AUSTRALIA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,445	1	21,548	+ 6,896
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,182	8	4,446	+ 13,736
Stroke	3	16,722	3	10,331	+ 6,391
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,562	29	1,245	+ 4,317
Lung Disease	5	5,137	5	8,487	- 3,351
Kidney Disease	6	5,134	12	3,139	+ 1,995
Liver Disease	7	3,969	26	1,421	+ 2,548
Lung Cancers	8	3,345	4	8,769	- 5,424
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,181	7	4,471	- 1,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,095	2	15,588	- 12,494
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	2,968	6	6,209	- 3,241
Breast Cancer	12	2,379	10	3,405	- 1,027
HIV/AIDS	13	2,075	57	50	+ 2,025
Other Injuries	14	1,721	22	1,642	+ 78
Skin Disease	15	1,600	34	594	+ 1,005
Liver Cancer	16	1,537	20	2,036	- 500
Oral Cancer	17	1,444	32	972	+ 472
Falls	18	1,437	14	3,116	- 1,679
Suicide	19	1,412	11	3,150	- 1,738
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,373	40	296	+ 1,077
Stomach Cancer	21	1,116	27	1,288	- 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,103	42	276	+ 827
Leukemia	23	1,094	18	2,126	- 1,032
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,087	33	711	+ 376
Lymphomas	25	1,023	15	3,039	- 2,016
Tuberculosis	26	950	56	53	+ 898
Inflammatory/Heart	27	940	24	1,571	- 631
Parkinson's Disease	28	856	19	2,036	- 1,180
Low Birth Weight	29	790	43	248	+ 542
Asthma	30	785	36	455	+ 329
Cervical Cancer	31	782	39	342	+ 441
Pancreas Cancer	32	770	13	3,118	- 2,348
Prostate Cancer	33	700	9	3,766	- 3,067
Violence	34	673	44	243	+ 429
Ovary Cancer	35	641	31	1,003	- 362
Drownings	36	635	47	177	+ 458
Endocrine Disorders	37	627	16	2,328	- 1,701
Hypertension	38	503	23	1,631	- 1,129
Bladder Cancer	39	362	30	1,187	- 826
Encephalitis	40	350	68	3	+ 348
Oesophagus Cancer	41	337	25	1,494	- 1,157
Birth Trauma	42	278	50	140	+ 138
Uterin Cancer	43	273	35	524	- 251
Fires	44	260	55	55	+ 205
Drug Use	45	249	21	1,783	- 1,533
Meningitis	46	233	60	37	+ 196
Dengue	47	217	72	0	+ 217
Other Neoplasms	48	205	28	1,252	- 1,047
Malnutrition	49	193	51	117	+ 76
Skin Cancers	50	192	17	2,319	- 2,127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	191	38	379	- 188
Epilepsy	52	175	41	285	- 110
Poisonings	53	163	61	35	+ 129
Hepatitis B	54	159	58	41	+ 118
Alcohol	55	140	37	380	- 240
Maternal Conditions	56	129	63	20	+ 109
Pertussis	57	62	69	1	+ 60
Appendicitis	58	55	62	26	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	59	23	46	188	- 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	21	45	229	- 208
Tetanus	61	17	70	1	+ 15
Syphilis	62	15	67	3	+ 12
War	63	8	65	8	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	4	48	173	- 169
Upper Respiratory	65	4	64	17	- 13
Otitis Media	66	2	66	6	- 4
Ascariasis	67	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	157	- 157
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Malaysia

Australia

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.