MALAYSIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,677	2	23,477	+ 4,200
Malaria	2	22,335	76	0	+ 22,335
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	21,034	20	1,773	+ 19,261
Low Birth Weight	4	12,544	29	1,020	+ 11,523
Stroke	5	11,438	3	21,592	- 10,154
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,798	1	36,729	- 25,931
Birth Trauma	7	10,537	42	359	+ 10,178
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,802	4	7,181	+ 620
Meningitis	9	6,872	46	301	+ 6,571
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,702	24	1,403	+ 4,299
Liver Disease	11	5,401	7	5,125	+ 276
Other Injuries	12	5,020	14	2,222	+ 2,797
Tuberculosis	13	4,859	26	1,227	+ 3,632
Maternal Conditions	14	4,353	56	167	+ 4,186
Pertussis	15	3,749	57	80	+ 3,670
Kidney Disease	16	3,585	6	6,629	- 3,044
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,451	9	4,107	- 656
Measles	18	3,167	70	0	+ 3,167
Violence	19	2,944	34	869	+ 2,075
Lung Disease	20	2,850	5	6,633	- 3,783
Malnutrition	21	2,847	49	249	+ 2,598
Asthma	22	2,496	30	1,013	+ 1,482
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,370	37	809	+ 1,560
Drownings	24	2,074	36	820	+ 1,254
Hypertension	25	1,779	38	649	+ 1,129
Falls	26	1,702	18	1,855	- 153
Suicide	27	1,610	19	1,823	- 213
Fires	28	1,470	44	336	+ 1,134
Breast Cancer	29	1,411	12	3,071	- 1,660
HIV/AIDS	30	1,375	13	2,679	- 1,304
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,370	22	1,424	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,126	10	3,996	- 2,870
Poisonings	33	1,012	53	211	+ 801
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,008	27	1,214	- 205
Liver Cancer	35	978	16	1,984	- 1,006
Epilepsy	36	887	52	226	+ 662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	685	11	3,832	- 3,148
Cervical Cancer	38	639	31	1,010	- 372
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	613	51	246	+ 367
Ovary Cancer	40	557	35	827	- 270
War	41	537	63	11	+ 527
Tetanus	42	489	61	21	+ 467
Lymphomas	43	460	25	1,321	- 861
Stomach Cancer	44	394	21	1,441	- 1,047
Skin Cancers	45	376	50	247	+ 129
Hepatitis B	46	366	54	206	+ 160
Parkinson's Disease	47	361	28	1,106	- 745
Leukemia	48	338	23	1,412	- 1,074
Oral Cancer	49	318	17	1,865	- 1,547
Schistosomiasis	50	311	75	0	+ 311
Leishmaniasis	51	311	77	0	+ 311
Skin Disease	52	279	15	2,066	- 1,787
Bladder Cancer	53	212	39	467	- 256
Pancreas Cancer	54	181	32	994	- 813
Oesophagus Cancer	55	173	41	435	- 262
Appendicitis	56	168	58	71	+ 96
Prostate Cancer	57	168	33	903	- 736
Drug Use	58	166	45	322	- 156
Ascariasis	59	164	67	2	+ 162
Alcohol	60	158	55	181	- 23
Encephalitis	61	147	40	452	- 305
Syphilis	62	144	62	19	+ 125
Upper Respiratory	63	123	65	5	+ 118
Uterin Cancer	64	113	43	352	- 239
Diphtheria	65	79	69	0	+ 79
Hepatitis C	66	60	64	6	+ 54
Lung Cancers	67	55	8	4,319	- 4,264
Other Neoplasms	68	31	48	265	- 233
Multiple Sclerosis	69	29	59	30	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	23	60	27	- 4
Chlamydia	71	4	68	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	72	1	66	3	- 2
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Niger

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.