MALAYSIA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	55,061	1	36,729	+ 18,332
Stroke	2	35,511	3	21,592	+ 13,919
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	23,498	10	3,996	+ 19,501
Lung Cancers	4	19,363	8	4,319	+ 15,044
Lung Disease	5	18,360	5	6,633	+ 11,727
Hypertension	6	16,970	38	649	+ 16,321
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	12,050	11	3,832	+ 8,217
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,246	9	4,107	+ 7,139
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,263	2	23,477	- 14,214
Breast Cancer	10	7,863	12	3,071	+ 4,791
Kidney Disease	11	7,215	6	6,629	+ 586
Other Injuries	12	6,867	14	2,222	+ 4,645
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,857	32	994	+ 5,863
Stomach Cancer	14	5,813	21	1,441	+ 4,371
Other Neoplasms	15	5,661	48	265	+ 5,396
Lymphomas	16	5,483	25	1,321	+ 4,162
Liver Cancer	17	5,454	16	1,984	+ 3,470
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,780	37	809	+ 3,970
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,778	28	1,106	+ 3,672
Prostate Cancer	20	4,768	33	903	+ 3,864
Leukemia	21	3,815	23	1,412	+ 2,403
Bladder Cancer	22	3,805	39	467	+ 3,337
Liver Disease	23	3,152	7	5,125	- 1,973
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,136	27	1,214	+ 1,922
Falls	25	2,394	18	1,855	+ 539
Suicide	26	2,292	19	1,823	+ 468
Oral Cancer	27	1,896	17	1,865	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	28	1,860	35	827	+ 1,033
Skin Cancers	29	1,836	50	247	+ 1,589
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,826	4	7,181	- 5,355
Hepatitis C	31	1,389	64	6	+ 1,384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,256	51	246	+ 1,010
Uterin Cancer	33	1,246	43	352	+ 894
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,160	41	435	+ 725
Anemia	35	948	86	0	+ 948
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	920	20	1,773	- 853
Congenital Anomalies	37	818	24	1,403	- 585
Skin Disease	38	816	15	2,066	- 1,249
Epilepsy	39	758	52	226	+ 532
Cervical Cancer	40	654	31	1,010	- 356
Malnutrition	41	440	49	249	+ 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	398	60	27	+ 370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	391	22	1,424	- 1,033
Multiple Sclerosis	44	384	59	30	+ 353
Drug Use	45	371	45	322	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	46	295	13	2,679	- 2,384
Asthma	47	280	30	1,013	- 733
Osteoarthritis	48	273	80	0	+ 273
Schizophrenia	49	240	83	0	+ 240
Violence	50	232	34	869	- 637
Low Birth Weight	51	203	29	1,020	- 818
Drownings	52	195	36	820	- 625
Tuberculosis	53	190	26	1,227	- 1,037
Hepatitis B	54	189	54	206	- 16
Alcohol	55	157	55	181	- 24
Fires	56	154	44	336	- 182
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	137	81	0	+ 137
Poisonings	58	87	53	211	- 123
Birth Trauma	59	80	42	359	- 279
Meningitis	60	72	46	301	- 228
Appendicitis	61	28	58	71	- 44
Oral conditions	62	27	82	0	+ 27
Tetanus	63	12	61	21	- 9
Upper Respiratory	64	11	65	5	+ 7
Otitis Media	65	9	66	3	+ 6
War	66	3	63	11	- 7
Maternal Conditions	67	3	56	167	- 163
Encephalitis	68	3	40	452	- 450
Syphilis	69	2	62	19	- 16
Leishmaniasis	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Measles	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	57	80	- 80
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Italy

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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.