BELGIUM VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,728	1	15,281	- 2,553
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,136	6	5,677	+ 2,458
Stroke	3	7,482	3	7,408	+ 75
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,489	29	666	+ 1,823
Lung Disease	5	2,298	5	6,438	- 4,140
Kidney Disease	6	2,297	8	2,952	- 655
Liver Disease	7	1,776	17	1,433	+ 343
Lung Cancers	8	1,497	4	6,777	- 5,280
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,423	20	1,269	+ 154
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,385	2	9,416	- 8,031
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,328	7	3,329	- 2,001
Breast Cancer	12	1,064	9	2,587	- 1,522
HIV/AIDS	13	928	57	36	+ 892
Other Injuries	14	770	11	2,006	- 1,236
Skin Disease	15	716	35	380	+ 336
Liver Cancer	16	688	24	976	- 288
Oral Cancer	17	646	28	675	- 29
Falls	18	643	15	1,756	- 1,113
Suicide	19	632	10	2,111	- 1,479
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	614	33	418	+ 197
Stomach Cancer	21	500	26	863	- 364
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	494	42	213	+ 281
Leukemia	23	489	21	1,199	- 710
Congenital Anomalies	24	486	40	282	+ 204
Lymphomas	25	458	16	1,552	- 1,095
Tuberculosis	26	425	54	46	+ 380
Inflammatory/Heart	27	421	23	1,060	- 640
Parkinson's Disease	28	383	19	1,378	- 994
Low Birth Weight	29	354	50	70	+ 284
Asthma	30	351	46	128	+ 223
Cervical Cancer	31	350	41	243	+ 107
Pancreas Cancer	32	345	14	1,809	- 1,465
Prostate Cancer	33	313	13	1,824	- 1,511
Violence	34	301	44	149	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	35	287	30	653	- 366
Drownings	36	284	47	79	+ 205
Endocrine Disorders	37	281	18	1,432	- 1,151
Hypertension	38	225	27	740	- 515
Bladder Cancer	39	162	22	1,078	- 917
Encephalitis	40	157	66	1	+ 155
Oesophagus Cancer	41	151	25	898	- 748
Birth Trauma	42	124	53	47	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	43	122	34	384	- 262
Fires	44	116	48	75	+ 41
Drug Use	45	112	39	287	- 176
Meningitis	46	104	58	28	+ 76
Dengue	47	97	83	0	+ 97
Other Neoplasms	48	92	12	1,828	- 1,736
Malnutrition	49	86	38	291	- 204
Skin Cancers	50	86	31	522	- 437
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	85	37	293	- 208
Epilepsy	52	78	36	348	- 270
Poisonings	53	73	55	41	+ 32
Hepatitis B	54	71	63	17	+ 55
Alcohol	55	63	32	500	- 437
Maternal Conditions	56	58	64	6	+ 52
Pertussis	57	28	68	1	+ 27
Appendicitis	58	25	62	17	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	59	10	45	147	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	49	73	- 63
Tetanus	61	7	78	0	+ 7
Syphilis	62	7	70	0	+ 7
War	63	4	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	52	53	- 51
Upper Respiratory	65	2	59	22	- 20
Otitis Media	66	1	65	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	43	199	- 199
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Malaysia

Belgium

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.