TANZANIA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,686	9	13,215	+ 58,472
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	45,822	2	26,028	+ 19,794
Stroke	3	42,143	7	16,894	+ 25,249
Road Traffic Accidents	4	14,016	5	18,054	- 4,037
Lung Disease	5	12,945	22	3,051	+ 9,894
Kidney Disease	6	12,939	19	4,547	+ 8,391
Liver Disease	7	10,004	13	6,586	+ 3,418
Lung Cancers	8	8,429	61	159	+ 8,271
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,016	15	6,247	+ 1,769
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,800	27	2,048	+ 5,752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	7,480	33	1,567	+ 5,913
Breast Cancer	12	5,995	37	1,285	+ 4,710
HIV/AIDS	13	5,229	1	27,402	- 22,173
Other Injuries	14	4,337	20	4,270	+ 67
Skin Disease	15	4,032	52	359	+ 3,672
Liver Cancer	16	3,872	36	1,413	+ 2,459
Oral Cancer	17	3,639	31	1,646	+ 1,994
Falls	18	3,621	34	1,533	+ 2,087
Suicide	19	3,559	24	2,474	+ 1,084
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	3,460	6	17,587	- 14,127
Stomach Cancer	21	2,813	39	1,190	+ 1,623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,780	46	462	+ 2,318
Leukemia	23	2,756	47	416	+ 2,340
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,738	11	9,791	- 7,052
Lymphomas	25	2,578	41	805	+ 1,773
Tuberculosis	26	2,395	4	20,269	- 17,874
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,369	38	1,227	+ 1,141
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,158	45	513	+ 1,645
Low Birth Weight	29	1,992	10	12,173	- 10,181
Asthma	30	1,978	30	1,700	+ 278
Cervical Cancer	31	1,972	14	6,424	- 4,452
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,940	62	158	+ 1,783
Prostate Cancer	33	1,763	28	1,819	- 56
Violence	34	1,696	18	4,713	- 3,017
Ovary Cancer	35	1,615	53	337	+ 1,278
Drownings	36	1,600	32	1,642	- 42
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,580	29	1,778	- 198
Hypertension	38	1,267	17	5,209	- 3,941
Bladder Cancer	39	912	44	667	+ 245
Encephalitis	40	883	59	199	+ 684
Oesophagus Cancer	41	848	25	2,247	- 1,399
Birth Trauma	42	700	8	15,086	- 14,386
Uterin Cancer	43	687	57	218	+ 469
Fires	44	655	35	1,424	- 769
Drug Use	45	628	48	404	+ 224
Meningitis	46	587	21	3,188	- 2,601
Dengue	47	547	73	2	+ 545
Other Neoplasms	48	516	64	58	+ 459
Malnutrition	49	486	16	5,574	- 5,088
Skin Cancers	50	483	42	744	- 262
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	480	50	401	+ 80
Epilepsy	52	440	43	707	- 267
Poisonings	53	411	40	1,170	- 758
Hepatitis B	54	401	60	168	+ 233
Alcohol	55	353	56	270	+ 82
Maternal Conditions	56	325	12	6,835	- 6,510
Pertussis	57	156	23	2,774	- 2,618
Appendicitis	58	139	58	218	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	59	59	68	27	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	53	63	81	- 28
Tetanus	61	42	49	402	- 360
Syphilis	62	37	26	2,115	- 2,078
War	63	21	67	30	- 9
Hepatitis C	64	11	66	40	- 29
Upper Respiratory	65	9	54	299	- 289
Otitis Media	66	6	69	17	- 11
Ascariasis	67	4	65	56	- 52
Chlamydia	68	3	71	9	- 6
Diphtheria	69	1	70	11	- 10
Measles	70	0	55	295	- 295
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	371	- 371
Malaria	76	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	3	- 3
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	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Malaysia

Tanzania

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.