MALAYSIA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	58,103	1	36,729	+ 21,374
Stroke	2	44,501	3	21,592	+ 22,909
Diabetes Mellitus	3	25,187	9	4,107	+ 21,080
Hypertension	4	13,928	38	649	+ 13,279
Suicide	5	13,726	19	1,823	+ 11,903
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,124	2	23,477	- 10,354
HIV/AIDS	7	11,151	13	2,679	+ 8,472
Kidney Disease	8	10,158	6	6,629	+ 3,528
Liver Disease	9	8,567	7	5,125	+ 3,442
Violence	10	8,424	34	869	+ 7,556
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,610	4	7,181	+ 429
Endocrine Disorders	12	7,592	37	809	+ 6,782
Lung Disease	13	7,573	5	6,633	+ 940
Other Injuries	14	7,277	14	2,222	+ 5,055
Drownings	15	6,303	36	820	+ 5,483
Tuberculosis	16	5,961	26	1,227	+ 4,734
Prostate Cancer	17	5,366	33	903	+ 4,462
Anemia	18	4,305	86	0	+ 4,305
Breast Cancer	19	4,172	12	3,071	+ 1,101
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,994	27	1,214	+ 2,780
Cervical Cancer	21	3,978	31	1,010	+ 2,967
Low Birth Weight	22	3,885	29	1,020	+ 2,865
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,990	24	1,403	+ 1,587
Birth Trauma	24	2,803	42	359	+ 2,445
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,549	11	3,832	- 1,283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,364	22	1,424	+ 940
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,068	20	1,773	+ 295
Other Neoplasms	28	1,748	48	265	+ 1,483
Lung Cancers	29	1,643	8	4,319	- 2,676
Malnutrition	30	1,624	49	249	+ 1,375
Stomach Cancer	31	1,478	21	1,441	+ 37
Lymphomas	32	1,401	25	1,321	+ 80
Malaria	33	1,306	76	0	+ 1,306
Liver Cancer	34	1,257	16	1,984	- 727
Maternal Conditions	35	1,226	56	167	+ 1,059
Asthma	36	1,109	30	1,013	+ 96
Epilepsy	37	1,026	52	226	+ 801
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	994	10	3,996	- 3,002
Leukemia	39	924	23	1,412	- 489
Oral Cancer	40	873	17	1,865	- 992
Fires	41	846	44	336	+ 510
Pancreas Cancer	42	827	32	994	- 167
Ovary Cancer	43	771	35	827	- 56
Meningitis	44	757	46	301	+ 456
Drug Use	45	681	45	322	+ 359
Uterin Cancer	46	565	43	352	+ 213
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	561	51	246	+ 314
Falls	48	484	18	1,855	- 1,371
Parkinson's Disease	49	392	28	1,106	- 714
Bladder Cancer	50	345	39	467	- 122
Oesophagus Cancer	51	340	41	435	- 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	338	81	0	+ 338
Encephalitis	53	306	40	452	- 146
Appendicitis	54	261	58	71	+ 189
Skin Cancers	55	210	50	247	- 37
Skin Disease	56	139	15	2,066	- 1,926
Alcohol	57	135	55	181	- 46
Osteoarthritis	58	131	80	0	+ 131
Hepatitis B	59	87	54	206	- 118
Dengue	60	80	47	280	- 200
Multiple Sclerosis	61	54	59	30	+ 24
Schizophrenia	62	44	83	0	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	43	60	27	+ 16
War	64	27	63	11	+ 16
Poisonings	65	25	53	211	- 186
Upper Respiratory	66	22	65	5	+ 17
Oral conditions	67	18	82	0	+ 18
Leprosy	68	16	71	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	69	12	64	6	+ 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	11	85	0	+ 11
Syphilis	71	10	62	19	- 9
Tetanus	72	9	61	21	- 12
Pertussis	73	3	57	80	- 77
Ascariasis	74	1	67	2	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	66	3	- 3
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Guyana

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.