VIET NAM VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	112,381	2	91,939	+ 20,442
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	71,834	7	27,836	+ 43,998
Stroke	3	66,066	1	159,032	- 92,966
Road Traffic Accidents	4	21,973	5	29,475	- 7,502
Lung Disease	5	20,294	3	35,875	- 15,581
Kidney Disease	6	20,283	8	25,251	- 4,968
Liver Disease	7	15,682	10	23,900	- 8,218
Lung Cancers	8	13,215	11	21,294	- 8,079
Diabetes Mellitus	9	12,566	4	33,860	- 21,294
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	12,227	6	29,307	- 17,080
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	11,726	16	8,258	+ 3,468
Breast Cancer	12	9,398	22	6,187	+ 3,210
HIV/AIDS	13	8,197	27	4,993	+ 3,204
Other Injuries	14	6,799	23	5,539	+ 1,260
Skin Disease	15	6,320	40	1,515	+ 4,805
Liver Cancer	16	6,071	9	24,995	- 18,924
Oral Cancer	17	5,705	20	7,088	- 1,383
Falls	18	5,676	13	15,427	- 9,751
Suicide	19	5,579	18	7,249	- 1,670
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	5,424	29	4,390	+ 1,034
Stomach Cancer	21	4,411	14	15,134	- 10,723
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	4,358	43	957	+ 3,401
Leukemia	23	4,321	28	4,899	- 578
Congenital Anomalies	24	4,293	21	7,064	- 2,771
Lymphomas	25	4,042	30	2,964	+ 1,077
Tuberculosis	26	3,754	15	9,446	- 5,691
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,714	24	5,357	- 1,643
Parkinson's Disease	28	3,384	25	5,338	- 1,954
Low Birth Weight	29	3,122	19	7,132	- 4,010
Asthma	30	3,100	17	8,150	- 5,050
Cervical Cancer	31	3,091	31	2,391	+ 700
Pancreas Cancer	32	3,042	44	929	+ 2,112
Prostate Cancer	33	2,764	35	1,911	+ 853
Violence	34	2,658	36	1,785	+ 873
Ovary Cancer	35	2,532	47	864	+ 1,668
Drownings	36	2,509	26	5,097	- 2,589
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,477	34	2,082	+ 394
Hypertension	38	1,987	12	19,880	- 17,893
Bladder Cancer	39	1,429	45	896	+ 533
Encephalitis	40	1,384	39	1,558	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,329	33	2,265	- 935
Birth Trauma	42	1,097	32	2,340	- 1,243
Uterin Cancer	43	1,077	42	1,159	- 81
Fires	44	1,027	52	595	+ 433
Drug Use	45	985	41	1,366	- 380
Meningitis	46	921	51	624	+ 296
Dengue	47	857	62	127	+ 730
Other Neoplasms	48	810	57	325	+ 485
Malnutrition	49	762	63	120	+ 642
Skin Cancers	50	757	54	467	+ 290
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	753	38	1,708	- 955
Epilepsy	52	690	53	583	+ 108
Poisonings	53	645	48	832	- 187
Hepatitis B	54	629	55	379	+ 250
Alcohol	55	553	46	867	- 314
Maternal Conditions	56	510	49	773	- 263
Pertussis	57	245	50	705	- 460
Appendicitis	58	219	60	201	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	59	93	61	135	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	84	59	224	- 140
Tetanus	61	65	58	286	- 221
Syphilis	62	58	56	328	- 270
War	63	32	65	34	- 2
Hepatitis C	64	17	64	78	- 61
Upper Respiratory	65	15	66	34	- 19
Otitis Media	66	10	71	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	67	6	68	9	- 3
Chlamydia	68	5	70	1	+ 4
Diphtheria	69	2	69	3	- 2
Measles	70	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	67	14	- 14
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Malaysia

Viet Nam

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.