MALAYSIA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,798	1	36,729	+ 33,069
Stroke	2	46,514	3	21,592	+ 24,922
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	27,366	2	23,477	+ 3,888
Lung Cancers	4	24,303	8	4,319	+ 19,985
Lung Disease	5	18,259	5	6,633	+ 11,627
Kidney Disease	6	15,723	6	6,629	+ 9,094
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	13,017	10	3,996	+ 9,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	10,783	11	3,832	+ 6,951
Hypertension	9	9,656	38	649	+ 9,006
Parkinson's Disease	10	8,742	28	1,106	+ 7,636
Breast Cancer	11	8,327	12	3,071	+ 5,256
Prostate Cancer	12	6,685	33	903	+ 5,781
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,292	32	994	+ 5,298
Liver Cancer	14	5,173	16	1,984	+ 3,189
Bladder Cancer	15	5,124	39	467	+ 4,656
Stomach Cancer	16	5,073	21	1,441	+ 3,632
Other Injuries	17	4,802	14	2,222	+ 2,580
Leukemia	18	4,474	23	1,412	+ 3,061
Lymphomas	19	4,191	25	1,321	+ 2,870
Diabetes Mellitus	20	4,181	9	4,107	+ 74
Falls	21	4,114	18	1,855	+ 2,259
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,876	4	7,181	- 4,306
Liver Disease	23	2,674	7	5,125	- 2,451
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,395	27	1,214	+ 1,181
Other Neoplasms	25	2,242	48	265	+ 1,977
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,018	22	1,424	+ 593
Ovary Cancer	27	1,841	35	827	+ 1,014
Suicide	28	1,760	19	1,823	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,738	37	809	+ 928
Oral Cancer	30	1,454	17	1,865	- 410
Skin Cancers	31	1,448	50	247	+ 1,200
Drownings	32	1,438	36	820	+ 619
Uterin Cancer	33	1,231	43	352	+ 879
Epilepsy	34	823	52	226	+ 598
Oesophagus Cancer	35	811	41	435	+ 377
Cervical Cancer	36	804	31	1,010	- 206
Drug Use	37	638	45	322	+ 316
Congenital Anomalies	38	575	24	1,403	- 828
Fires	39	484	44	336	+ 148
Multiple Sclerosis	40	447	59	30	+ 416
Low Birth Weight	41	420	29	1,020	- 600
Violence	42	343	34	869	- 525
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	331	51	246	+ 84
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	314	20	1,773	- 1,459
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	221	60	27	+ 193
Tuberculosis	46	220	26	1,227	- 1,007
Skin Disease	47	186	15	2,066	- 1,880
Hepatitis B	48	185	54	206	- 21
Alcohol	49	167	55	181	- 14
HIV/AIDS	50	156	13	2,679	- 2,523
Anemia	51	155	86	0	+ 155
Hepatitis C	52	127	64	6	+ 122
Meningitis	53	110	46	301	- 191
Schizophrenia	54	91	83	0	+ 91
Asthma	55	91	30	1,013	- 923
Poisonings	56	64	53	211	- 147
Birth Trauma	57	56	42	359	- 303
Appendicitis	58	31	58	71	- 40
Upper Respiratory	59	26	65	5	+ 21
Leishmaniasis	60	12	77	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	61	7	56	167	- 159
Tetanus	62	6	61	21	- 16
Oral conditions	63	5	82	0	+ 5
War	64	4	63	11	- 7
Syphilis	65	3	62	19	- 15
Malnutrition	66	3	49	249	- 246
Encephalitis	67	2	40	452	- 450
Measles	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	57	80	- 80
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Greece

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.