UNITED KINGDOM VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,746	2	71,728	+ 1,018
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	46,499	3	40,540	+ 5,959
Stroke	3	42,765	4	37,626	+ 5,139
Road Traffic Accidents	4	14,224	33	2,169	+ 12,055
Lung Disease	5	13,136	6	32,896	- 19,759
Kidney Disease	6	13,130	18	5,471	+ 7,659
Liver Disease	7	10,151	14	7,666	+ 2,486
Lung Cancers	8	8,554	5	35,715	- 27,161
Diabetes Mellitus	9	8,134	17	5,842	+ 2,292
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	7,915	1	98,135	- 90,220
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	7,591	7	18,446	- 10,855
Breast Cancer	12	6,083	9	12,718	- 6,635
HIV/AIDS	13	5,306	55	188	+ 5,118
Other Injuries	14	4,401	19	5,464	- 1,063
Skin Disease	15	4,091	34	2,134	+ 1,958
Liver Cancer	16	3,930	21	5,237	- 1,307
Oral Cancer	17	3,693	30	3,109	+ 584
Falls	18	3,674	15	7,618	- 3,944
Suicide	19	3,611	20	5,325	- 1,714
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	3,511	38	1,599	+ 1,912
Stomach Cancer	21	2,855	24	4,999	- 2,144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,821	36	2,090	+ 731
Leukemia	23	2,797	22	5,211	- 2,414
Congenital Anomalies	24	2,779	35	2,127	+ 652
Lymphomas	25	2,616	10	9,350	- 6,734
Tuberculosis	26	2,430	47	351	+ 2,079
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,404	29	3,126	- 723
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,190	13	8,573	- 6,382
Low Birth Weight	29	2,021	40	1,313	+ 708
Asthma	30	2,007	41	1,302	+ 705
Cervical Cancer	31	2,001	43	1,099	+ 902
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,969	11	8,995	- 7,026
Prostate Cancer	33	1,789	8	13,289	- 11,500
Violence	34	1,721	46	868	+ 853
Ovary Cancer	35	1,639	25	4,019	- 2,380
Drownings	36	1,624	49	301	+ 1,323
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,603	28	3,297	- 1,694
Hypertension	38	1,286	23	5,208	- 3,922
Bladder Cancer	39	925	16	6,133	- 5,208
Encephalitis	40	896	68	6	+ 890
Oesophagus Cancer	41	861	12	8,727	- 7,866
Birth Trauma	42	710	54	190	+ 520
Uterin Cancer	43	697	32	2,346	- 1,649
Fires	44	665	48	334	+ 331
Drug Use	45	638	31	2,824	- 2,186
Meningitis	46	596	52	232	+ 364
Dengue	47	555	73	0	+ 554
Other Neoplasms	48	524	26	3,986	- 3,462
Malnutrition	49	493	58	116	+ 378
Skin Cancers	50	490	27	3,727	- 3,237
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	487	45	876	- 389
Epilepsy	52	447	42	1,193	- 747
Poisonings	53	417	53	221	+ 197
Hepatitis B	54	407	65	40	+ 367
Alcohol	55	358	39	1,555	- 1,197
Maternal Conditions	56	330	64	47	+ 283
Pertussis	57	158	69	3	+ 155
Appendicitis	58	142	59	105	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	59	60	37	1,856	- 1,796
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	54	44	1,014	- 960
Tetanus	61	42	72	0	+ 42
Syphilis	62	37	62	49	- 11
War	63	21	67	10	+ 11
Hepatitis C	64	11	51	267	- 256
Upper Respiratory	65	10	63	48	- 39
Otitis Media	66	6	66	16	- 9
Ascariasis	67	4	80	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	3	79	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	50	277	- 277
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Malaysia

United Kingdom

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.