MALAYSIA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,853	2	23,477	- 5,625
Stroke	2	13,970	3	21,592	- 7,622
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	12,488	20	1,773	+ 10,716
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,735	1	36,729	- 24,995
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,226	4	7,181	+ 44
Liver Disease	6	6,618	7	5,125	+ 1,493
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,146	9	4,107	+ 1,039
Hypertension	8	5,043	38	649	+ 4,394
Lung Disease	9	3,606	5	6,633	- 3,027
Malnutrition	10	3,594	49	249	+ 3,345
Birth Trauma	11	3,358	42	359	+ 2,999
Kidney Disease	12	3,147	6	6,629	- 3,482
Maternal Conditions	13	2,962	56	167	+ 2,795
Tuberculosis	14	2,961	26	1,227	+ 1,734
Other Injuries	15	2,942	14	2,222	+ 720
Low Birth Weight	16	2,894	29	1,020	+ 1,873
Malaria	17	2,381	76	0	+ 2,381
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,354	24	1,403	+ 951
Meningitis	19	2,204	46	301	+ 1,903
Violence	20	2,094	34	869	+ 1,225
Suicide	21	2,080	19	1,823	+ 256
Asthma	22	1,777	30	1,013	+ 763
Breast Cancer	23	1,697	12	3,071	- 1,374
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,688	10	3,996	- 2,309
HIV/AIDS	25	1,676	13	2,679	- 1,003
Falls	26	916	18	1,855	- 939
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	801	22	1,424	- 623
Lymphomas	28	800	25	1,321	- 521
Leukemia	29	785	23	1,412	- 627
Cervical Cancer	30	722	31	1,010	- 289
Fires	31	718	44	336	+ 383
Inflammatory/Heart	32	669	27	1,214	- 544
Drownings	33	641	36	820	- 179
Poisonings	34	622	53	211	+ 411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	616	11	3,832	- 3,216
Pertussis	36	488	57	80	+ 408
Parkinson's Disease	37	462	28	1,106	- 644
Epilepsy	38	444	52	226	+ 218
Oesophagus Cancer	39	441	41	435	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	40	433	35	827	- 394
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	418	51	246	+ 172
Schistosomiasis	42	397	75	0	+ 397
Endocrine Disorders	43	388	37	809	- 421
Oral Cancer	44	387	17	1,865	- 1,478
Liver Cancer	45	377	16	1,984	- 1,607
Lung Cancers	46	336	8	4,319	- 3,983
Prostate Cancer	47	295	33	903	- 608
Stomach Cancer	48	263	21	1,441	- 1,178
Alcohol	49	248	55	181	+ 67
Skin Disease	50	243	15	2,066	- 1,822
Bladder Cancer	51	229	39	467	- 239
Tetanus	52	204	61	21	+ 183
Drug Use	53	197	45	322	- 125
Syphilis	54	190	62	19	+ 171
Appendicitis	55	171	58	71	+ 99
Skin Cancers	56	162	50	247	- 85
Hepatitis B	57	150	54	206	- 55
Pancreas Cancer	58	107	32	994	- 888
Leishmaniasis	59	104	77	0	+ 104
Upper Respiratory	60	97	65	5	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	61	95	43	352	- 257
Encephalitis	62	85	40	452	- 368
Measles	63	69	70	0	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	65	60	27	+ 38
Hepatitis C	65	35	64	6	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	66	33	48	265	- 232
Multiple Sclerosis	67	21	59	30	- 10
Ascariasis	68	10	67	2	+ 8
Otitis Media	69	9	66	3	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	6	68	2	+ 4
War	71	2	63	11	- 8
Diphtheria	72	2	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	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
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

Eritrea

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.