PHILIPPINES VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	125,683	1	129,955	- 4,272
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	80,337	2	93,807	- 13,470
Stroke	3	73,886	3	74,167	- 281
Road Traffic Accidents	4	24,574	10	13,017	+ 11,558
Lung Disease	5	22,696	6	32,559	- 9,863
Kidney Disease	6	22,684	4	39,380	- 16,696
Liver Disease	7	17,539	20	7,076	+ 10,462
Lung Cancers	8	14,779	13	10,296	+ 4,483
Diabetes Mellitus	9	14,054	7	32,260	- 18,206
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	13,675	39	2,010	+ 11,664
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	13,114	16	8,063	+ 5,051
Breast Cancer	12	10,510	15	9,802	+ 708
HIV/AIDS	13	9,167	66	204	+ 8,962
Other Injuries	14	7,604	31	3,536	+ 4,068
Skin Disease	15	7,069	25	4,229	+ 2,839
Liver Cancer	16	6,789	19	7,663	- 874
Oral Cancer	17	6,381	34	2,916	+ 3,464
Falls	18	6,348	28	3,861	+ 2,487
Suicide	19	6,239	35	2,325	+ 3,914
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	6,066	22	6,189	- 123
Stomach Cancer	21	4,933	41	1,868	+ 3,064
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	4,874	21	6,865	- 1,991
Leukemia	23	4,832	29	3,596	+ 1,236
Congenital Anomalies	24	4,801	17	8,051	- 3,250
Lymphomas	25	4,520	36	2,279	+ 2,242
Tuberculosis	26	4,199	8	27,061	- 22,862
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,153	30	3,545	+ 608
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,784	55	594	+ 3,190
Low Birth Weight	29	3,492	14	10,141	- 6,649
Asthma	30	3,467	11	11,404	- 7,936
Cervical Cancer	31	3,457	33	3,076	+ 382
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,402	37	2,121	+ 1,281
Prostate Cancer	33	3,091	26	4,149	- 1,058
Violence	34	2,973	9	14,835	- 11,862
Ovary Cancer	35	2,832	40	1,994	+ 838
Drownings	36	2,805	27	3,881	- 1,075
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,770	12	10,464	- 7,694
Hypertension	38	2,222	5	34,500	- 32,278
Bladder Cancer	39	1,599	58	569	+ 1,029
Encephalitis	40	1,548	67	185	+ 1,363
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,487	53	672	+ 815
Birth Trauma	42	1,227	18	7,960	- 6,733
Uterin Cancer	43	1,205	50	761	+ 444
Fires	44	1,149	54	600	+ 550
Drug Use	45	1,102	52	695	+ 407
Meningitis	46	1,030	47	1,041	- 11
Dengue	47	958	46	1,060	- 102
Other Neoplasms	48	906	23	5,146	- 4,241
Malnutrition	49	853	24	4,311	- 3,458
Skin Cancers	50	846	61	368	+ 478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	842	42	1,807	- 965
Epilepsy	52	772	45	1,120	- 348
Poisonings	53	721	65	226	+ 495
Hepatitis B	54	703	56	590	+ 114
Alcohol	55	618	60	401	+ 218
Maternal Conditions	56	570	38	2,042	- 1,471
Pertussis	57	274	43	1,760	- 1,486
Appendicitis	58	244	63	276	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	59	104	72	31	+ 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	94	62	323	- 229
Tetanus	61	73	59	521	- 448
Syphilis	62	65	44	1,157	- 1,092
War	63	36	49	817	- 781
Hepatitis C	64	19	81	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	65	16	70	39	- 22
Otitis Media	66	11	74	23	- 12
Ascariasis	67	7	76	13	- 6
Chlamydia	68	5	78	4	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	75	14	- 12
Measles	70	0	48	894	- 894
Leprosy	71	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	77	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	64	233	- 233
Malaria	76	0	69	94	- 94
Leishmaniasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Schizophrenia	83	0	68	127	- 127
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Anemia	86	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Malaysia

Philippines

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.