MALAYSIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	35,296	10	3,996	+ 31,300
Coronary Heart Disease	2	34,231	1	36,729	- 2,498
Lung Cancers	3	21,354	8	4,319	+ 17,035
Stroke	4	18,879	3	21,592	- 2,713
Lung Disease	5	18,607	5	6,633	+ 11,975
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,337	11	3,832	+ 7,505
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,620	2	23,477	- 13,858
Falls	8	8,034	18	1,855	+ 6,179
Breast Cancer	9	6,875	12	3,071	+ 3,803
Prostate Cancer	10	6,350	33	903	+ 5,447
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,825	32	994	+ 4,831
Kidney Disease	12	4,921	6	6,629	- 1,708
Lymphomas	13	4,884	25	1,321	+ 3,563
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,640	9	4,107	+ 533
Oesophagus Cancer	15	4,172	41	435	+ 3,738
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,122	28	1,106	+ 3,016
Suicide	17	3,938	19	1,823	+ 2,115
Other Neoplasms	18	3,561	48	265	+ 3,297
Other Injuries	19	3,206	14	2,222	+ 984
Leukemia	20	3,070	23	1,412	+ 1,658
Bladder Cancer	21	2,861	39	467	+ 2,394
Stomach Cancer	22	2,647	21	1,441	+ 1,205
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,335	27	1,214	+ 1,122
Liver Cancer	24	2,262	16	1,984	+ 278
Ovary Cancer	25	2,075	35	827	+ 1,247
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,051	37	809	+ 1,242
Skin Cancers	27	1,992	50	247	+ 1,744
Liver Disease	28	1,820	7	5,125	- 3,306
Hypertension	29	1,591	38	649	+ 942
Oral Cancer	30	1,493	17	1,865	- 372
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,324	4	7,181	- 5,857
Alcohol	32	1,191	55	181	+ 1,010
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,136	20	1,773	- 637
Uterin Cancer	34	1,101	43	352	+ 749
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,058	24	1,403	- 345
Skin Disease	36	575	15	2,066	- 1,491
Multiple Sclerosis	37	573	59	30	+ 543
Epilepsy	38	562	52	226	+ 337
Cervical Cancer	39	518	31	1,010	- 493
Anemia	40	485	86	0	+ 485
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	462	51	246	+ 216
Drug Use	42	449	45	322	+ 127
Osteoarthritis	43	428	80	0	+ 428
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	417	60	27	+ 389
Low Birth Weight	45	326	29	1,020	- 695
Asthma	46	321	30	1,013	- 692
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	253	22	1,424	- 1,171
Violence	48	209	34	869	- 660
Drownings	49	190	36	820	- 630
Schizophrenia	50	186	83	0	+ 186
Meningitis	51	153	46	301	- 148
Birth Trauma	52	144	42	359	- 215
Fires	53	96	44	336	- 240
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	81	81	0	+ 81
HIV/AIDS	55	64	13	2,679	- 2,615
Tuberculosis	56	56	26	1,227	- 1,171
Upper Respiratory	57	55	65	5	+ 50
Appendicitis	58	50	58	71	- 22
Oral conditions	59	41	82	0	+ 41
Hepatitis C	60	40	64	6	+ 34
Poisonings	61	34	53	211	- 177
Hepatitis B	62	26	54	206	- 179
Malnutrition	63	24	49	249	- 226
Otitis Media	64	19	66	3	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	65	16	56	167	- 151
War	66	3	63	11	- 7
Pertussis	67	2	57	80	- 78
Encephalitis	68	2	40	452	- 451
Syphilis	69	1	62	19	- 18
Leishmaniasis	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	61	21	- 21
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Netherlands

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.