CUBA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,653	1	22,079	- 10,426
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,448	3	8,564	- 1,116
Stroke	3	6,850	2	10,725	- 3,875
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,278	19	1,007	+ 1,271
Lung Disease	5	2,104	6	5,492	- 3,388
Kidney Disease	6	2,103	14	1,700	+ 403
Liver Disease	7	1,626	11	1,873	- 247
Lung Cancers	8	1,370	4	5,985	- 4,615
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,303	13	1,791	- 488
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,268	5	5,841	- 4,574
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,216	9	2,958	- 1,742
Breast Cancer	12	974	15	1,673	- 698
HIV/AIDS	13	850	34	471	+ 378
Other Injuries	14	705	12	1,869	- 1,164
Skin Disease	15	655	41	258	+ 397
Liver Cancer	16	629	24	815	- 186
Oral Cancer	17	592	23	876	- 285
Falls	18	589	10	2,810	- 2,221
Suicide	19	578	16	1,638	- 1,059
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	562	43	206	+ 356
Stomach Cancer	21	457	20	991	- 533
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	452	35	420	+ 32
Leukemia	23	448	30	633	- 185
Congenital Anomalies	24	445	37	368	+ 77
Lymphomas	25	419	18	1,089	- 670
Tuberculosis	26	389	60	45	+ 345
Inflammatory/Heart	27	385	17	1,156	- 771
Parkinson's Disease	28	351	27	691	- 340
Low Birth Weight	29	324	48	98	+ 225
Asthma	30	321	40	301	+ 20
Cervical Cancer	31	321	29	666	- 345
Pancreas Cancer	32	315	21	905	- 589
Prostate Cancer	33	287	8	3,365	- 3,079
Violence	34	276	32	584	- 308
Ovary Cancer	35	263	39	323	- 60
Drownings	36	260	42	231	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	37	257	36	412	- 156
Hypertension	38	206	7	3,469	- 3,263
Bladder Cancer	39	148	26	734	- 586
Encephalitis	40	143	66	6	+ 138
Oesophagus Cancer	41	138	22	879	- 741
Birth Trauma	42	114	59	49	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	43	112	31	602	- 490
Fires	44	107	58	55	+ 52
Drug Use	45	102	51	82	+ 20
Meningitis	46	95	50	83	+ 13
Dengue	47	89	74	0	+ 89
Other Neoplasms	48	84	25	769	- 685
Malnutrition	49	79	55	64	+ 16
Skin Cancers	50	78	33	514	- 436
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	78	44	162	- 84
Epilepsy	52	72	46	108	- 37
Poisonings	53	67	62	17	+ 50
Hepatitis B	54	65	56	59	+ 6
Alcohol	55	57	28	675	- 618
Maternal Conditions	56	53	61	43	+ 9
Pertussis	57	25	73	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	58	23	47	104	- 81
Multiple Sclerosis	59	10	57	55	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	49	87	- 78
Tetanus	61	7	71	1	+ 6
Syphilis	62	6	69	1	+ 5
War	63	3	68	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	45	112	- 110
Upper Respiratory	65	2	65	6	- 4
Otitis Media	66	1	63	11	- 10
Ascariasis	67	1	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Malaysia

Cuba

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.