MALAYSIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	87,118	1	36,729	+ 50,389
Hypertension	2	78,182	38	649	+ 77,533
Stroke	3	32,312	3	21,592	+ 10,720
Lung Cancers	4	19,028	8	4,319	+ 14,709
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,256	11	3,832	+ 11,424
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,098	2	23,477	- 13,380
Liver Disease	7	9,511	7	5,125	+ 4,385
Prostate Cancer	8	8,642	33	903	+ 7,739
Stomach Cancer	9	8,391	21	1,441	+ 6,949
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,771	32	994	+ 6,777
Breast Cancer	11	7,526	12	3,071	+ 4,455
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	6,643	10	3,996	+ 2,647
Lung Disease	13	6,623	5	6,633	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	14	6,283	27	1,214	+ 5,069
Lymphomas	15	6,164	25	1,321	+ 4,843
Suicide	16	5,716	19	1,823	+ 3,892
Kidney Disease	17	5,109	6	6,629	- 1,520
Alcohol	18	4,296	55	181	+ 4,116
Diabetes Mellitus	19	4,229	9	4,107	+ 122
Other Injuries	20	4,089	14	2,222	+ 1,867
Bladder Cancer	21	3,642	39	467	+ 3,174
Leukemia	22	3,637	23	1,412	+ 2,225
Other Neoplasms	23	3,571	48	265	+ 3,306
Falls	24	3,433	18	1,855	+ 1,578
Oral Cancer	25	3,197	17	1,865	+ 1,333
Liver Cancer	26	3,104	16	1,984	+ 1,120
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,852	41	435	+ 2,418
Ovary Cancer	28	2,525	35	827	+ 1,697
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,373	28	1,106	+ 1,267
Skin Cancers	30	2,284	50	247	+ 2,036
Drug Use	31	2,171	45	322	+ 1,849
Cervical Cancer	32	1,956	31	1,010	+ 946
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,909	37	809	+ 1,099
Uterin Cancer	34	1,741	43	352	+ 1,388
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,713	4	7,181	- 5,468
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,593	22	1,424	+ 169
Epilepsy	37	1,289	52	226	+ 1,063
Fires	38	1,184	44	336	+ 848
HIV/AIDS	39	1,166	13	2,679	- 1,512
Drownings	40	868	36	820	+ 48
Skin Disease	41	826	15	2,066	- 1,240
Violence	42	825	34	869	- 44
Congenital Anomalies	43	725	24	1,403	- 678
Asthma	44	697	30	1,013	- 316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	624	51	246	+ 378
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	499	60	27	+ 471
Tuberculosis	47	476	26	1,227	- 751
Multiple Sclerosis	48	471	59	30	+ 440
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	352	81	0	+ 352
Osteoarthritis	50	294	80	0	+ 294
Anemia	51	265	86	0	+ 265
Poisonings	52	241	53	211	+ 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	239	20	1,773	- 1,534
Meningitis	54	215	46	301	- 86
Low Birth Weight	55	196	29	1,020	- 824
Schizophrenia	56	177	83	0	+ 177
Birth Trauma	57	145	42	359	- 213
Hepatitis C	58	117	64	6	+ 112
Appendicitis	59	59	58	71	- 13
Oral conditions	60	58	82	0	+ 58
Maternal Conditions	61	33	56	167	- 133
Syphilis	62	29	62	19	+ 10
Encephalitis	63	6	40	452	- 447
War	64	4	63	11	- 7
Hepatitis B	65	0	54	206	- 206
Upper Respiratory	66	0	65	5	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	68	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	75	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	2	- 2
Malnutrition	79	0	49	249	- 249
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	61	21	- 21
Diphtheria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	83	0	57	80	- 80
Measles	84	0	70	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Estonia

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.