MALAYSIA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,103	13	2,679	+ 33,424
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,054	2	23,477	- 5,423
Tuberculosis	3	17,460	26	1,227	+ 16,233
Stroke	4	16,433	3	21,592	- 5,159
Coronary Heart Disease	5	15,049	1	36,729	- 21,681
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,705	4	7,181	+ 3,523
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,930	9	4,107	+ 4,823
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,950	20	1,773	+ 6,177
Low Birth Weight	9	6,361	29	1,020	+ 5,340
Lung Disease	10	5,686	5	6,633	- 947
Violence	11	5,544	34	869	+ 4,675
Hypertension	12	5,276	38	649	+ 4,626
Birth Trauma	13	4,248	42	359	+ 3,889
Liver Disease	14	4,137	7	5,125	- 988
Kidney Disease	15	3,965	6	6,629	- 2,664
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,491	24	1,403	+ 2,088
Suicide	17	2,992	19	1,823	+ 1,169
Malnutrition	18	2,756	49	249	+ 2,507
Other Injuries	19	2,548	14	2,222	+ 326
Asthma	20	2,472	30	1,013	+ 1,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,165	10	3,996	- 1,831
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,995	27	1,214	+ 781
Cervical Cancer	23	1,637	31	1,010	+ 626
Breast Cancer	24	1,493	12	3,071	- 1,578
Maternal Conditions	25	1,357	56	167	+ 1,191
Drownings	26	1,351	36	820	+ 531
Meningitis	27	1,341	46	301	+ 1,040
Fires	28	1,341	44	336	+ 1,005
Skin Cancers	29	1,328	50	247	+ 1,081
Oral Cancer	30	1,230	17	1,865	- 635
Prostate Cancer	31	1,162	33	903	+ 259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	934	22	1,424	- 490
Endocrine Disorders	33	899	37	809	+ 89
Falls	34	766	18	1,855	- 1,089
Lung Cancers	35	725	8	4,319	- 3,594
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	671	11	3,832	- 3,162
Pertussis	37	668	57	80	+ 588
Epilepsy	38	606	52	226	+ 381
Poisonings	39	571	53	211	+ 360
Lymphomas	40	565	25	1,321	- 756
Liver Cancer	41	554	16	1,984	- 1,430
Parkinson's Disease	42	535	28	1,106	- 571
Syphilis	43	429	62	19	+ 410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	408	51	246	+ 162
Stomach Cancer	45	401	21	1,441	- 1,040
Drug Use	46	391	45	322	+ 69
Skin Disease	47	381	15	2,066	- 1,685
Alcohol	48	347	55	181	+ 166
Leukemia	49	292	23	1,412	- 1,120
Ovary Cancer	50	287	35	827	- 541
Malaria	51	265	76	0	+ 265
Oesophagus Cancer	52	258	41	435	- 176
Pancreas Cancer	53	216	32	994	- 778
Bladder Cancer	54	193	39	467	- 274
Schistosomiasis	55	168	75	0	+ 168
Uterin Cancer	56	140	43	352	- 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	117	60	27	+ 89
Appendicitis	58	108	58	71	+ 37
Encephalitis	59	99	40	452	- 353
Other Neoplasms	60	95	48	265	- 170
Upper Respiratory	61	78	65	5	+ 74
Tetanus	62	74	61	21	+ 53
Hepatitis B	63	55	54	206	- 150
Multiple Sclerosis	64	28	59	30	- 2
Measles	65	25	70	0	+ 25
Hepatitis C	66	7	64	6	+ 1
War	67	6	63	11	- 5
Chlamydia	68	4	68	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	4	67	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	3	66	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	2	69	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Namibia

Malaysia

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.