MALAYSIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	35,384	13	2,679	+ 32,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,566	2	23,477	- 5,911
Malaria	3	12,848	76	0	+ 12,848
Low Birth Weight	4	8,794	29	1,020	+ 7,773
Birth Trauma	5	8,485	42	359	+ 8,127
Stroke	6	8,413	3	21,592	- 13,179
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,062	1	36,729	- 28,667
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,092	4	7,181	- 89
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,714	20	1,773	+ 4,942
Tuberculosis	10	6,176	26	1,227	+ 4,949
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,758	9	4,107	+ 1,651
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,798	24	1,403	+ 3,395
Liver Disease	13	3,835	7	5,125	- 1,290
Kidney Disease	14	3,819	6	6,629	- 2,811
Measles	15	3,484	70	0	+ 3,484
Hypertension	16	3,178	38	649	+ 2,529
Maternal Conditions	17	2,669	56	167	+ 2,503
Syphilis	18	2,576	62	19	+ 2,558
Meningitis	19	2,445	46	301	+ 2,144
Lung Disease	20	2,319	5	6,633	- 4,314
Pertussis	21	2,098	57	80	+ 2,018
Suicide	22	2,062	19	1,823	+ 239
Other Injuries	23	2,023	14	2,222	- 199
Breast Cancer	24	1,622	12	3,071	- 1,449
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,407	37	809	+ 597
Asthma	26	1,255	30	1,013	+ 242
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,214	27	1,214	+ 1
Cervical Cancer	28	1,079	31	1,010	+ 69
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,068	10	3,996	- 2,928
Drug Use	30	968	45	322	+ 646
Malnutrition	31	925	49	249	+ 676
Falls	32	879	18	1,855	- 976
Violence	33	861	34	869	- 8
Liver Cancer	34	828	16	1,984	- 1,156
Prostate Cancer	35	824	33	903	- 79
Drownings	36	760	36	820	- 60
Oral Cancer	37	664	17	1,865	- 1,201
Epilepsy	38	621	52	226	+ 396
Fires	39	580	44	336	+ 245
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	551	11	3,832	- 3,282
Lung Cancers	41	515	8	4,319	- 3,804
Tetanus	42	448	61	21	+ 427
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	421	22	1,424	- 1,003
Poisonings	44	405	53	211	+ 194
Lymphomas	45	373	25	1,321	- 948
Parkinson's Disease	46	339	28	1,106	- 767
Trypanosomiasis	47	317	79	0	+ 317
Skin Cancers	48	311	50	247	+ 64
Stomach Cancer	49	300	21	1,441	- 1,141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	273	51	246	+ 27
Skin Disease	51	250	15	2,066	- 1,816
Ovary Cancer	52	247	35	827	- 581
Alcohol	53	229	55	181	+ 48
Oesophagus Cancer	54	228	41	435	- 207
Pancreas Cancer	55	219	32	994	- 775
Bladder Cancer	56	164	39	467	- 304
Encephalitis	57	149	40	452	- 303
Uterin Cancer	58	148	43	352	- 204
Appendicitis	59	107	58	71	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	60	82	75	0	+ 82
Leukemia	61	72	23	1,412	- 1,340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	71	60	27	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	63	60	48	265	- 204
Diphtheria	64	60	69	0	+ 59
Hepatitis B	65	58	54	206	- 147
Upper Respiratory	66	32	65	5	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	67	28	59	30	- 3
Chlamydia	68	8	68	2	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	6	64	6	- 0
Ascariasis	70	5	67	2	+ 3
War	71	3	63	11	- 7
Otitis Media	72	3	66	3	- 0
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Equ. Guinea

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.