ITALY VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,782	1	97,116	- 32,334
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	41,409	9	16,339	+ 25,071
Stroke	3	38,084	2	62,633	- 24,550
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,667	30	3,221	+ 9,446
Lung Disease	5	11,698	5	32,382	- 20,684
Kidney Disease	6	11,692	11	12,726	- 1,033
Liver Disease	7	9,040	23	5,559	+ 3,481
Lung Cancers	8	7,618	4	34,152	- 26,535
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,244	8	19,836	- 12,592
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,048	3	41,445	- 34,396
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	6,760	7	21,254	- 14,494
Breast Cancer	12	5,417	10	13,868	- 8,451
HIV/AIDS	13	4,725	46	520	+ 4,205
Other Injuries	14	3,919	12	12,112	- 8,193
Skin Disease	15	3,643	38	1,440	+ 2,204
Liver Cancer	16	3,499	17	9,620	- 6,121
Oral Cancer	17	3,289	27	3,343	- 54
Falls	18	3,272	25	4,222	- 951
Suicide	19	3,216	26	4,042	- 826
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	3,127	36	1,622	+ 1,505
Stomach Cancer	21	2,542	14	10,252	- 7,710
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,512	43	690	+ 1,822
Leukemia	23	2,491	21	6,728	- 4,238
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,475	37	1,443	+ 1,031
Lymphomas	25	2,330	16	9,670	- 7,340
Tuberculosis	26	2,164	53	336	+ 1,828
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,141	24	5,531	- 3,390
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,951	19	8,428	- 6,477
Low Birth Weight	29	1,800	51	357	+ 1,442
Asthma	30	1,787	47	494	+ 1,294
Cervical Cancer	31	1,782	40	1,154	+ 628
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,754	13	12,095	- 10,341
Prostate Cancer	33	1,593	20	8,409	- 6,816
Violence	34	1,532	50	409	+ 1,124
Ovary Cancer	35	1,460	28	3,282	- 1,822
Drownings	36	1,446	52	344	+ 1,102
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,428	18	8,431	- 7,003
Hypertension	38	1,145	6	29,931	- 28,786
Bladder Cancer	39	824	22	6,711	- 5,887
Encephalitis	40	798	68	5	+ 793
Oesophagus Cancer	41	766	34	2,045	- 1,279
Birth Trauma	42	632	59	140	+ 492
Uterin Cancer	43	621	33	2,198	- 1,577
Fires	44	592	56	271	+ 321
Drug Use	45	568	45	654	- 86
Meningitis	46	531	60	128	+ 403
Dengue	47	494	81	0	+ 494
Other Neoplasms	48	467	15	9,984	- 9,517
Malnutrition	49	439	41	775	- 336
Skin Cancers	50	436	29	3,239	- 2,803
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	434	32	2,216	- 1,782
Epilepsy	52	398	39	1,337	- 939
Poisonings	53	372	58	154	+ 218
Hepatitis B	54	363	54	334	+ 29
Alcohol	55	319	55	277	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	56	294	67	6	+ 288
Pertussis	57	141	73	1	+ 140
Appendicitis	58	126	61	49	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	59	53	44	677	- 623
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	48	42	701	- 653
Tetanus	61	38	63	22	+ 16
Syphilis	62	33	69	4	+ 29
War	63	19	66	6	+ 12
Hepatitis C	64	10	31	2,451	- 2,441
Upper Respiratory	65	8	64	20	- 12
Otitis Media	66	6	65	16	- 10
Ascariasis	67	4	80	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	3	84	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Measles	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Malaysia

Italy

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.