ZIMBABWE VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,224	3	8,493	+ 9,731
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,649	2	10,779	+ 870
Stroke	3	10,714	5	5,126	+ 5,588
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,563	4	6,037	- 2,474
Lung Disease	5	3,291	23	1,163	+ 2,128
Kidney Disease	6	3,289	12	2,214	+ 1,076
Liver Disease	7	2,543	17	1,941	+ 602
Lung Cancers	8	2,143	43	286	+ 1,857
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,038	9	3,344	- 1,306
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	1,983	31	768	+ 1,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	1,902	40	505	+ 1,397
Breast Cancer	12	1,524	28	839	+ 685
HIV/AIDS	13	1,329	1	19,988	- 18,659
Other Injuries	14	1,103	20	1,656	- 553
Skin Disease	15	1,025	52	173	+ 852
Liver Cancer	16	984	38	510	+ 475
Oral Cancer	17	925	49	208	+ 718
Falls	18	920	41	465	+ 456
Suicide	19	905	13	2,069	- 1,164
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	880	6	4,595	- 3,715
Stomach Cancer	21	715	33	559	+ 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	707	35	548	+ 159
Leukemia	23	701	45	244	+ 457
Congenital Anomalies	24	696	11	2,217	- 1,521
Lymphomas	25	655	26	960	- 304
Tuberculosis	26	609	16	1,999	- 1,390
Inflammatory/Heart	27	602	25	1,047	- 445
Parkinson's Disease	28	549	46	226	+ 323
Low Birth Weight	29	506	7	4,038	- 3,531
Asthma	30	503	21	1,531	- 1,028
Cervical Cancer	31	501	14	2,023	- 1,522
Pancreas Cancer	32	493	47	217	+ 277
Prostate Cancer	33	448	32	628	- 180
Violence	34	431	18	1,916	- 1,485
Ovary Cancer	35	411	51	173	+ 237
Drownings	36	407	27	956	- 549
Endocrine Disorders	37	402	34	553	- 152
Hypertension	38	322	24	1,146	- 824
Bladder Cancer	39	232	54	125	+ 107
Encephalitis	40	224	56	117	+ 107
Oesophagus Cancer	41	216	29	801	- 586
Birth Trauma	42	178	8	3,405	- 3,228
Uterin Cancer	43	175	50	182	- 7
Fires	44	167	30	793	- 626
Drug Use	45	160	48	213	- 53
Meningitis	46	149	22	1,325	- 1,176
Dengue	47	139	73	0	+ 139
Other Neoplasms	48	131	62	37	+ 94
Malnutrition	49	124	10	2,396	- 2,272
Skin Cancers	50	123	44	264	- 141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	122	36	542	- 420
Epilepsy	52	112	39	508	- 396
Poisonings	53	105	37	515	- 411
Hepatitis B	54	102	60	57	+ 45
Alcohol	55	90	61	48	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	56	83	19	1,749	- 1,666
Pertussis	57	40	42	419	- 379
Appendicitis	58	35	58	66	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	59	15	67	14	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	14	64	26	- 13
Tetanus	61	11	57	102	- 91
Syphilis	62	9	55	124	- 115
War	63	5	65	26	- 21
Hepatitis C	64	3	66	14	- 12
Upper Respiratory	65	2	59	65	- 63
Otitis Media	66	2	68	3	- 2
Ascariasis	67	1	70	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	69	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	70	0	63	30	- 30
Leprosy	71	0	78	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	53	172	- 172
Malaria	76	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Malaysia

Zimbabwe

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.