KENYA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,893	9	11,972	+ 49,921
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,563	1	22,571	+ 16,991
Stroke	3	36,386	4	15,895	+ 20,490
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,102	6	14,883	- 2,781
Lung Disease	5	11,177	20	4,280	+ 6,897
Kidney Disease	6	11,171	16	4,464	+ 6,708
Liver Disease	7	8,637	7	13,405	- 4,768
Lung Cancers	8	7,278	47	669	+ 6,609
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,921	14	5,651	+ 1,270
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,734	31	1,827	+ 4,907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	6,458	32	1,477	+ 4,981
Breast Cancer	12	5,176	25	2,658	+ 2,518
HIV/AIDS	13	4,514	2	20,885	- 16,371
Other Injuries	14	3,745	19	4,336	- 591
Skin Disease	15	3,481	51	455	+ 3,026
Liver Cancer	16	3,343	34	1,351	+ 1,993
Oral Cancer	17	3,142	30	1,842	+ 1,300
Falls	18	3,126	33	1,465	+ 1,661
Suicide	19	3,073	23	3,214	- 142
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	2,987	5	15,420	- 12,433
Stomach Cancer	21	2,429	28	2,010	+ 419
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,400	41	1,089	+ 1,311
Leukemia	23	2,380	35	1,327	+ 1,052
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,364	12	6,115	- 3,751
Lymphomas	25	2,226	29	1,931	+ 295
Tuberculosis	26	2,068	3	19,655	- 17,587
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,045	40	1,121	+ 924
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,864	50	470	+ 1,394
Low Birth Weight	29	1,720	11	9,562	- 7,842
Asthma	30	1,708	26	2,300	- 593
Cervical Cancer	31	1,703	22	3,389	- 1,686
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,675	46	716	+ 959
Prostate Cancer	33	1,522	37	1,292	+ 230
Violence	34	1,464	24	2,942	- 1,478
Ovary Cancer	35	1,394	45	795	+ 600
Drownings	36	1,382	39	1,200	+ 182
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,364	44	831	+ 533
Hypertension	38	1,094	17	4,418	- 3,323
Bladder Cancer	39	787	57	318	+ 470
Encephalitis	40	762	60	189	+ 573
Oesophagus Cancer	41	732	18	4,373	- 3,640
Birth Trauma	42	604	10	9,957	- 9,353
Uterin Cancer	43	593	56	323	+ 271
Fires	44	566	36	1,316	- 751
Drug Use	45	543	62	113	+ 429
Meningitis	46	507	15	5,364	- 4,857
Dengue	47	472	73	0	+ 472
Other Neoplasms	48	446	67	60	+ 386
Malnutrition	49	420	21	4,212	- 3,792
Skin Cancers	50	417	48	638	- 221
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	415	53	408	+ 7
Epilepsy	52	380	43	832	- 452
Poisonings	53	355	38	1,269	- 914
Hepatitis B	54	346	49	522	- 176
Alcohol	55	305	55	355	- 51
Maternal Conditions	56	281	13	5,651	- 5,371
Pertussis	57	135	42	1,014	- 879
Appendicitis	58	120	58	240	- 120
Multiple Sclerosis	59	51	68	39	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	46	66	84	- 38
Tetanus	61	36	27	2,129	- 2,093
Syphilis	62	32	52	449	- 417
War	63	18	65	89	- 71
Hepatitis C	64	9	61	152	- 143
Upper Respiratory	65	8	64	95	- 87
Otitis Media	66	5	72	7	- 2
Ascariasis	67	3	71	9	- 6
Chlamydia	68	3	70	10	- 8
Diphtheria	69	1	69	13	- 12
Measles	70	0	63	103	- 103
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	370	- 370
Malaria	76	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.