MALAYSIA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,394	2	23,477	- 10,083
HIV/AIDS	2	12,394	13	2,679	+ 9,715
Tuberculosis	3	11,664	26	1,227	+ 10,437
Stroke	4	9,433	3	21,592	- 12,159
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,151	20	1,773	+ 7,378
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,832	4	7,181	+ 1,650
Liver Disease	7	7,955	7	5,125	+ 2,829
Malaria	8	7,508	76	0	+ 7,508
Coronary Heart Disease	9	7,105	1	36,729	- 29,624
Birth Trauma	10	5,909	42	359	+ 5,550
Low Birth Weight	11	5,674	29	1,020	+ 4,654
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,629	24	1,403	+ 2,226
Maternal Conditions	13	3,354	56	167	+ 3,187
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,354	9	4,107	- 753
Meningitis	15	3,183	46	301	+ 2,882
Kidney Disease	16	2,649	6	6,629	- 3,980
Hypertension	17	2,622	38	649	+ 1,972
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,595	41	435	+ 2,160
Other Injuries	19	2,573	14	2,222	+ 351
Lung Disease	20	2,540	5	6,633	- 4,093
Malnutrition	21	2,500	49	249	+ 2,251
Cervical Cancer	22	2,011	31	1,010	+ 1,001
Suicide	23	1,907	19	1,823	+ 84
Violence	24	1,746	34	869	+ 877
Breast Cancer	25	1,577	12	3,071	- 1,494
Asthma	26	1,365	30	1,013	+ 352
Tetanus	27	1,263	61	21	+ 1,242
Stomach Cancer	28	1,193	21	1,441	- 249
Lymphomas	29	1,146	25	1,321	- 175
Oral Cancer	30	1,093	17	1,865	- 771
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,084	10	3,996	- 2,912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	877	11	3,832	- 2,956
Falls	33	869	18	1,855	- 986
Liver Cancer	34	802	16	1,984	- 1,182
Leukemia	35	788	23	1,412	- 625
Fires	36	781	44	336	+ 445
Prostate Cancer	37	767	33	903	- 137
Poisonings	38	753	53	211	+ 542
Drownings	39	712	36	820	- 108
Inflammatory/Heart	40	665	27	1,214	- 548
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	646	22	1,424	- 778
Pertussis	42	601	57	80	+ 522
Epilepsy	43	494	52	226	+ 268
Endocrine Disorders	44	493	37	809	- 316
Ovary Cancer	45	472	35	827	- 356
Pancreas Cancer	46	425	32	994	- 569
Lung Cancers	47	397	8	4,319	- 3,922
Skin Cancers	48	379	50	247	+ 131
Hepatitis B	49	310	54	206	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	50	279	28	1,106	- 827
Skin Disease	51	270	15	2,066	- 1,796
Syphilis	52	267	62	19	+ 248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	242	51	246	- 4
Schistosomiasis	54	220	75	0	+ 220
Alcohol	55	211	55	181	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	56	191	43	352	- 161
Bladder Cancer	57	188	39	467	- 279
Appendicitis	58	143	58	71	+ 71
Leishmaniasis	59	115	77	0	+ 115
Encephalitis	60	112	40	452	- 340
Hepatitis C	61	90	64	6	+ 85
Drug Use	62	67	45	322	- 255
Measles	63	61	70	0	+ 61
Upper Respiratory	64	56	65	5	+ 51
War	65	53	63	11	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	50	60	27	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	67	36	48	265	- 229
Multiple Sclerosis	68	23	59	30	- 7
Diphtheria	69	7	69	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	6	68	2	+ 5
Ascariasis	71	5	67	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	4	66	3	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Kenya

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.