NETHERLANDS VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,885	2	17,601	+ 1,285
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,072	7	4,946	+ 7,125
Stroke	3	11,102	4	9,707	+ 1,395
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,693	31	681	+ 3,012
Lung Disease	5	3,410	5	9,567	- 6,157
Kidney Disease	6	3,409	12	2,530	+ 878
Liver Disease	7	2,635	28	936	+ 1,700
Lung Cancers	8	2,221	3	10,980	- 8,759
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,112	14	2,386	- 274
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,055	1	18,148	- 16,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,971	6	5,829	- 3,859
Breast Cancer	12	1,579	9	3,535	- 1,956
HIV/AIDS	13	1,377	55	33	+ 1,345
Other Injuries	14	1,143	19	1,648	- 506
Skin Disease	15	1,062	36	295	+ 767
Liver Cancer	16	1,020	24	1,163	- 143
Oral Cancer	17	959	30	768	+ 191
Falls	18	954	8	4,131	- 3,177
Suicide	19	938	17	2,025	- 1,087
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	911	33	584	+ 328
Stomach Cancer	21	741	22	1,361	- 620
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	732	47	130	+ 602
Leukemia	23	726	20	1,578	- 852
Congenital Anomalies	24	721	35	544	+ 178
Lymphomas	25	679	13	2,511	- 1,832
Tuberculosis	26	631	56	29	+ 602
Inflammatory/Heart	27	624	23	1,201	- 577
Parkinson's Disease	28	569	16	2,120	- 1,551
Low Birth Weight	29	525	45	167	+ 357
Asthma	30	521	46	165	+ 356
Cervical Cancer	31	519	39	266	+ 253
Pancreas Cancer	32	511	11	2,995	- 2,484
Prostate Cancer	33	464	10	3,265	- 2,801
Violence	34	447	48	107	+ 339
Ovary Cancer	35	425	25	1,067	- 641
Drownings	36	422	49	98	+ 324
Endocrine Disorders	37	416	26	1,055	- 638
Hypertension	38	334	29	818	- 484
Bladder Cancer	39	240	21	1,471	- 1,231
Encephalitis	40	233	68	1	+ 232
Oesophagus Cancer	41	223	15	2,145	- 1,922
Birth Trauma	42	184	52	74	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	43	181	34	566	- 385
Fires	44	173	53	49	+ 123
Drug Use	45	166	42	231	- 65
Meningitis	46	155	51	78	+ 76
Dengue	47	144	81	0	+ 144
Other Neoplasms	48	136	18	1,831	- 1,695
Malnutrition	49	128	63	12	+ 116
Skin Cancers	50	127	27	1,024	- 897
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	127	41	238	- 111
Epilepsy	52	116	38	289	- 173
Poisonings	53	108	61	17	+ 91
Hepatitis B	54	106	62	14	+ 92
Alcohol	55	93	32	612	- 520
Maternal Conditions	56	86	65	8	+ 77
Pertussis	57	41	67	1	+ 40
Appendicitis	58	37	58	26	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	59	16	37	295	- 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	14	44	214	- 200
Tetanus	61	11	72	0	+ 11
Syphilis	62	10	69	1	+ 9
War	63	5	66	2	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	3	60	20	- 18
Upper Respiratory	65	2	57	28	- 26
Otitis Media	66	2	64	10	- 8
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	249	- 249
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Malaysia

Netherlands

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.