USA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	363,375	1	504,904	- 141,528
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	232,271	11	60,317	+ 171,954
Stroke	3	213,619	4	158,520	+ 55,099
Road Traffic Accidents	4	71,049	17	41,694	+ 29,355
Lung Disease	5	65,619	3	195,387	- 129,768
Kidney Disease	6	65,585	6	85,861	- 20,276
Liver Disease	7	50,708	16	43,402	+ 7,305
Lung Cancers	8	42,728	5	155,533	- 112,804
Diabetes Mellitus	9	40,633	10	61,418	- 20,786
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	39,536	2	287,198	- 247,662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	37,916	9	61,827	- 23,911
Breast Cancer	12	30,387	13	48,671	- 18,284
HIV/AIDS	13	26,503	42	5,660	+ 20,843
Other Injuries	14	21,984	25	25,997	- 4,013
Skin Disease	15	20,437	43	5,409	+ 15,028
Liver Cancer	16	19,629	23	27,064	- 7,435
Oral Cancer	17	18,448	35	11,555	+ 6,893
Falls	18	18,353	18	40,418	- 22,065
Suicide	19	18,039	12	53,099	- 35,060
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	17,537	37	9,955	+ 7,583
Stomach Cancer	21	14,261	33	13,077	+ 1,185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	14,091	48	3,461	+ 10,630
Leukemia	23	13,971	24	26,966	- 12,994
Congenital Anomalies	24	13,880	34	11,762	+ 2,119
Lymphomas	25	13,069	19	40,281	- 27,212
Tuberculosis	26	12,140	62	546	+ 11,594
Inflammatory/Heart	27	12,008	22	32,529	- 20,521
Parkinson's Disease	28	10,941	21	34,491	- 23,550
Low Birth Weight	29	10,095	39	6,924	+ 3,171
Asthma	30	10,025	46	3,818	+ 6,207
Cervical Cancer	31	9,996	38	6,984	+ 3,012
Pancreas Cancer	32	9,836	15	44,293	- 34,457
Prostate Cancer	33	8,937	20	35,612	- 26,675
Violence	34	8,595	27	18,976	- 10,381
Ovary Cancer	35	8,187	31	14,591	- 6,405
Drownings	36	8,111	45	4,070	+ 4,041
Endocrine Disorders	37	8,008	14	46,985	- 38,977
Hypertension	38	6,424	8	65,960	- 59,536
Bladder Cancer	39	4,622	26	19,622	- 15,000
Encephalitis	40	4,475	68	25	+ 4,449
Oesophagus Cancer	41	4,299	28	17,829	- 13,531
Birth Trauma	42	3,548	54	1,233	+ 2,314
Uterin Cancer	43	3,484	36	10,063	- 6,579
Fires	44	3,322	49	3,183	+ 139
Drug Use	45	3,186	7	74,435	- 71,249
Meningitis	46	2,977	60	606	+ 2,371
Dengue	47	2,770	76	0	+ 2,770
Other Neoplasms	48	2,618	29	17,743	- 15,125
Malnutrition	49	2,465	40	6,762	- 4,297
Skin Cancers	50	2,447	32	14,311	- 11,864
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	2,434	47	3,646	- 1,212
Epilepsy	52	2,232	50	3,162	- 931
Poisonings	53	2,085	53	1,674	+ 411
Hepatitis B	54	2,033	59	608	+ 1,426
Alcohol	55	1,788	30	14,659	- 12,872
Maternal Conditions	56	1,649	56	779	+ 870
Pertussis	57	791	69	16	+ 775
Appendicitis	58	707	63	424	+ 282
Multiple Sclerosis	59	299	44	5,059	- 4,760
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	271	52	2,461	- 2,190
Tetanus	61	212	71	2	+ 209
Syphilis	62	187	66	49	+ 138
War	63	105	55	1,198	- 1,093
Hepatitis C	64	55	41	5,684	- 5,629
Upper Respiratory	65	47	65	229	- 182
Otitis Media	66	32	67	34	- 2
Ascariasis	67	20	82	0	+ 20
Chlamydia	68	15	84	0	+ 15
Diphtheria	69	5	75	0	+ 5
Measles	70	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.