MALAYSIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,305	1	36,729	+ 1,576
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,053	10	3,996	+ 24,057
Stroke	3	13,349	3	21,592	- 8,243
Lung Cancers	4	12,741	8	4,319	+ 8,422
Lung Disease	5	12,220	5	6,633	+ 5,587
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,816	2	23,477	- 15,661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,973	11	3,832	+ 3,141
Prostate Cancer	8	5,777	33	903	+ 4,873
Breast Cancer	9	5,066	12	3,071	+ 1,994
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,030	28	1,106	+ 3,924
Other Injuries	11	4,749	14	2,222	+ 2,527
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,112	32	994	+ 3,118
Suicide	13	3,821	19	1,823	+ 1,997
Lymphomas	14	3,490	25	1,321	+ 2,169
Kidney Disease	15	3,156	6	6,629	- 3,473
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,816	9	4,107	- 1,291
Hypertension	17	2,299	38	649	+ 1,649
Falls	18	2,249	18	1,855	+ 394
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,139	41	435	+ 1,704
Liver Cancer	20	2,124	16	1,984	+ 140
Bladder Cancer	21	1,932	39	467	+ 1,465
Leukemia	22	1,794	23	1,412	+ 382
Stomach Cancer	23	1,667	21	1,441	+ 226
Drug Use	24	1,596	45	322	+ 1,274
Ovary Cancer	25	1,560	35	827	+ 733
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,483	27	1,214	+ 270
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,480	37	809	+ 671
Alcohol	28	1,343	55	181	+ 1,162
Skin Cancers	29	1,233	50	247	+ 986
Other Neoplasms	30	924	48	265	+ 659
Liver Disease	31	898	7	5,125	- 4,227
Cervical Cancer	32	872	31	1,010	- 138
Oral Cancer	33	811	17	1,865	- 1,054
Congenital Anomalies	34	708	24	1,403	- 695
Road Traffic Accidents	35	660	4	7,181	- 6,522
Uterin Cancer	36	656	43	352	+ 304
Epilepsy	37	515	52	226	+ 289
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	402	60	27	+ 374
Violence	39	381	34	869	- 488
Anemia	40	348	86	0	+ 348
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	309	22	1,424	- 1,115
Poisonings	42	307	53	211	+ 96
Low Birth Weight	43	286	29	1,020	- 734
Multiple Sclerosis	44	262	59	30	+ 232
Skin Disease	45	250	15	2,066	- 1,816
Birth Trauma	46	236	42	359	- 122
Osteoarthritis	47	197	80	0	+ 197
Asthma	48	158	30	1,013	- 855
Schizophrenia	49	138	83	0	+ 138
Meningitis	50	121	46	301	- 179
Upper Respiratory	51	105	65	5	+ 100
Hepatitis C	52	105	64	6	+ 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	101	81	0	+ 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	99	51	246	- 147
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	92	20	1,773	- 1,680
Drownings	56	87	36	820	- 733
Malnutrition	57	52	49	249	- 197
Fires	58	51	44	336	- 285
HIV/AIDS	59	44	13	2,679	- 2,635
Maternal Conditions	60	34	56	167	- 133
War	61	4	63	11	- 7
Pertussis	62	1	57	80	- 79
Hepatitis B	63	0	54	206	- 205
Otitis Media	64	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	61	21	- 21
Ascariasis	69	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Malaria	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	40	452	- 452
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	62	19	- 19
Chlamydia	81	0	68	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	26	1,227	- 1,227
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	58	71	- 71
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.