MALAYSIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,122	1	36,729	- 2,607
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	20,303	10	3,996	+ 16,307
Stroke	3	15,927	3	21,592	- 5,665
Lung Cancers	4	12,546	8	4,319	+ 8,227
Lung Disease	5	12,154	5	6,633	+ 5,521
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,010	11	3,832	+ 6,178
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,162	2	23,477	- 17,316
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,147	9	4,107	+ 1,040
Prostate Cancer	9	4,948	33	903	+ 4,045
Breast Cancer	10	4,934	12	3,071	+ 1,863
Falls	11	4,197	18	1,855	+ 2,342
Skin Cancers	12	4,095	50	247	+ 3,848
Lymphomas	13	4,073	25	1,321	+ 2,752
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,635	32	994	+ 2,641
Suicide	15	3,539	19	1,823	+ 1,715
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,067	4	7,181	- 4,115
Kidney Disease	17	2,893	6	6,629	- 3,736
Leukemia	18	2,619	23	1,412	+ 1,206
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,364	28	1,106	+ 1,258
Hypertension	20	2,189	38	649	+ 1,539
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,173	37	809	+ 1,364
Stomach Cancer	22	2,162	21	1,441	+ 720
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,096	27	1,214	+ 882
Liver Cancer	24	1,928	16	1,984	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,868	41	435	+ 1,434
Bladder Cancer	26	1,787	39	467	+ 1,320
Other Neoplasms	27	1,640	48	265	+ 1,376
Other Injuries	28	1,461	14	2,222	- 762
Ovary Cancer	29	1,385	35	827	+ 558
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,175	24	1,403	- 228
Oral Cancer	31	1,096	17	1,865	- 769
Liver Disease	32	1,056	7	5,125	- 4,070
Uterin Cancer	33	968	43	352	+ 616
Skin Disease	34	790	15	2,066	- 1,276
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	754	51	246	+ 508
Asthma	36	607	30	1,013	- 406
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	541	20	1,773	- 1,231
Low Birth Weight	38	525	29	1,020	- 495
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	470	22	1,424	- 954
Drug Use	40	463	45	322	+ 141
Cervical Cancer	41	407	31	1,010	- 603
Violence	42	384	34	869	- 485
Epilepsy	43	368	52	226	+ 143
Drownings	44	364	36	820	- 456
Alcohol	45	344	55	181	+ 163
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	315	60	27	+ 288
Multiple Sclerosis	47	291	59	30	+ 260
Hepatitis C	48	198	64	6	+ 193
Osteoarthritis	49	161	80	0	+ 161
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	148	81	0	+ 148
Anemia	51	117	86	0	+ 117
Tuberculosis	52	115	26	1,227	- 1,112
Fires	53	113	44	336	- 223
Birth Trauma	54	98	42	359	- 261
Malnutrition	55	94	49	249	- 155
Hepatitis B	56	93	54	206	- 113
HIV/AIDS	57	70	13	2,679	- 2,609
Poisonings	58	62	53	211	- 149
Meningitis	59	60	46	301	- 241
Schizophrenia	60	54	83	0	+ 54
Oral conditions	61	52	82	0	+ 52
Appendicitis	62	39	58	71	- 32
Maternal Conditions	63	32	56	167	- 135
Upper Respiratory	64	24	65	5	+ 20
Pertussis	65	5	57	80	- 75
Encephalitis	66	5	40	452	- 448
Otitis Media	67	5	66	3	+ 1
War	68	4	63	11	- 7
Tetanus	69	2	61	21	- 19
Syphilis	70	2	62	19	- 17
Chlamydia	71	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	76	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.