CANADA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,224	1	40,063	+ 1,161
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,351	7	7,431	+ 18,919
Stroke	3	24,235	5	14,159	+ 10,076
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,060	28	1,998	+ 6,063
Lung Disease	5	7,444	4	14,212	- 6,768
Kidney Disease	6	7,440	14	4,578	+ 2,863
Liver Disease	7	5,753	17	3,624	+ 2,129
Lung Cancers	8	4,847	3	20,937	- 16,089
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,610	9	5,718	- 1,108
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,485	2	30,970	- 26,484
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	4,302	6	9,651	- 5,349
Breast Cancer	12	3,447	8	5,910	- 2,463
HIV/AIDS	13	3,007	53	163	+ 2,844
Other Injuries	14	2,494	24	2,392	+ 102
Skin Disease	15	2,318	38	679	+ 1,639
Liver Cancer	16	2,227	20	3,113	- 886
Oral Cancer	17	2,093	32	1,592	+ 501
Falls	18	2,082	12	4,829	- 2,747
Suicide	19	2,046	15	4,417	- 2,370
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,990	36	840	+ 1,149
Stomach Cancer	21	1,618	26	2,177	- 560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,599	43	442	+ 1,156
Leukemia	23	1,585	21	3,098	- 1,513
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,575	35	1,081	+ 494
Lymphomas	25	1,483	10	5,146	- 3,664
Tuberculosis	26	1,377	58	97	+ 1,280
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,362	27	2,060	- 698
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,241	18	3,359	- 2,118
Low Birth Weight	29	1,145	42	553	+ 592
Asthma	30	1,137	49	262	+ 875
Cervical Cancer	31	1,134	41	578	+ 556
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,116	11	5,057	- 3,942
Prostate Cancer	33	1,014	13	4,711	- 3,697
Violence	34	975	40	605	+ 370
Ovary Cancer	35	929	29	1,902	- 973
Drownings	36	920	48	283	+ 637
Endocrine Disorders	37	909	19	3,233	- 2,324
Hypertension	38	729	22	2,563	- 1,834
Bladder Cancer	39	524	23	2,521	- 1,996
Encephalitis	40	508	68	3	+ 505
Oesophagus Cancer	41	488	25	2,230	- 1,742
Birth Trauma	42	402	50	193	+ 210
Uterin Cancer	43	395	34	1,183	- 788
Fires	44	377	52	192	+ 185
Drug Use	45	361	16	3,686	- 3,325
Meningitis	46	338	59	68	+ 269
Dengue	47	314	72	0	+ 314
Other Neoplasms	48	297	31	1,679	- 1,382
Malnutrition	49	280	51	192	+ 87
Skin Cancers	50	278	30	1,756	- 1,479
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	276	39	636	- 360
Epilepsy	52	253	44	384	- 131
Poisonings	53	237	56	121	+ 115
Hepatitis B	54	231	60	66	+ 165
Alcohol	55	203	33	1,491	- 1,288
Maternal Conditions	56	187	64	45	+ 142
Pertussis	57	90	69	1	+ 89
Appendicitis	58	80	62	49	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	59	34	37	692	- 658
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	31	47	322	- 292
Tetanus	61	24	71	0	+ 24
Syphilis	62	21	67	5	+ 16
War	63	12	65	21	- 9
Hepatitis C	64	6	45	363	- 357
Upper Respiratory	65	5	63	47	- 41
Otitis Media	66	4	66	8	- 4
Ascariasis	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	83	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	343	- 343
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Malaysia

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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.