MALAYSIA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,715	1	36,729	- 3,014
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,341	10	3,996	+ 11,344
Lung Cancers	3	13,375	8	4,319	+ 9,056
Stroke	4	13,232	3	21,592	- 8,360
Lung Disease	5	12,481	5	6,633	+ 5,848
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,750	11	3,832	+ 2,917
Breast Cancer	7	5,832	12	3,071	+ 2,761
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,723	2	23,477	- 17,754
Kidney Disease	9	4,681	6	6,629	- 1,948
Other Injuries	10	4,550	14	2,222	+ 2,327
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,211	32	994	+ 3,216
Liver Disease	12	3,863	7	5,125	- 1,262
Suicide	13	3,572	19	1,823	+ 1,748
Lymphomas	14	3,317	25	1,321	+ 1,996
Prostate Cancer	15	3,276	33	903	+ 2,372
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,186	28	1,106	+ 2,080
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,145	9	4,107	- 962
Falls	18	3,120	18	1,855	+ 1,265
Hypertension	19	2,761	38	649	+ 2,112
Leukemia	20	2,727	23	1,412	+ 1,314
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,717	37	809	+ 1,907
Stomach Cancer	22	2,633	21	1,441	+ 1,192
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,526	27	1,214	+ 1,312
Other Neoplasms	24	2,514	48	265	+ 2,249
Liver Cancer	25	2,498	16	1,984	+ 514
Bladder Cancer	26	2,254	39	467	+ 1,787
Ovary Cancer	27	1,816	35	827	+ 988
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,637	41	435	+ 1,203
Alcohol	29	1,303	55	181	+ 1,122
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,292	4	7,181	- 5,889
Skin Cancers	31	1,112	50	247	+ 865
Malnutrition	32	1,001	49	249	+ 752
Oral Cancer	33	978	17	1,865	- 886
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	973	51	246	+ 727
Epilepsy	35	866	52	226	+ 641
Uterin Cancer	36	806	43	352	+ 454
Congenital Anomalies	37	536	24	1,403	- 867
Cervical Cancer	38	493	31	1,010	- 517
Drug Use	39	478	45	322	+ 156
Anemia	40	434	86	0	+ 434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	347	22	1,424	- 1,077
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	318	20	1,773	- 1,455
Schizophrenia	43	299	83	0	+ 299
Skin Disease	44	276	15	2,066	- 1,789
Asthma	45	238	30	1,013	- 776
Multiple Sclerosis	46	211	59	30	+ 181
Hepatitis C	47	191	64	6	+ 185
Violence	48	160	34	869	- 709
Low Birth Weight	49	157	29	1,020	- 863
Osteoarthritis	50	136	80	0	+ 136
Fires	51	130	44	336	- 206
HIV/AIDS	52	127	13	2,679	- 2,551
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	119	60	27	+ 92
Drownings	54	100	36	820	- 719
Tuberculosis	55	96	26	1,227	- 1,131
Poisonings	56	76	53	211	- 135
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	61	81	0	+ 61
Meningitis	58	35	46	301	- 266
Birth Trauma	59	31	42	359	- 328
Hepatitis B	60	28	54	206	- 177
Upper Respiratory	61	20	65	5	+ 15
Appendicitis	62	17	58	71	- 54
Maternal Conditions	63	17	56	167	- 150
Oral conditions	64	15	82	0	+ 15
Encephalitis	65	8	40	452	- 444
Syphilis	66	7	62	19	- 12
War	67	3	63	11	- 7
Pertussis	68	0	57	80	- 80
Tetanus	69	0	61	21	- 21
Measles	70	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	68	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	47	280	- 280
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Luxembourg

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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.