MALAYSIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	17,585	26	1,227	+ 16,358
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,118	2	23,477	- 6,359
Measles	3	16,238	70	0	+ 16,238
Malaria	4	15,433	76	0	+ 15,433
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,208	4	7,181	+ 5,027
HIV/AIDS	6	12,199	13	2,679	+ 9,520
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,981	1	36,729	- 24,748
Low Birth Weight	8	10,501	29	1,020	+ 9,480
Birth Trauma	9	10,181	42	359	+ 9,822
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	10,119	20	1,773	+ 8,346
Stroke	11	10,032	3	21,592	- 11,560
Maternal Conditions	12	5,528	56	167	+ 5,362
Liver Disease	13	5,457	7	5,125	+ 332
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,296	24	1,403	+ 3,893
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,132	9	4,107	+ 25
Kidney Disease	16	3,869	6	6,629	- 2,760
Meningitis	17	3,509	46	301	+ 3,208
Violence	18	3,032	34	869	+ 2,163
Cervical Cancer	19	3,011	31	1,010	+ 2,000
Liver Cancer	20	2,792	16	1,984	+ 808
Syphilis	21	2,506	62	19	+ 2,487
Other Injuries	22	2,417	14	2,222	+ 195
Hypertension	23	2,356	38	649	+ 1,707
Malnutrition	24	2,247	49	249	+ 1,997
Prostate Cancer	25	1,890	33	903	+ 987
Lung Disease	26	1,866	5	6,633	- 4,766
Breast Cancer	27	1,561	12	3,071	- 1,511
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,560	37	809	+ 751
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,492	10	3,996	- 2,505
Suicide	30	1,396	19	1,823	- 428
Asthma	31	1,268	30	1,013	+ 255
Pertussis	32	1,255	57	80	+ 1,175
Falls	33	988	18	1,855	- 867
Fires	34	974	44	336	+ 639
Drownings	35	806	36	820	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	802	22	1,424	- 623
Stomach Cancer	37	773	21	1,441	- 669
Inflammatory/Heart	38	733	27	1,214	- 481
Lymphomas	39	594	25	1,321	- 727
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	570	11	3,832	- 3,263
Poisonings	41	520	53	211	+ 309
Epilepsy	42	514	52	226	+ 289
Parkinson's Disease	43	459	28	1,106	- 647
Lung Cancers	44	419	8	4,319	- 3,900
Schistosomiasis	45	327	75	0	+ 327
Skin Cancers	46	325	50	247	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	47	320	35	827	- 508
Oral Cancer	48	319	17	1,865	- 1,546
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	318	51	246	+ 72
Drug Use	50	269	45	322	- 53
Skin Disease	51	262	15	2,066	- 1,804
Hepatitis B	52	248	54	206	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	53	240	32	994	- 755
Tetanus	54	198	61	21	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	55	181	43	352	- 171
Encephalitis	56	175	40	452	- 278
Alcohol	57	162	55	181	- 19
Leukemia	58	147	23	1,412	- 1,265
Bladder Cancer	59	121	39	467	- 347
Oesophagus Cancer	60	99	41	435	- 336
Appendicitis	61	79	58	71	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	62	36	48	265	- 229
Multiple Sclerosis	63	27	59	30	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	25	60	27	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	24	64	6	+ 18
Ascariasis	66	24	67	2	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	67	17	65	5	+ 12
Diphtheria	68	5	69	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	3	68	2	+ 2
War	70	3	63	11	- 7
Otitis Media	71	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Liberia

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.