NIGERIA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	251,571	7	61,374	+ 190,197
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	160,805	1	207,281	- 46,476
Stroke	3	147,892	8	57,744	+ 90,149
Road Traffic Accidents	4	49,189	12	41,693	+ 7,495
Lung Disease	5	45,429	22	12,569	+ 32,860
Kidney Disease	6	45,406	20	18,189	+ 27,216
Liver Disease	7	35,106	13	38,326	- 3,220
Lung Cancers	8	29,582	57	1,295	+ 28,286
Diabetes Mellitus	9	28,131	18	22,497	+ 5,634
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	27,372	31	6,786	+ 20,586
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	26,250	43	4,152	+ 22,098
Breast Cancer	12	21,037	23	11,884	+ 9,153
HIV/AIDS	13	18,349	10	44,124	- 25,775
Other Injuries	14	15,220	17	22,696	- 7,476
Skin Disease	15	14,149	56	1,468	+ 12,680
Liver Cancer	16	13,590	39	5,289	+ 8,301
Oral Cancer	17	12,772	48	2,238	+ 10,533
Falls	18	12,706	28	7,528	+ 5,178
Suicide	19	12,489	30	7,019	+ 5,470
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	12,141	2	144,724	- 132,583
Stomach Cancer	21	9,873	50	2,129	+ 7,745
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	9,756	37	5,846	+ 3,910
Leukemia	23	9,673	47	2,257	+ 7,416
Congenital Anomalies	24	9,609	9	49,696	- 40,087
Lymphomas	25	9,048	40	5,202	+ 3,847
Tuberculosis	26	8,405	3	127,335	- 118,931
Inflammatory/Heart	27	8,313	42	4,826	+ 3,487
Parkinson's Disease	28	7,575	46	2,473	+ 5,102
Low Birth Weight	29	6,989	6	95,959	- 88,970
Asthma	30	6,941	27	8,192	- 1,251
Cervical Cancer	31	6,920	25	10,574	- 3,654
Pancreas Cancer	32	6,810	51	1,975	+ 4,835
Prostate Cancer	33	6,187	35	5,914	+ 273
Violence	34	5,951	19	18,407	- 12,457
Ovary Cancer	35	5,668	49	2,133	+ 3,535
Drownings	36	5,616	32	6,584	- 969
Endocrine Disorders	37	5,544	21	15,799	- 10,254
Hypertension	38	4,448	24	10,692	- 6,244
Bladder Cancer	39	3,200	63	670	+ 2,530
Encephalitis	40	3,098	59	937	+ 2,161
Oesophagus Cancer	41	2,976	64	560	+ 2,416
Birth Trauma	42	2,456	5	100,186	- 97,730
Uterin Cancer	43	2,412	62	679	+ 1,733
Fires	44	2,300	29	7,132	- 4,831
Drug Use	45	2,206	34	6,273	- 4,067
Meningitis	46	2,061	11	43,651	- 41,590
Dengue	47	1,918	73	2	+ 1,916
Other Neoplasms	48	1,813	66	290	+ 1,523
Malnutrition	49	1,707	36	5,896	- 4,189
Skin Cancers	50	1,694	53	1,933	- 239
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,685	52	1,946	- 260
Epilepsy	52	1,545	41	5,001	- 3,456
Poisonings	53	1,444	33	6,570	- 5,127
Hepatitis B	54	1,408	55	1,488	- 80
Alcohol	55	1,238	58	1,031	+ 207
Maternal Conditions	56	1,142	15	23,540	- 22,398
Pertussis	57	548	16	23,282	- 22,734
Appendicitis	58	489	60	760	- 271
Multiple Sclerosis	59	207	68	179	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	187	69	165	+ 23
Tetanus	61	146	26	8,355	- 8,208
Syphilis	62	129	38	5,449	- 5,320
War	63	72	45	3,245	- 3,172
Hepatitis C	64	38	65	304	- 266
Upper Respiratory	65	33	67	259	- 226
Otitis Media	66	22	72	3	+ 19
Ascariasis	67	14	61	685	- 671
Chlamydia	68	11	71	14	- 3
Diphtheria	69	3	44	3,800	- 3,796
Measles	70	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	78	0	78	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	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Malaysia

Nigeria

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.