ETHIOPIA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	125,973	4	36,530	+ 89,444
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	80,523	1	59,931	+ 20,592
Stroke	3	74,056	3	39,362	+ 34,695
Road Traffic Accidents	4	24,631	5	31,564	- 6,933
Lung Disease	5	22,748	15	11,870	+ 10,878
Kidney Disease	6	22,737	13	12,103	+ 10,634
Liver Disease	7	17,579	8	27,270	- 9,691
Lung Cancers	8	14,813	38	2,202	+ 12,611
Diabetes Mellitus	9	14,086	10	16,258	- 2,171
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	13,706	21	8,258	+ 5,449
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	13,145	31	3,755	+ 9,390
Breast Cancer	12	10,534	20	8,485	+ 2,049
HIV/AIDS	13	9,188	17	11,471	- 2,283
Other Injuries	14	7,621	16	11,735	- 4,113
Skin Disease	15	7,085	53	904	+ 6,181
Liver Cancer	16	6,805	42	1,730	+ 5,075
Oral Cancer	17	6,395	48	1,477	+ 4,919
Falls	18	6,362	28	4,510	+ 1,852
Suicide	19	6,254	25	6,030	+ 223
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	6,080	2	44,361	- 38,281
Stomach Cancer	21	4,944	47	1,519	+ 3,425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	4,885	41	1,758	+ 3,127
Leukemia	23	4,843	30	4,222	+ 621
Congenital Anomalies	24	4,812	11	15,638	- 10,826
Lymphomas	25	4,531	33	3,590	+ 941
Tuberculosis	26	4,209	9	21,455	- 17,246
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,163	39	2,168	+ 1,994
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,793	46	1,578	+ 2,215
Low Birth Weight	29	3,500	7	28,020	- 24,521
Asthma	30	3,475	29	4,484	- 1,008
Cervical Cancer	31	3,465	27	5,019	- 1,553
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,410	61	488	+ 2,922
Prostate Cancer	33	3,098	50	1,244	+ 1,854
Violence	34	2,980	22	8,076	- 5,096
Ovary Cancer	35	2,838	36	2,424	+ 414
Drownings	36	2,812	35	3,133	- 321
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,776	45	1,623	+ 1,153
Hypertension	38	2,227	12	13,470	- 11,243
Bladder Cancer	39	1,602	51	1,080	+ 523
Encephalitis	40	1,551	63	386	+ 1,166
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,490	40	1,839	- 348
Birth Trauma	42	1,230	6	31,107	- 29,877
Uterin Cancer	43	1,208	62	421	+ 787
Fires	44	1,152	34	3,255	- 2,103
Drug Use	45	1,104	60	513	+ 591
Meningitis	46	1,032	14	12,019	- 10,987
Dengue	47	960	73	20	+ 940
Other Neoplasms	48	908	66	148	+ 760
Malnutrition	49	855	19	8,643	- 7,788
Skin Cancers	50	848	52	1,006	- 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	844	49	1,339	- 495
Epilepsy	52	774	44	1,625	- 851
Poisonings	53	723	32	3,668	- 2,945
Hepatitis B	54	705	56	742	- 37
Alcohol	55	620	55	750	- 130
Maternal Conditions	56	572	18	8,887	- 8,315
Pertussis	57	274	23	6,896	- 6,622
Appendicitis	58	245	58	677	- 432
Multiple Sclerosis	59	104	70	61	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	94	65	221	- 127
Tetanus	61	73	37	2,203	- 2,129
Syphilis	62	65	43	1,699	- 1,634
War	63	36	64	281	- 244
Hepatitis C	64	19	69	115	- 95
Upper Respiratory	65	16	57	709	- 693
Otitis Media	66	11	71	39	- 28
Ascariasis	67	7	68	130	- 123
Chlamydia	68	5	72	21	- 16
Diphtheria	69	2	67	146	- 144
Measles	70	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	76	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.