MEXICO VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	138,926	1	116,238	+ 22,688
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	88,802	8	24,816	+ 63,986
Stroke	3	81,671	4	39,790	+ 41,881
Road Traffic Accidents	4	27,164	10	16,303	+ 10,861
Lung Disease	5	25,087	7	29,123	- 4,036
Kidney Disease	6	25,075	3	44,622	- 19,548
Liver Disease	7	19,387	6	29,838	- 10,452
Lung Cancers	8	16,336	17	7,349	+ 8,987
Diabetes Mellitus	9	15,535	2	86,110	- 70,575
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	15,116	30	3,447	+ 11,669
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	14,496	20	6,871	+ 7,625
Breast Cancer	12	11,617	16	7,380	+ 4,238
HIV/AIDS	13	10,133	28	4,128	+ 6,005
Other Injuries	14	8,405	11	12,175	- 3,770
Skin Disease	15	7,813	31	3,029	+ 4,785
Liver Cancer	16	7,505	21	6,817	+ 688
Oral Cancer	17	7,053	46	1,355	+ 5,698
Falls	18	7,017	35	2,628	+ 4,389
Suicide	19	6,897	22	6,772	+ 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	6,705	29	3,476	+ 3,229
Stomach Cancer	21	5,452	19	6,939	- 1,486
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	5,387	33	2,734	+ 2,653
Leukemia	23	5,342	25	4,830	+ 511
Congenital Anomalies	24	5,307	13	10,457	- 5,150
Lymphomas	25	4,997	24	4,961	+ 35
Tuberculosis	26	4,641	38	1,943	+ 2,698
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,591	41	1,866	+ 2,725
Parkinson's Disease	28	4,183	43	1,567	+ 2,616
Low Birth Weight	29	3,860	18	7,163	- 3,303
Asthma	30	3,833	47	1,342	+ 2,491
Cervical Cancer	31	3,822	26	4,787	- 966
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,760	27	4,510	- 750
Prostate Cancer	33	3,417	15	7,494	- 4,077
Violence	34	3,286	5	32,450	- 29,164
Ovary Cancer	35	3,130	34	2,649	+ 481
Drownings	36	3,101	42	1,799	+ 1,302
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,062	12	11,310	- 8,249
Hypertension	38	2,456	9	17,806	- 15,350
Bladder Cancer	39	1,767	48	1,272	+ 495
Encephalitis	40	1,711	62	140	+ 1,571
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,644	49	1,252	+ 392
Birth Trauma	42	1,356	36	2,552	- 1,196
Uterin Cancer	43	1,332	50	902	+ 430
Fires	44	1,270	56	604	+ 666
Drug Use	45	1,218	44	1,470	- 252
Meningitis	46	1,138	58	357	+ 781
Dengue	47	1,059	67	30	+ 1,029
Other Neoplasms	48	1,001	23	6,204	- 5,204
Malnutrition	49	942	14	7,552	- 6,609
Skin Cancers	50	935	40	1,909	- 973
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	931	52	859	+ 72
Epilepsy	52	853	39	1,912	- 1,059
Poisonings	53	797	57	531	+ 266
Hepatitis B	54	777	61	210	+ 568
Alcohol	55	684	32	2,945	- 2,262
Maternal Conditions	56	630	54	750	- 119
Pertussis	57	302	70	21	+ 281
Appendicitis	58	270	53	774	- 504
Multiple Sclerosis	59	114	60	295	- 181
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	103	45	1,415	- 1,312
Tetanus	61	81	71	10	+ 71
Syphilis	62	72	73	5	+ 67
War	63	40	66	112	- 72
Hepatitis C	64	21	55	625	- 604
Upper Respiratory	65	18	64	127	- 108
Otitis Media	66	12	68	29	- 17
Ascariasis	67	8	72	5	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	6	77	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Measles	70	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	74	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Malaysia

Mexico

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.