SWEDEN VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,253	1	15,136	- 3,883
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,193	7	2,659	+ 4,534
Stroke	3	6,615	3	6,035	+ 581
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,200	34	315	+ 1,885
Lung Disease	5	2,032	4	4,344	- 2,312
Kidney Disease	6	2,031	12	1,629	+ 402
Liver Disease	7	1,570	23	723	+ 847
Lung Cancers	8	1,323	5	3,722	- 2,399
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,258	11	1,834	- 576
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,224	2	10,917	- 9,693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,174	6	3,049	- 1,875
Breast Cancer	12	941	13	1,582	- 641
HIV/AIDS	13	821	61	13	+ 808
Other Injuries	14	681	15	1,374	- 693
Skin Disease	15	633	39	220	+ 413
Liver Cancer	16	608	22	752	- 144
Oral Cancer	17	571	31	379	+ 192
Falls	18	568	17	1,109	- 541
Suicide	19	559	14	1,479	- 921
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	543	36	289	+ 254
Stomach Cancer	21	442	26	612	- 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	436	37	277	+ 159
Leukemia	23	433	20	825	- 393
Congenital Anomalies	24	430	35	308	+ 122
Lymphomas	25	405	16	1,357	- 952
Tuberculosis	26	376	56	24	+ 352
Inflammatory/Heart	27	372	28	547	- 175
Parkinson's Disease	28	339	19	943	- 604
Low Birth Weight	29	313	51	50	+ 262
Asthma	30	310	42	158	+ 152
Cervical Cancer	31	310	38	228	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	32	305	9	1,849	- 1,544
Prostate Cancer	33	277	8	2,622	- 2,345
Violence	34	266	47	113	+ 153
Ovary Cancer	35	254	27	553	- 299
Drownings	36	251	46	114	+ 137
Endocrine Disorders	37	248	24	702	- 454
Hypertension	38	199	10	1,838	- 1,639
Bladder Cancer	39	143	21	760	- 617
Encephalitis	40	139	71	0	+ 138
Oesophagus Cancer	41	133	29	538	- 405
Birth Trauma	42	110	55	34	+ 76
Uterin Cancer	43	108	33	345	- 237
Fires	44	103	49	65	+ 38
Drug Use	45	99	30	423	- 325
Meningitis	46	92	54	35	+ 57
Dengue	47	86	80	0	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	48	81	18	1,036	- 955
Malnutrition	49	76	45	117	- 41
Skin Cancers	50	76	25	650	- 575
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	75	48	110	- 35
Epilepsy	52	69	44	121	- 51
Poisonings	53	65	60	18	+ 47
Hepatitis B	54	63	62	9	+ 54
Alcohol	55	55	32	359	- 303
Maternal Conditions	56	51	64	5	+ 46
Pertussis	57	24	67	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	58	22	59	18	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	9	41	170	- 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	8	43	129	- 120
Tetanus	61	7	68	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	6	72	0	+ 6
War	63	3	65	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	53	44	- 42
Upper Respiratory	65	1	58	20	- 18
Otitis Media	66	1	66	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	81	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	40	175	- 175
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Malaysia

Sweden

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.