MALAYSIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,890	1	36,729	+ 11,161
Stroke	2	25,190	3	21,592	+ 3,598
Road Traffic Accidents	3	22,169	4	7,181	+ 14,987
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,827	9	4,107	+ 4,720
Liver Disease	5	8,566	7	5,125	+ 3,440
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,205	2	23,477	- 16,273
Kidney Disease	7	6,777	6	6,629	+ 148
HIV/AIDS	8	6,171	13	2,679	+ 3,492
Violence	9	6,125	34	869	+ 5,256
Hypertension	10	6,053	38	649	+ 5,403
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	5,777	10	3,996	+ 1,781
Prostate Cancer	12	5,287	33	903	+ 4,384
Low Birth Weight	13	4,897	29	1,020	+ 3,877
Breast Cancer	14	4,666	12	3,071	+ 1,595
Lung Disease	15	4,347	5	6,633	- 2,285
Lung Cancers	16	3,974	8	4,319	- 345
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,318	24	1,403	+ 1,915
Birth Trauma	18	2,923	42	359	+ 2,565
Other Injuries	19	2,845	14	2,222	+ 622
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,719	11	3,832	- 1,113
Liver Cancer	21	2,122	16	1,984	+ 138
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,925	37	809	+ 1,116
Cervical Cancer	23	1,791	31	1,010	+ 780
Stomach Cancer	24	1,749	21	1,441	+ 308
Suicide	25	1,692	19	1,823	- 131
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,611	20	1,773	- 161
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,456	32	994	+ 462
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,426	28	1,106	+ 320
Asthma	29	1,409	30	1,013	+ 396
Falls	30	1,390	18	1,855	- 465
Oral Cancer	31	1,386	17	1,865	- 478
Leukemia	32	1,306	23	1,412	- 106
Lymphomas	33	1,196	25	1,321	- 125
Malnutrition	34	1,187	49	249	+ 938
Inflammatory/Heart	35	995	27	1,214	- 218
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	942	22	1,424	- 482
Drownings	37	792	36	820	- 28
Tuberculosis	38	773	26	1,227	- 454
Maternal Conditions	39	647	56	167	+ 480
Oesophagus Cancer	40	641	41	435	+ 206
Skin Cancers	41	550	50	247	+ 303
Epilepsy	42	506	52	226	+ 280
Drug Use	43	499	45	322	+ 177
Fires	44	445	44	336	+ 109
Meningitis	45	427	46	301	+ 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	392	51	246	+ 146
Pertussis	47	385	57	80	+ 305
Alcohol	48	385	55	181	+ 204
Bladder Cancer	49	295	39	467	- 172
Ovary Cancer	50	284	35	827	- 544
Syphilis	51	225	62	19	+ 206
Appendicitis	52	213	58	71	+ 142
Skin Disease	53	159	15	2,066	- 1,907
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	155	60	27	+ 127
Poisonings	55	149	53	211	- 61
Encephalitis	56	142	40	452	- 310
Uterin Cancer	57	138	43	352	- 214
Other Neoplasms	58	113	48	265	- 152
Schistosomiasis	59	70	75	0	+ 70
Hepatitis C	60	55	64	6	+ 49
Tetanus	61	55	61	21	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	62	42	59	30	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	35	54	206	- 171
Dengue	64	15	47	280	- 265
Malaria	65	13	76	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	66	5	68	2	+ 3
War	67	4	63	11	- 7
Upper Respiratory	68	3	65	5	- 2
Diphtheria	69	2	69	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	67	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Dominican Rep.

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.