SWITZERLAND VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,415	1	10,713	- 1,298
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,018	8	1,949	+ 4,069
Stroke	3	5,535	3	3,918	+ 1,617
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,841	34	193	+ 1,648
Lung Disease	5	1,700	5	2,902	- 1,202
Kidney Disease	6	1,699	13	1,261	+ 438
Liver Disease	7	1,314	21	677	+ 637
Lung Cancers	8	1,107	4	3,520	- 2,412
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,053	17	1,022	+ 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,024	2	7,192	- 6,168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	982	7	1,995	- 1,012
Breast Cancer	12	787	11	1,577	- 790
HIV/AIDS	13	687	54	29	+ 658
Other Injuries	14	570	30	410	+ 160
Skin Disease	15	530	40	129	+ 400
Liver Cancer	16	509	19	805	- 296
Oral Cancer	17	478	26	500	- 22
Falls	18	476	9	1,919	- 1,444
Suicide	19	467	14	1,249	- 782
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	454	35	186	+ 269
Stomach Cancer	21	370	24	614	- 244
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	365	41	122	+ 243
Leukemia	23	362	22	671	- 309
Congenital Anomalies	24	360	31	305	+ 54
Lymphomas	25	339	15	1,131	- 793
Tuberculosis	26	315	56	21	+ 293
Inflammatory/Heart	27	311	16	1,027	- 716
Parkinson's Disease	28	283	18	857	- 574
Low Birth Weight	29	262	43	105	+ 157
Asthma	30	260	46	95	+ 165
Cervical Cancer	31	259	42	105	+ 154
Pancreas Cancer	32	255	12	1,486	- 1,231
Prostate Cancer	33	232	10	1,579	- 1,348
Violence	34	223	51	42	+ 180
Ovary Cancer	35	212	29	457	- 245
Drownings	36	210	50	49	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	37	208	25	593	- 385
Hypertension	38	166	6	2,471	- 2,305
Bladder Cancer	39	120	23	669	- 550
Encephalitis	40	116	68	1	+ 115
Oesophagus Cancer	41	111	28	491	- 379
Birth Trauma	42	92	52	32	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	43	90	33	224	- 133
Fires	44	86	55	21	+ 65
Drug Use	45	83	36	176	- 93
Meningitis	46	77	57	20	+ 57
Dengue	47	72	81	0	+ 72
Other Neoplasms	48	68	20	681	- 613
Malnutrition	49	64	47	84	- 20
Skin Cancers	50	63	27	493	- 430
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	63	48	78	- 15
Epilepsy	52	58	39	159	- 101
Poisonings	53	54	60	13	+ 41
Hepatitis B	54	53	63	5	+ 48
Alcohol	55	46	32	229	- 183
Maternal Conditions	56	43	64	4	+ 38
Pertussis	57	20	73	0	+ 20
Appendicitis	58	18	59	15	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	59	8	38	160	- 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	7	49	68	- 61
Tetanus	61	5	70	0	+ 5
Syphilis	62	5	65	2	+ 3
War	63	3	67	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	1	58	15	- 14
Upper Respiratory	65	1	61	11	- 10
Otitis Media	66	1	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	44	102	- 102
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Malaysia

Switzerland

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.