MALAYSIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,425	1	36,729	+ 23,696
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,025	10	3,996	+ 17,029
Stroke	3	20,460	3	21,592	- 1,132
Lung Cancers	4	19,132	8	4,319	+ 14,813
Lung Disease	5	17,585	5	6,633	+ 10,953
Hypertension	6	11,010	38	649	+ 10,361
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,694	11	3,832	+ 6,862
Kidney Disease	8	9,356	6	6,629	+ 2,727
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,511	2	23,477	- 14,967
Breast Cancer	10	7,742	12	3,071	+ 4,671
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,384	32	994	+ 6,390
Prostate Cancer	12	6,775	33	903	+ 5,871
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,394	9	4,107	+ 2,287
Falls	14	6,297	18	1,855	+ 4,442
Liver Disease	15	6,243	7	5,125	+ 1,118
Parkinson's Disease	16	5,175	28	1,106	+ 4,069
Lymphomas	17	5,033	25	1,321	+ 3,712
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,387	37	809	+ 3,578
Suicide	19	4,226	19	1,823	+ 2,403
Stomach Cancer	20	3,968	21	1,441	+ 2,527
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,653	27	1,214	+ 2,440
Leukemia	22	3,590	23	1,412	+ 2,178
Other Injuries	23	3,389	14	2,222	+ 1,167
Other Neoplasms	24	3,353	48	265	+ 3,089
Liver Cancer	25	3,311	16	1,984	+ 1,327
Alcohol	26	2,571	55	181	+ 2,390
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,553	41	435	+ 2,118
Bladder Cancer	28	2,545	39	467	+ 2,077
Oral Cancer	29	2,475	17	1,865	+ 610
Ovary Cancer	30	2,134	35	827	+ 1,306
Skin Cancers	31	1,666	50	247	+ 1,419
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,574	20	1,773	- 199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,486	51	246	+ 1,240
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,298	4	7,181	- 5,883
Epilepsy	35	1,270	52	226	+ 1,045
Congenital Anomalies	36	942	24	1,403	- 461
Uterin Cancer	37	917	43	352	+ 565
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	890	22	1,424	- 534
Cervical Cancer	39	876	31	1,010	- 135
Drug Use	40	793	45	322	+ 471
Multiple Sclerosis	41	645	59	30	+ 615
Skin Disease	42	634	15	2,066	- 1,432
Anemia	43	408	86	0	+ 408
Asthma	44	380	30	1,013	- 633
Low Birth Weight	45	316	29	1,020	- 704
Violence	46	316	34	869	- 553
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	223	60	27	+ 196
Hepatitis C	48	208	64	6	+ 203
Drownings	49	188	36	820	- 631
Malnutrition	50	185	49	249	- 64
Schizophrenia	51	161	83	0	+ 161
Osteoarthritis	52	149	80	0	+ 149
Fires	53	147	44	336	- 188
HIV/AIDS	54	142	13	2,679	- 2,537
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	120	81	0	+ 120
Tuberculosis	56	115	26	1,227	- 1,112
Birth Trauma	57	98	42	359	- 260
Poisonings	58	89	53	211	- 122
Hepatitis B	59	75	54	206	- 131
Meningitis	60	69	46	301	- 232
Upper Respiratory	61	57	65	5	+ 52
Appendicitis	62	53	58	71	- 18
Oral conditions	63	26	82	0	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	64	16	56	167	- 151
Otitis Media	65	7	66	3	+ 3
War	66	4	63	11	- 6
Encephalitis	67	3	40	452	- 449
Syphilis	68	2	62	19	- 17
Pertussis	69	1	57	80	- 79
Measles	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	61	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	47	280	- 280
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	68	2	- 2
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Germany

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.