ZAMBIA VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,101	10	4,432	+ 17,670
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,127	2	9,517	+ 4,610
Stroke	3	12,993	3	7,948	+ 5,045
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,321	11	3,654	+ 667
Lung Disease	5	3,991	21	1,273	+ 2,719
Kidney Disease	6	3,989	18	1,760	+ 2,229
Liver Disease	7	3,084	9	4,501	- 1,417
Lung Cancers	8	2,599	41	226	+ 2,373
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,471	14	2,395	+ 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,405	29	590	+ 1,815
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	2,306	43	203	+ 2,104
Breast Cancer	12	1,848	35	366	+ 1,482
HIV/AIDS	13	1,612	1	17,234	- 15,622
Other Injuries	14	1,337	19	1,729	- 391
Skin Disease	15	1,243	52	126	+ 1,117
Liver Cancer	16	1,194	46	177	+ 1,017
Oral Cancer	17	1,122	48	155	+ 967
Falls	18	1,116	28	596	+ 520
Suicide	19	1,097	20	1,303	- 205
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,067	5	6,275	- 5,209
Stomach Cancer	21	867	42	206	+ 661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	857	40	246	+ 612
Leukemia	23	850	39	261	+ 589
Congenital Anomalies	24	844	12	3,146	- 2,302
Lymphomas	25	795	31	548	+ 247
Tuberculosis	26	738	6	5,941	- 5,203
Inflammatory/Heart	27	730	33	501	+ 229
Parkinson's Disease	28	665	47	164	+ 502
Low Birth Weight	29	614	8	4,857	- 4,243
Asthma	30	610	26	741	- 131
Cervical Cancer	31	608	17	1,799	- 1,191
Pancreas Cancer	32	598	62	42	+ 556
Prostate Cancer	33	544	30	561	- 18
Violence	34	523	23	1,153	- 630
Ovary Cancer	35	498	57	82	+ 415
Drownings	36	493	27	689	- 196
Endocrine Disorders	37	487	37	354	+ 133
Hypertension	38	391	13	2,616	- 2,226
Bladder Cancer	39	281	50	132	+ 149
Encephalitis	40	272	59	70	+ 202
Oesophagus Cancer	41	261	36	359	- 97
Birth Trauma	42	216	7	5,062	- 4,846
Uterin Cancer	43	212	64	30	+ 182
Fires	44	202	32	546	- 344
Drug Use	45	194	53	122	+ 71
Meningitis	46	181	16	1,976	- 1,795
Dengue	47	168	74	1	+ 167
Other Neoplasms	48	159	65	20	+ 139
Malnutrition	49	150	15	2,303	- 2,153
Skin Cancers	50	149	54	108	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	148	45	190	- 42
Epilepsy	52	136	38	332	- 196
Poisonings	53	127	34	456	- 329
Hepatitis B	54	124	55	104	+ 20
Alcohol	55	109	49	140	- 31
Maternal Conditions	56	100	22	1,188	- 1,088
Pertussis	57	48	25	743	- 695
Appendicitis	58	43	56	84	- 41
Multiple Sclerosis	59	18	67	13	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	63	30	- 13
Tetanus	61	13	44	190	- 177
Syphilis	62	11	24	885	- 873
War	63	6	69	6	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	3	66	18	- 14
Upper Respiratory	65	3	60	68	- 65
Otitis Media	66	2	70	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	68	9	- 7
Chlamydia	68	1	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	73	3	- 2
Measles	70	0	61	48	- 48
Leprosy	71	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	51	128	- 128
Malaria	76	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Leishmaniasis	77	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	72	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Malaysia

Zambia

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.