BANGLADESH VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	179,260	2	108,528	+ 70,732
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	114,584	6	29,586	+ 84,998
Stroke	3	105,382	1	134,166	- 28,784
Road Traffic Accidents	4	35,050	8	25,023	+ 10,027
Lung Disease	5	32,371	3	45,699	- 13,328
Kidney Disease	6	32,354	17	10,841	+ 21,513
Liver Disease	7	25,015	9	21,024	+ 3,991
Lung Cancers	8	21,079	16	12,174	+ 8,904
Diabetes Mellitus	9	20,045	7	28,976	- 8,931
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	19,504	13	14,993	+ 4,511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	18,705	28	4,534	+ 14,171
Breast Cancer	12	14,990	23	6,808	+ 8,182
HIV/AIDS	13	13,075	55	563	+ 12,512
Other Injuries	14	10,845	21	7,629	+ 3,216
Skin Disease	15	10,082	50	1,131	+ 8,951
Liver Cancer	16	9,683	34	2,884	+ 6,799
Oral Cancer	17	9,101	12	15,511	- 6,410
Falls	18	9,054	31	3,328	+ 5,726
Suicide	19	8,899	25	5,998	+ 2,901
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	8,651	5	36,111	- 27,459
Stomach Cancer	21	7,035	24	6,799	+ 237
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	6,951	48	1,251	+ 5,700
Leukemia	23	6,892	40	1,895	+ 4,997
Congenital Anomalies	24	6,847	18	10,113	- 3,266
Lymphomas	25	6,447	35	2,667	+ 3,780
Tuberculosis	26	5,989	4	37,175	- 31,187
Inflammatory/Heart	27	5,924	42	1,485	+ 4,439
Parkinson's Disease	28	5,397	30	3,782	+ 1,616
Low Birth Weight	29	4,980	11	17,457	- 12,477
Asthma	30	4,946	20	8,893	- 3,947
Cervical Cancer	31	4,931	26	5,132	- 201
Pancreas Cancer	32	4,852	43	1,414	+ 3,438
Prostate Cancer	33	4,409	41	1,664	+ 2,745
Violence	34	4,240	27	4,623	- 382
Ovary Cancer	35	4,039	37	2,231	+ 1,807
Drownings	36	4,001	22	7,094	- 3,092
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,951	45	1,335	+ 2,615
Hypertension	38	3,169	14	14,776	- 11,607
Bladder Cancer	39	2,280	52	991	+ 1,289
Encephalitis	40	2,207	59	371	+ 1,836
Oesophagus Cancer	41	2,121	10	19,525	- 17,404
Birth Trauma	42	1,750	15	13,392	- 11,642
Uterin Cancer	43	1,719	58	405	+ 1,313
Fires	44	1,639	46	1,271	+ 368
Drug Use	45	1,572	32	2,967	- 1,396
Meningitis	46	1,469	38	2,105	- 637
Dengue	47	1,367	65	161	+ 1,206
Other Neoplasms	48	1,292	61	243	+ 1,048
Malnutrition	49	1,216	36	2,418	- 1,201
Skin Cancers	50	1,207	53	853	+ 354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,201	33	2,922	- 1,721
Epilepsy	52	1,101	44	1,353	- 252
Poisonings	53	1,029	56	539	+ 490
Hepatitis B	54	1,003	51	1,121	- 118
Alcohol	55	882	60	262	+ 620
Maternal Conditions	56	813	29	3,920	- 3,106
Pertussis	57	390	39	2,011	- 1,621
Appendicitis	58	349	47	1,262	- 913
Multiple Sclerosis	59	148	64	179	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	134	54	815	- 682
Tetanus	61	104	57	450	- 346
Syphilis	62	92	49	1,227	- 1,135
War	63	52	63	202	- 151
Hepatitis C	64	27	62	207	- 180
Upper Respiratory	65	23	66	100	- 77
Otitis Media	66	16	71	14	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	10	69	31	- 22
Chlamydia	68	8	70	21	- 14
Diphtheria	69	2	72	5	- 3
Measles	70	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	68	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Malaysia

Bangladesh

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.