4	7,181	- 5,946
Drug Use	34	1,139	45	322	+ 817
Uterin Cancer	35	900	43	352	+ 548
Congenital Anomalies	36	886	24	1,403	- 517
Cervical Cancer	37	884	31	1,010	- 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	837	20	1,773	- 936
Multiple Sclerosis	39	764	59	30	+ 733
Epilepsy	40	723	52	226	+ 498
Low Birth Weight	41	674	29	1,020	- 347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	558	51	246	+ 312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	489	60	27	+ 461
Asthma	44	476	30	1,013	- 537
Skin Disease	45	457	15	2,066	- 1,609
Anemia	46	423	86	0	+ 423
Violence	47	365	34	869	- 504
Schizophrenia	48	328	83	0	+ 328
Fires	49	306	44	336	- 30
Drownings	50	215	36	820	- 605
Osteoarthritis	51	147	80	0	+ 147
Meningitis	52	144	46	301	- 157
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	142	81	0	+ 142
Appendicitis	54	133	58	71	+ 61
HIV/AIDS	55	130	13	2,679	- 2,548
Birth Trauma	56	123	42	359	- 236
Tuberculosis	57	90	26	1,227	- 1,137
Upper Respiratory	58	89	65	5	+ 84
Malnutrition	59	81	49	249	- 168
Hepatitis C	60	50	64	6	+ 44
Hepatitis B	61	35	54	206	- 171
Poisonings	62	32	53	211	- 179
Oral conditions	63	24	82	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	64	13	56	167	- 154
Otitis Media	65	10	66	3	+ 7
War	66	3	63	11	- 7
Encephalitis	67	3	40	452	- 449
Tetanus	68	2	61	21	- 19
Chlamydia	69	2	68	2	+ 1
Syphilis	70	2	62	19	- 17
Measles	71	2	70	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	0	57	80	- 80
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	47	280	- 280
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Denmark

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.