SOUTH AFRICA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,227	3	32,739	+ 31,488
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	41,054	2	39,341	+ 1,714
Stroke	3	37,758	4	30,693	+ 7,064
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,558	11	13,014	- 456
Lung Disease	5	11,598	13	11,895	- 297
Kidney Disease	6	11,592	9	15,302	- 3,710
Liver Disease	7	8,963	14	9,013	- 51
Lung Cancers	8	7,552	15	7,705	- 153
Diabetes Mellitus	9	7,182	5	30,188	- 23,006
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	6,988	22	4,676	+ 2,312
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	6,702	28	3,587	+ 3,115
Breast Cancer	12	5,371	23	4,533	+ 837
HIV/AIDS	13	4,684	1	71,996	- 67,311
Other Injuries	14	3,886	17	6,014	- 2,128
Skin Disease	15	3,612	45	1,101	+ 2,511
Liver Cancer	16	3,469	33	2,383	+ 1,086
Oral Cancer	17	3,261	41	1,406	+ 1,855
Falls	18	3,244	42	1,399	+ 1,845
Suicide	19	3,188	10	13,774	- 10,586
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	3,100	8	15,843	- 12,743
Stomach Cancer	21	2,521	39	1,535	+ 986
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,491	36	1,894	+ 597
Leukemia	23	2,469	40	1,464	+ 1,006
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,453	25	4,351	- 1,897
Lymphomas	25	2,310	31	2,818	- 508
Tuberculosis	26	2,146	6	21,965	- 19,820
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,122	21	5,408	- 3,286
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,934	46	1,077	+ 857
Low Birth Weight	29	1,784	16	6,250	- 4,466
Asthma	30	1,772	18	5,966	- 4,194
Cervical Cancer	31	1,767	20	5,555	- 3,789
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,739	35	2,007	- 269
Prostate Cancer	33	1,580	24	4,374	- 2,794
Violence	34	1,519	7	21,000	- 19,480
Ovary Cancer	35	1,447	51	951	+ 496
Drownings	36	1,434	32	2,403	- 970
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,415	19	5,890	- 4,475
Hypertension	38	1,135	12	12,789	- 11,653
Bladder Cancer	39	817	52	829	- 12
Encephalitis	40	791	59	234	+ 557
Oesophagus Cancer	41	760	29	3,486	- 2,726
Birth Trauma	42	627	30	3,004	- 2,377
Uterin Cancer	43	616	54	512	+ 103
Fires	44	587	27	3,618	- 3,030
Drug Use	45	563	53	770	- 207
Meningitis	46	526	26	3,660	- 3,134
Dengue	47	490	73	0	+ 490
Other Neoplasms	48	463	58	267	+ 196
Malnutrition	49	436	34	2,381	- 1,945
Skin Cancers	50	432	48	993	- 560
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	430	47	1,015	- 584
Epilepsy	52	394	37	1,870	- 1,475
Poisonings	53	369	50	975	- 607
Hepatitis B	54	359	61	139	+ 220
Alcohol	55	316	49	987	- 671
Maternal Conditions	56	291	38	1,700	- 1,408
Pertussis	57	140	43	1,142	- 1,002
Appendicitis	58	125	56	274	- 149
Multiple Sclerosis	59	53	62	113	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	48	55	376	- 328
Tetanus	61	37	65	38	- 0
Syphilis	62	33	44	1,130	- 1,097
War	63	18	64	66	- 47
Hepatitis C	64	10	70	8	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	8	60	223	- 215
Otitis Media	66	6	67	19	- 14
Ascariasis	67	3	71	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	3	68	18	- 16
Diphtheria	69	1	69	16	- 15
Measles	70	0	57	270	- 270
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Malaysia

South Africa

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.