MALAYSIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	68,315	10	3,996	+ 64,319
Coronary Heart Disease	2	60,395	1	36,729	+ 23,666
Stroke	3	25,280	3	21,592	+ 3,687
Lung Cancers	4	14,204	8	4,319	+ 9,885
Hypertension	5	12,471	38	649	+ 11,822
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,805	11	3,832	+ 4,972
Falls	7	8,141	18	1,855	+ 6,286
Lung Disease	8	7,921	5	6,633	+ 1,288
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,661	32	994	+ 6,667
Liver Disease	10	6,561	7	5,125	+ 1,436
Prostate Cancer	11	5,960	33	903	+ 5,057
Breast Cancer	12	5,825	12	3,071	+ 2,754
Parkinson's Disease	13	5,239	28	1,106	+ 4,133
Lymphomas	14	5,227	25	1,321	+ 3,906
Suicide	15	5,198	19	1,823	+ 3,375
Liver Cancer	16	3,349	16	1,984	+ 1,365
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,182	27	1,214	+ 1,969
Alcohol	18	2,853	55	181	+ 2,672
Stomach Cancer	19	2,745	21	1,441	+ 1,303
Other Injuries	20	2,683	14	2,222	+ 461
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,680	2	23,477	- 20,797
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,567	9	4,107	- 1,540
Other Neoplasms	23	2,315	48	265	+ 2,051
Leukemia	24	2,280	23	1,412	+ 868
Ovary Cancer	25	2,116	35	827	+ 1,288
Kidney Disease	26	2,100	6	6,629	- 4,529
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,965	41	435	+ 1,530
Bladder Cancer	28	1,895	39	467	+ 1,427
Skin Cancers	29	1,825	50	247	+ 1,578
Drug Use	30	1,654	45	322	+ 1,332
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,577	37	809	+ 767
Uterin Cancer	32	1,383	43	352	+ 1,031
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,321	4	7,181	- 5,861
Oral Cancer	34	1,272	17	1,865	- 592
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,179	24	1,403	- 224
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	931	22	1,424	- 494
Drownings	37	651	36	820	- 169
Epilepsy	38	640	52	226	+ 414
Schizophrenia	39	571	83	0	+ 571
Asthma	40	520	30	1,013	- 493
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	510	60	27	+ 483
Multiple Sclerosis	42	493	59	30	+ 462
Violence	43	395	34	869	- 474
Cervical Cancer	44	381	31	1,010	- 629
Fires	45	378	44	336	+ 43
Tuberculosis	46	197	26	1,227	- 1,030
Skin Disease	47	167	15	2,066	- 1,899
Low Birth Weight	48	161	29	1,020	- 860
Poisonings	49	152	53	211	- 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	117	51	246	- 129
Osteoarthritis	51	103	80	0	+ 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	94	20	1,773	- 1,679
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	67	81	0	+ 67
Appendicitis	54	58	58	71	- 13
Meningitis	55	58	46	301	- 243
Birth Trauma	56	48	42	359	- 311
Malnutrition	57	41	49	249	- 209
Anemia	58	35	86	0	+ 35
HIV/AIDS	59	34	13	2,679	- 2,645
Hepatitis C	60	28	64	6	+ 23
Oral conditions	61	23	82	0	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	62	12	65	5	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	10	54	206	- 195
Maternal Conditions	64	9	56	167	- 157
War	65	3	63	11	- 7
Encephalitis	66	3	40	452	- 449
Syphilis	67	2	62	19	- 17
Otitis Media	68	2	66	3	- 1
Pertussis	69	0	57	80	- 80
Tetanus	70	0	61	21	- 21
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	82	0	47	280	- 280
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Finland

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.