DENMARK VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,347	1	5,341	+ 1,006
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,057	6	2,244	+ 1,814
Stroke	3	3,731	5	3,662	+ 69
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,241	33	213	+ 1,028
Lung Disease	5	1,146	3	4,387	- 3,240
Kidney Disease	6	1,146	12	911	+ 235
Liver Disease	7	886	14	692	+ 194
Lung Cancers	8	746	4	3,721	- 2,975
Diabetes Mellitus	9	710	10	1,284	- 574
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	691	2	5,218	- 4,527
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	662	7	2,147	- 1,484
Breast Cancer	12	531	9	1,299	- 768
HIV/AIDS	13	463	55	23	+ 440
Other Injuries	14	384	30	347	+ 37
Skin Disease	15	357	45	79	+ 278
Liver Cancer	16	343	25	464	- 122
Oral Cancer	17	322	28	371	- 48
Falls	18	321	22	541	- 220
Suicide	19	315	16	617	- 302
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	306	38	145	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	21	249	23	484	- 235
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	246	32	216	+ 30
Leukemia	23	244	20	558	- 314
Congenital Anomalies	24	242	36	153	+ 89
Lymphomas	25	228	13	730	- 501
Tuberculosis	26	212	57	16	+ 197
Inflammatory/Heart	27	210	31	284	- 75
Parkinson's Disease	28	191	17	600	- 409
Low Birth Weight	29	176	41	116	+ 60
Asthma	30	175	44	82	+ 93
Cervical Cancer	31	175	37	153	+ 22
Pancreas Cancer	32	172	11	1,096	- 924
Prostate Cancer	33	156	8	1,480	- 1,324
Violence	34	150	47	63	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	35	143	29	367	- 224
Drownings	36	142	50	37	+ 104
Endocrine Disorders	37	140	19	575	- 435
Hypertension	38	112	15	642	- 530
Bladder Cancer	39	81	21	545	- 465
Encephalitis	40	78	67	1	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	41	75	24	477	- 401
Birth Trauma	42	62	56	21	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	43	61	35	156	- 95
Fires	44	58	49	53	+ 5
Drug Use	45	56	34	197	- 141
Meningitis	46	52	52	25	+ 27
Dengue	47	48	83	0	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	48	46	27	378	- 332
Malnutrition	49	43	59	14	+ 29
Skin Cancers	50	43	26	388	- 346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	43	42	96	- 54
Epilepsy	52	39	40	125	- 86
Poisonings	53	36	62	6	+ 31
Hepatitis B	54	36	61	6	+ 29
Alcohol	55	31	18	598	- 567
Maternal Conditions	56	29	64	2	+ 27
Pertussis	57	14	72	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	58	12	54	23	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	59	5	39	132	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	5	43	84	- 80
Tetanus	61	4	68	0	+ 3
Syphilis	62	3	70	0	+ 3
War	63	2	66	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	60	9	- 8
Upper Respiratory	65	1	58	15	- 14
Otitis Media	66	1	65	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	48	57	- 57
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	46	73	- 73
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.