EGYPT VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,213	1	173,871	- 55,658
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	75,562	7	20,695	+ 54,868
Stroke	3	69,494	3	43,839	+ 25,655
Road Traffic Accidents	4	23,114	12	10,141	+ 12,973
Lung Disease	5	21,347	9	13,393	+ 7,954
Kidney Disease	6	21,336	6	21,087	+ 249
Liver Disease	7	16,496	2	60,122	- 43,626
Lung Cancers	8	13,900	18	5,677	+ 8,223
Diabetes Mellitus	9	13,219	8	19,131	- 5,912
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	12,862	16	6,975	+ 5,887
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	12,335	24	3,083	+ 9,252
Breast Cancer	12	9,885	13	9,180	+ 706
HIV/AIDS	13	8,622	53	397	+ 8,225
Other Injuries	14	7,152	21	3,819	+ 3,333
Skin Disease	15	6,648	55	219	+ 6,429
Liver Cancer	16	6,386	4	24,512	- 18,126
Oral Cancer	17	6,001	45	793	+ 5,208
Falls	18	5,971	30	2,019	+ 3,952
Suicide	19	5,868	25	3,022	+ 2,846
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	5,705	23	3,692	+ 2,013
Stomach Cancer	21	4,639	32	1,844	+ 2,795
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	4,584	34	1,339	+ 3,245
Leukemia	23	4,545	22	3,763	+ 782
Congenital Anomalies	24	4,515	10	12,163	- 7,648
Lymphomas	25	4,252	14	7,539	- 3,287
Tuberculosis	26	3,949	51	432	+ 3,518
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,906	27	2,489	+ 1,417
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,559	28	2,391	+ 1,168
Low Birth Weight	29	3,284	11	11,391	- 8,107
Asthma	30	3,261	15	7,104	- 3,842
Cervical Cancer	31	3,252	48	625	+ 2,627
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,200	26	2,906	+ 294
Prostate Cancer	33	2,907	35	1,282	+ 1,625
Violence	34	2,796	20	4,165	- 1,369
Ovary Cancer	35	2,663	31	1,944	+ 720
Drownings	36	2,639	37	1,122	+ 1,516
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,605	29	2,372	+ 233
Hypertension	38	2,090	5	21,094	- 19,005
Bladder Cancer	39	1,504	19	5,133	- 3,629
Encephalitis	40	1,456	38	1,046	+ 410
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,398	41	951	+ 448
Birth Trauma	42	1,154	17	6,109	- 4,955
Uterin Cancer	43	1,133	52	422	+ 711
Fires	44	1,081	33	1,568	- 487
Drug Use	45	1,036	62	116	+ 920
Meningitis	46	968	43	827	+ 141
Dengue	47	901	69	5	+ 896
Other Neoplasms	48	852	61	116	+ 735
Malnutrition	49	802	46	759	+ 43
Skin Cancers	50	796	39	1,013	- 217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	792	36	1,248	- 456
Epilepsy	52	726	50	451	+ 275
Poisonings	53	678	57	195	+ 483
Hepatitis B	54	662	40	988	- 327
Alcohol	55	582	60	141	+ 440
Maternal Conditions	56	536	44	795	- 259
Pertussis	57	257	42	906	- 649
Appendicitis	58	230	59	142	+ 88
Multiple Sclerosis	59	97	56	213	- 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	88	65	26	+ 62
Tetanus	61	69	49	540	- 472
Syphilis	62	61	58	159	- 98
War	63	34	47	714	- 680
Hepatitis C	64	18	63	97	- 79
Upper Respiratory	65	15	68	5	+ 10
Otitis Media	66	10	72	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	67	6	67	6	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	5	71	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	2	70	3	- 2
Measles	70	0	64	43	- 43
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	220	- 220
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Malaysia

Egypt

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.