BRAZIL VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	233,830	1	165,788	+ 68,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	149,465	3	94,705	+ 54,760
Stroke	3	137,463	2	123,207	+ 14,256
Road Traffic Accidents	4	45,720	8	33,871	+ 11,849
Lung Disease	5	42,225	6	59,373	- 17,148
Kidney Disease	6	42,204	7	37,690	+ 4,513
Liver Disease	7	32,630	13	21,422	+ 11,208
Lung Cancers	8	27,496	9	31,659	- 4,163
Diabetes Mellitus	9	26,147	5	59,608	- 33,461
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	25,441	10	30,717	- 5,275
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	24,399	12	23,161	+ 1,238
Breast Cancer	12	19,554	14	20,759	- 1,205
HIV/AIDS	13	17,055	22	12,558	+ 4,496
Other Injuries	14	14,147	21	13,807	+ 340
Skin Disease	15	13,151	31	7,179	+ 5,972
Liver Cancer	16	12,631	25	11,514	+ 1,117
Oral Cancer	17	11,871	28	9,951	+ 1,920
Falls	18	11,810	16	18,847	- 7,037
Suicide	19	11,608	20	14,540	- 2,932
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	11,285	35	5,659	+ 5,626
Stomach Cancer	21	9,177	17	17,992	- 8,815
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	9,068	44	4,258	+ 4,810
Leukemia	23	8,990	30	8,531	+ 459
Congenital Anomalies	24	8,932	23	12,317	- 3,385
Lymphomas	25	8,410	27	10,376	- 1,966
Tuberculosis	26	7,812	40	4,895	+ 2,917
Inflammatory/Heart	27	7,727	18	17,508	- 9,781
Parkinson's Disease	28	7,041	41	4,770	+ 2,270
Low Birth Weight	29	6,496	33	6,881	- 385
Asthma	30	6,451	48	2,595	+ 3,856
Cervical Cancer	31	6,432	29	9,511	- 3,078
Pancreas Cancer	32	6,329	24	11,999	- 5,670
Prostate Cancer	33	5,751	15	19,001	- 13,250
Violence	34	5,531	4	68,779	- 63,248
Ovary Cancer	35	5,268	43	4,355	+ 913
Drownings	36	5,219	39	4,937	+ 282
Endocrine Disorders	37	5,153	19	16,927	- 11,774
Hypertension	38	4,134	11	28,822	- 24,688
Bladder Cancer	39	2,974	36	5,306	- 2,332
Encephalitis	40	2,879	72	65	+ 2,815
Oesophagus Cancer	41	2,766	26	10,466	- 7,699
Birth Trauma	42	2,283	45	3,777	- 1,494
Uterin Cancer	43	2,242	47	2,780	- 538
Fires	44	2,138	58	1,028	+ 1,110
Drug Use	45	2,050	49	2,467	- 417
Meningitis	46	1,916	54	1,359	+ 557
Dengue	47	1,783	76	14	+ 1,769
Other Neoplasms	48	1,685	42	4,665	- 2,980
Malnutrition	49	1,586	34	6,695	- 5,109
Skin Cancers	50	1,574	38	5,032	- 3,457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,566	51	2,193	- 626
Epilepsy	52	1,436	46	3,263	- 1,827
Poisonings	53	1,342	66	317	+ 1,025
Hepatitis B	54	1,309	59	775	+ 534
Alcohol	55	1,151	32	7,121	- 5,970
Maternal Conditions	56	1,061	53	1,507	- 446
Pertussis	57	509	75	30	+ 479
Appendicitis	58	455	57	1,067	- 613
Multiple Sclerosis	59	193	64	356	- 163
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	174	61	596	- 422
Tetanus	61	136	71	88	+ 48
Syphilis	62	120	68	223	- 103
War	63	67	56	1,090	- 1,023
Hepatitis C	64	35	52	1,955	- 1,920
Upper Respiratory	65	31	67	260	- 229
Otitis Media	66	21	70	94	- 73
Ascariasis	67	13	78	7	+ 5
Chlamydia	68	10	80	5	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	3	79	7	- 4
Measles	70	0	81	4	- 4
Leprosy	71	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	77	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	73	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	76	0	74	44	- 44
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	86	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.