AFGHANISTAN VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,634	1	40,195	+ 2,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,252	4	14,649	+ 12,602
Stroke	3	25,063	3	19,060	+ 6,003
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,336	11	6,033	+ 2,303
Lung Disease	5	7,699	15	4,650	+ 3,049
Kidney Disease	6	7,695	10	6,590	+ 1,105
Liver Disease	7	5,949	16	4,600	+ 1,350
Lung Cancers	8	5,013	32	1,076	+ 3,937
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,767	12	5,750	- 982
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,639	23	1,765	+ 2,874
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	4,449	39	741	+ 3,707
Breast Cancer	12	3,565	22	1,822	+ 1,743
HIV/AIDS	13	3,110	46	464	+ 2,646
Other Injuries	14	2,579	18	3,241	- 662
Skin Disease	15	2,398	61	94	+ 2,304
Liver Cancer	16	2,303	40	657	+ 1,646
Oral Cancer	17	2,164	27	1,467	+ 697
Falls	18	2,153	37	905	+ 1,248
Suicide	19	2,116	24	1,573	+ 544
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	2,058	13	5,555	- 3,498
Stomach Cancer	21	1,673	26	1,501	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,653	25	1,505	+ 148
Leukemia	23	1,639	42	610	+ 1,029
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,629	14	5,001	- 3,372
Lymphomas	25	1,533	36	946	+ 587
Tuberculosis	26	1,424	7	9,839	- 8,415
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,409	45	527	+ 882
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,284	41	628	+ 656
Low Birth Weight	29	1,184	5	12,631	- 11,446
Asthma	30	1,176	17	3,403	- 2,227
Cervical Cancer	31	1,173	44	541	+ 632
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,154	56	229	+ 925
Prostate Cancer	33	1,049	55	258	+ 791
Violence	34	1,008	19	3,217	- 2,208
Ovary Cancer	35	961	48	369	+ 591
Drownings	36	952	34	996	- 44
Endocrine Disorders	37	940	28	1,364	- 424
Hypertension	38	754	8	7,995	- 7,241
Bladder Cancer	39	542	54	272	+ 270
Encephalitis	40	525	31	1,190	- 665
Oesophagus Cancer	41	504	29	1,314	- 810
Birth Trauma	42	416	6	10,723	- 10,306
Uterin Cancer	43	409	53	289	+ 120
Fires	44	390	50	348	+ 42
Drug Use	45	374	51	328	+ 46
Meningitis	46	349	20	2,626	- 2,276
Dengue	47	325	72	0	+ 325
Other Neoplasms	48	307	63	29	+ 278
Malnutrition	49	289	43	589	- 300
Skin Cancers	50	287	59	145	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	286	33	1,041	- 755
Epilepsy	52	262	35	993	- 731
Poisonings	53	245	47	384	- 139
Hepatitis B	54	239	38	863	- 625
Alcohol	55	210	58	150	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	56	193	9	7,807	- 7,613
Pertussis	57	93	21	2,107	- 2,015
Appendicitis	58	83	52	298	- 215
Multiple Sclerosis	59	35	62	84	- 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	32	65	25	+ 6
Tetanus	61	25	30	1,254	- 1,229
Syphilis	62	22	60	94	- 72
War	63	12	2	25,620	- 25,607
Hepatitis C	64	6	64	28	- 21
Upper Respiratory	65	6	68	9	- 4
Otitis Media	66	4	71	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	66	17	- 15
Chlamydia	68	2	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	67	16	- 16
Measles	70	0	49	350	- 350
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Malaysia

Afghanistan

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.