SPAIN VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,241	1	51,684	- 1,443
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,114	7	13,717	+ 18,397
Stroke	3	29,535	3	29,004	+ 532
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,823	31	1,829	+ 7,994
Lung Disease	5	9,073	5	18,926	- 9,854
Kidney Disease	6	9,068	8	9,725	- 657
Liver Disease	7	7,011	23	4,231	+ 2,780
Lung Cancers	8	5,908	4	22,131	- 16,223
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,618	10	7,773	- 2,156
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	5,466	2	42,339	- 36,872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	5,242	6	16,957	- 11,715
Breast Cancer	12	4,201	11	7,067	- 2,866
HIV/AIDS	13	3,664	43	538	+ 3,126
Other Injuries	14	3,040	15	5,536	- 2,496
Skin Disease	15	2,826	30	1,840	+ 985
Liver Cancer	16	2,714	18	5,098	- 2,384
Oral Cancer	17	2,551	27	2,583	- 32
Falls	18	2,537	26	3,246	- 709
Suicide	19	2,494	25	3,609	- 1,115
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	2,425	36	1,064	+ 1,361
Stomach Cancer	21	1,972	14	5,796	- 3,824
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,948	44	475	+ 1,473
Leukemia	23	1,932	24	3,772	- 1,841
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,919	38	863	+ 1,056
Lymphomas	25	1,807	16	5,335	- 3,528
Tuberculosis	26	1,678	50	270	+ 1,408
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,660	19	4,984	- 3,324
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,513	20	4,943	- 3,430
Low Birth Weight	29	1,396	52	253	+ 1,143
Asthma	30	1,386	35	1,133	+ 253
Cervical Cancer	31	1,382	39	855	+ 527
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,360	12	6,752	- 5,392
Prostate Cancer	33	1,236	13	6,420	- 5,184
Violence	34	1,188	51	262	+ 927
Ovary Cancer	35	1,132	28	2,026	- 894
Drownings	36	1,121	45	446	+ 676
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,107	21	4,863	- 3,756
Hypertension	38	888	9	9,115	- 8,226
Bladder Cancer	39	639	17	5,222	- 4,583
Encephalitis	40	619	70	4	+ 615
Oesophagus Cancer	41	594	29	2,011	- 1,417
Birth Trauma	42	490	60	113	+ 378
Uterin Cancer	43	482	34	1,612	- 1,130
Fires	44	459	55	185	+ 275
Drug Use	45	440	41	776	- 336
Meningitis	46	412	59	129	+ 283
Dengue	47	383	77	0	+ 383
Other Neoplasms	48	362	22	4,748	- 4,386
Malnutrition	49	341	47	302	+ 38
Skin Cancers	50	338	32	1,803	- 1,465
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	337	33	1,612	- 1,275
Epilepsy	52	309	40	824	- 515
Poisonings	53	288	57	170	+ 118
Hepatitis B	54	281	58	162	+ 119
Alcohol	55	247	46	333	- 86
Maternal Conditions	56	228	64	14	+ 214
Pertussis	57	109	73	2	+ 108
Appendicitis	58	98	61	79	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	59	41	49	287	- 246
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	37	48	294	- 256
Tetanus	61	29	72	2	+ 28
Syphilis	62	26	67	9	+ 17
War	63	14	68	6	+ 9
Hepatitis C	64	8	42	652	- 645
Upper Respiratory	65	7	62	47	- 40
Otitis Media	66	4	66	9	- 5
Ascariasis	67	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	76	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	37	914	- 914
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.