CHINA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,504,709	2	1,771,525	- 266,816
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	961,817	12	183,342	+ 778,475
Stroke	3	884,580	1	2,043,210	- 1,158,631
Road Traffic Accidents	4	294,209	8	250,272	+ 43,937
Lung Disease	5	271,722	3	968,607	- 696,885
Kidney Disease	6	271,582	11	192,302	+ 79,280
Liver Disease	7	209,976	15	145,603	+ 64,373
Lung Cancers	8	176,935	4	714,311	- 537,376
Diabetes Mellitus	9	168,257	14	161,672	+ 6,584
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	163,716	6	304,455	- 140,739
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	157,009	9	248,388	- 91,380
Breast Cancer	12	125,829	19	92,757	+ 33,072
HIV/AIDS	13	109,748	34	28,746	+ 81,002
Other Injuries	14	91,035	25	54,087	+ 36,948
Skin Disease	15	84,627	52	5,222	+ 79,405
Liver Cancer	16	81,283	13	180,952	- 99,669
Oral Cancer	17	76,390	24	54,695	+ 21,695
Falls	18	75,997	16	138,878	- 62,880
Suicide	19	74,697	17	116,324	- 41,627
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	72,620	50	8,719	+ 63,901
Stomach Cancer	21	59,055	5	398,439	- 339,384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	58,351	30	37,723	+ 20,627
Leukemia	23	57,854	22	58,145	- 291
Congenital Anomalies	24	57,477	31	36,613	+ 20,864
Lymphomas	25	54,119	23	57,838	- 3,719
Tuberculosis	26	50,270	32	34,802	+ 15,468
Inflammatory/Heart	27	49,723	33	29,954	+ 19,770
Parkinson's Disease	28	45,306	20	70,699	- 25,393
Low Birth Weight	29	41,804	40	21,631	+ 20,172
Asthma	30	41,513	39	23,147	+ 18,366
Cervical Cancer	31	41,392	27	51,650	- 10,258
Pancreas Cancer	32	40,730	18	111,537	- 70,807
Prostate Cancer	33	37,009	28	51,056	- 14,048
Violence	34	35,593	47	11,115	+ 24,478
Ovary Cancer	35	33,901	35	28,078	+ 5,823
Drownings	36	33,588	26	52,807	- 19,219
Endocrine Disorders	37	33,162	37	25,613	+ 7,549
Hypertension	38	26,602	7	301,183	- 274,581
Bladder Cancer	39	19,139	29	37,873	- 18,734
Encephalitis	40	18,529	55	2,796	+ 15,732
Oesophagus Cancer	41	17,801	10	242,891	- 225,090
Birth Trauma	42	14,690	43	17,644	- 2,954
Uterin Cancer	43	14,426	45	11,751	+ 2,675
Fires	44	13,757	48	10,498	+ 3,259
Drug Use	45	13,192	38	24,214	- 11,022
Meningitis	46	12,328	51	5,704	+ 6,624
Dengue	47	11,471	70	12	+ 11,459
Other Neoplasms	48	10,841	53	4,374	+ 6,467
Malnutrition	49	10,208	44	12,995	- 2,787
Skin Cancers	50	10,131	41	19,669	- 9,538
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	10,080	21	65,350	- 55,270
Epilepsy	52	9,242	46	11,365	- 2,123
Poisonings	53	8,634	36	25,762	- 17,128
Hepatitis B	54	8,420	56	2,757	+ 5,663
Alcohol	55	7,404	42	19,071	- 11,668
Maternal Conditions	56	6,828	54	3,596	+ 3,231
Pertussis	57	3,276	64	484	+ 2,792
Appendicitis	58	2,927	60	1,468	+ 1,459
Multiple Sclerosis	59	1,240	59	1,734	- 494
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1,121	49	10,108	- 8,988
Tetanus	61	876	63	491	+ 385
Syphilis	62	775	58	1,824	- 1,049
War	63	433	61	900	- 467
Hepatitis C	64	227	66	86	+ 141
Upper Respiratory	65	197	57	2,663	- 2,466
Otitis Media	66	132	69	15	+ 117
Ascariasis	67	82	68	34	+ 48
Chlamydia	68	64	67	55	+ 8
Diphtheria	69	20	71	11	+ 9
Measles	70	0	62	558	- 558
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	65	400	- 400
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Malaysia

China

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.