MADAGASCAR VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,297	3	12,388	+ 18,909
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,005	2	14,605	+ 5,400
Stroke	3	18,399	1	17,964	+ 434
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,119	7	7,880	- 1,761
Lung Disease	5	5,652	14	3,957	+ 1,694
Kidney Disease	6	5,649	22	2,202	+ 3,447
Liver Disease	7	4,367	12	4,803	- 436
Lung Cancers	8	3,680	55	147	+ 3,533
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,500	16	3,278	+ 222
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,405	26	1,120	+ 2,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	3,266	39	606	+ 2,660
Breast Cancer	12	2,617	37	629	+ 1,988
HIV/AIDS	13	2,283	25	1,341	+ 941
Other Injuries	14	1,893	21	2,359	- 466
Skin Disease	15	1,760	51	187	+ 1,573
Liver Cancer	16	1,691	30	933	+ 758
Oral Cancer	17	1,589	32	697	+ 892
Falls	18	1,581	36	653	+ 928
Suicide	19	1,554	24	1,476	+ 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,510	5	11,085	- 9,575
Stomach Cancer	21	1,228	47	368	+ 861
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,214	42	495	+ 719
Leukemia	23	1,203	45	401	+ 802
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,195	15	3,380	- 2,185
Lymphomas	25	1,126	34	675	+ 451
Tuberculosis	26	1,046	4	11,606	- 10,560
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,034	28	1,046	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	28	942	49	266	+ 676
Low Birth Weight	29	869	10	5,353	- 4,483
Asthma	30	863	19	2,507	- 1,644
Cervical Cancer	31	861	17	3,028	- 2,167
Pancreas Cancer	32	847	61	80	+ 767
Prostate Cancer	33	770	29	996	- 226
Violence	34	740	23	1,749	- 1,008
Ovary Cancer	35	705	57	135	+ 570
Drownings	36	699	31	825	- 126
Endocrine Disorders	37	690	44	463	+ 227
Hypertension	38	553	8	6,208	- 5,655
Bladder Cancer	39	398	48	286	+ 112
Encephalitis	40	385	60	94	+ 292
Oesophagus Cancer	41	370	27	1,080	- 710
Birth Trauma	42	306	11	5,347	- 5,042
Uterin Cancer	43	300	59	95	+ 206
Fires	44	286	35	661	- 375
Drug Use	45	274	62	58	+ 216
Meningitis	46	256	20	2,391	- 2,134
Dengue	47	239	72	0	+ 238
Other Neoplasms	48	225	65	24	+ 202
Malnutrition	49	212	13	4,236	- 4,024
Skin Cancers	50	211	43	467	- 256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	210	38	627	- 418
Epilepsy	52	192	46	385	- 192
Poisonings	53	180	40	571	- 391
Hepatitis B	54	175	58	98	+ 77
Alcohol	55	154	53	161	- 7
Maternal Conditions	56	142	18	2,776	- 2,634
Pertussis	57	68	41	519	- 451
Appendicitis	58	61	56	147	- 86
Multiple Sclerosis	59	26	66	18	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	23	64	47	- 24
Tetanus	61	18	52	186	- 168
Syphilis	62	16	33	680	- 664
War	63	9	54	155	- 146
Hepatitis C	64	5	67	16	- 11
Upper Respiratory	65	4	63	49	- 45
Otitis Media	66	3	68	10	- 8
Ascariasis	67	2	70	5	- 4
Chlamydia	68	1	69	7	- 5
Diphtheria	69	0	71	3	- 2
Measles	70	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	76	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	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	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Malaysia

Madagascar

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.