MALAYSIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,984	1	36,729	+ 9,255
Stroke	2	34,178	3	21,592	+ 12,586
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	30,271	2	23,477	+ 6,794
Lung Cancers	4	22,357	8	4,319	+ 18,038
Lung Disease	5	21,931	5	6,633	+ 15,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,087	11	3,832	+ 12,255
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	15,974	10	3,996	+ 11,978
Stomach Cancer	8	14,149	21	1,441	+ 12,708
Kidney Disease	9	12,563	6	6,629	+ 5,934
Pancreas Cancer	10	10,388	32	994	+ 9,394
Liver Cancer	11	8,244	16	1,984	+ 6,260
Other Injuries	12	6,191	14	2,222	+ 3,969
Suicide	13	5,461	19	1,823	+ 3,638
Lymphomas	14	5,407	25	1,321	+ 4,086
Breast Cancer	15	4,434	12	3,071	+ 1,363
Other Neoplasms	16	4,242	48	265	+ 3,977
Liver Disease	17	3,983	7	5,125	- 1,143
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,930	28	1,106	+ 2,824
Prostate Cancer	19	3,792	33	903	+ 2,888
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,455	41	435	+ 3,021
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,222	37	809	+ 2,413
Bladder Cancer	22	2,788	39	467	+ 2,321
Falls	23	2,731	18	1,855	+ 876
Leukemia	24	2,695	23	1,412	+ 1,283
Drownings	25	2,359	36	820	+ 1,539
Oral Cancer	26	2,338	17	1,865	+ 473
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,310	27	1,214	+ 1,096
Hypertension	28	1,872	38	649	+ 1,223
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,524	9	4,107	- 2,583
Ovary Cancer	30	1,420	35	827	+ 592
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,281	4	7,181	- 5,901
Cervical Cancer	32	1,066	31	1,010	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	33	971	43	352	+ 619
Tuberculosis	34	970	26	1,227	- 257
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	820	22	1,424	- 605
Skin Disease	36	787	15	2,066	- 1,278
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	766	20	1,773	- 1,006
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	734	60	27	+ 707
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	717	51	246	+ 471
Congenital Anomalies	40	694	24	1,403	- 709
Hepatitis C	41	623	64	6	+ 617
Asthma	42	539	30	1,013	- 474
Malnutrition	43	536	49	249	+ 287
Skin Cancers	44	517	50	247	+ 270
Epilepsy	45	437	52	226	+ 212
Hepatitis B	46	399	54	206	+ 194
Schizophrenia	47	295	83	0	+ 295
Fires	48	283	44	336	- 53
Anemia	49	246	86	0	+ 246
Drug Use	50	205	45	322	- 117
Alcohol	51	162	55	181	- 19
Meningitis	52	86	46	301	- 215
Violence	53	75	34	869	- 794
Poisonings	54	71	53	211	- 139
Low Birth Weight	55	57	29	1,020	- 964
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	48	81	0	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	57	45	65	5	+ 40
Appendicitis	58	35	58	71	- 36
Multiple Sclerosis	59	30	59	30	- 0
Oral conditions	60	30	82	0	+ 30
Birth Trauma	61	29	42	359	- 329
Osteoarthritis	62	24	80	0	+ 24
HIV/AIDS	63	13	13	2,679	- 2,665
Maternal Conditions	64	11	56	167	- 156
Syphilis	65	4	62	19	- 14
War	66	4	63	11	- 6
Tetanus	67	3	61	21	- 19
Otitis Media	68	2	66	3	- 1
Encephalitis	69	1	40	452	- 451
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	57	80	- 80
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Japan

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.