MALAYSIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,450	1	36,729	- 5,279
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	21,195	10	3,996	+ 17,199
Lung Cancers	3	12,654	8	4,319	+ 8,335
Lung Disease	4	12,651	5	6,633	+ 6,018
Stroke	5	11,688	3	21,592	- 9,904
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,574	2	23,477	- 14,903
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,233	11	3,832	+ 3,401
Breast Cancer	8	5,017	12	3,071	+ 1,946
Prostate Cancer	9	3,863	33	903	+ 2,960
Kidney Disease	10	3,741	6	6,629	- 2,888
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,504	32	994	+ 2,509
Parkinson's Disease	12	3,498	28	1,106	+ 2,392
Lymphomas	13	3,387	25	1,321	+ 2,066
Suicide	14	3,104	19	1,823	+ 1,280
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,764	41	435	+ 2,330
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,731	9	4,107	- 1,376
Stomach Cancer	17	2,355	21	1,441	+ 914
Liver Cancer	18	2,100	16	1,984	+ 116
Liver Disease	19	1,845	7	5,125	- 3,281
Leukemia	20	1,808	23	1,412	+ 396
Ovary Cancer	21	1,802	35	827	+ 975
Bladder Cancer	22	1,690	39	467	+ 1,223
Skin Cancers	23	1,662	50	247	+ 1,415
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,646	37	809	+ 837
Falls	25	1,630	18	1,855	- 225
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,584	27	1,214	+ 370
Other Neoplasms	27	1,439	48	265	+ 1,175
Oral Cancer	28	1,207	17	1,865	- 658
Hypertension	29	1,154	38	649	+ 505
Other Injuries	30	1,128	14	2,222	- 1,094
Drug Use	31	1,101	45	322	+ 779
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,011	24	1,403	- 392
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,011	4	7,181	- 6,171
Uterin Cancer	34	833	43	352	+ 481
Cervical Cancer	35	680	31	1,010	- 330
Epilepsy	36	562	52	226	+ 336
Multiple Sclerosis	37	548	59	30	+ 518
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	442	22	1,424	- 983
Alcohol	39	424	55	181	+ 243
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	389	60	27	+ 362
Asthma	41	383	30	1,013	- 631
Skin Disease	42	381	15	2,066	- 1,685
Drownings	43	378	36	820	- 442
Low Birth Weight	44	368	29	1,020	- 652
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	347	20	1,773	- 1,425
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	329	51	246	+ 83
Violence	47	252	34	869	- 617
Fires	48	198	44	336	- 138
Anemia	49	190	86	0	+ 190
Tuberculosis	50	152	26	1,227	- 1,075
Osteoarthritis	51	129	80	0	+ 129
Hepatitis C	52	127	64	6	+ 121
Poisonings	53	93	53	211	- 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	90	81	0	+ 90
Schizophrenia	55	76	83	0	+ 76
Birth Trauma	56	66	42	359	- 292
HIV/AIDS	57	57	13	2,679	- 2,622
Meningitis	58	48	46	301	- 253
Hepatitis B	59	39	54	206	- 167
Appendicitis	60	22	58	71	- 49
Maternal Conditions	61	20	56	167	- 146
Oral conditions	62	15	82	0	+ 15
Malnutrition	63	11	49	249	- 238
Upper Respiratory	64	7	65	5	+ 2
War	65	3	63	11	- 7
Encephalitis	66	1	40	452	- 451
Pertussis	67	0	57	80	- 80
Syphilis	68	0	62	19	- 19
Chlamydia	69	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	78	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	61	21	- 21
Diphtheria	82	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Ireland

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.