JAPAN VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	130,916	1	163,905	- 32,989
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	83,682	3	107,899	- 24,216
Stroke	3	76,962	2	121,823	- 44,860
Road Traffic Accidents	4	25,597	31	4,566	+ 21,032
Lung Disease	5	23,641	5	78,169	- 54,529
Kidney Disease	6	23,629	9	44,779	- 21,150
Liver Disease	7	18,269	17	14,195	+ 4,074
Lung Cancers	8	15,394	4	79,688	- 64,294
Diabetes Mellitus	9	14,639	29	5,433	+ 9,206
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	14,244	7	56,937	- 42,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	13,660	6	57,340	- 43,680
Breast Cancer	12	10,948	15	15,805	- 4,857
HIV/AIDS	13	9,549	63	48	+ 9,501
Other Injuries	14	7,920	12	22,068	- 14,148
Skin Disease	15	7,363	36	2,806	+ 4,557
Liver Cancer	16	7,072	11	29,384	- 22,312
Oral Cancer	17	6,646	26	8,333	- 1,687
Falls	18	6,612	23	9,736	- 3,124
Suicide	19	6,499	13	19,466	- 12,967
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	6,318	37	2,731	+ 3,587
Stomach Cancer	21	5,138	8	50,433	- 45,295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	5,077	35	2,922	+ 2,155
Leukemia	23	5,034	24	9,607	- 4,573
Congenital Anomalies	24	5,001	40	2,473	+ 2,528
Lymphomas	25	4,709	14	19,273	- 14,564
Tuberculosis	26	4,374	34	3,459	+ 915
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,326	27	8,232	- 3,906
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,942	18	14,007	- 10,066
Low Birth Weight	29	3,637	55	202	+ 3,435
Asthma	30	3,612	42	1,922	+ 1,690
Cervical Cancer	31	3,601	32	3,799	- 198
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,544	10	37,027	- 33,483
Prostate Cancer	33	3,220	19	13,515	- 10,295
Violence	34	3,097	53	266	+ 2,831
Ovary Cancer	35	2,949	30	5,061	- 2,112
Drownings	36	2,922	25	8,409	- 5,487
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,885	21	11,486	- 8,601
Hypertension	38	2,314	28	6,673	- 4,359
Bladder Cancer	39	1,665	22	9,936	- 8,271
Encephalitis	40	1,612	69	5	+ 1,607
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,549	20	12,316	- 10,767
Birth Trauma	42	1,278	61	104	+ 1,174
Uterin Cancer	43	1,255	33	3,461	- 2,206
Fires	44	1,197	48	1,007	+ 190
Drug Use	45	1,148	50	732	+ 416
Meningitis	46	1,073	52	308	+ 765
Dengue	47	998	83	0	+ 998
Other Neoplasms	48	943	16	15,120	- 14,176
Malnutrition	49	888	43	1,910	- 1,022
Skin Cancers	50	881	44	1,843	- 961
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	877	39	2,555	- 1,678
Epilepsy	52	804	45	1,558	- 754
Poisonings	53	751	54	255	+ 497
Hepatitis B	54	733	46	1,423	- 690
Alcohol	55	644	51	576	+ 68
Maternal Conditions	56	594	64	39	+ 555
Pertussis	57	285	71	1	+ 284
Appendicitis	58	255	58	126	+ 129
Multiple Sclerosis	59	108	59	108	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	97	38	2,618	- 2,520
Tetanus	61	76	67	9	+ 67
Syphilis	62	67	65	16	+ 52
War	63	38	66	15	+ 23
Hepatitis C	64	20	41	2,220	- 2,200
Upper Respiratory	65	17	57	159	- 142
Otitis Media	66	11	68	8	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	7	82	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	68	6	80	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	2	74	0	+ 2
Measles	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	49	875	- 875
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.