MALAYSIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,263	2	23,477	+ 6,785
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,130	20	1,773	+ 19,357
Tuberculosis	3	18,591	26	1,227	+ 17,364
Malaria	4	14,740	76	0	+ 14,740
Birth Trauma	5	14,627	42	359	+ 14,268
Low Birth Weight	6	14,010	29	1,020	+ 12,989
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,960	1	36,729	- 27,769
Stroke	8	8,431	3	21,592	- 13,162
Congenital Anomalies	9	7,256	24	1,403	+ 5,853
HIV/AIDS	10	6,442	13	2,679	+ 3,763
Meningitis	11	6,373	46	301	+ 6,072
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,087	4	7,181	- 1,094
Liver Disease	13	5,596	7	5,125	+ 470
Measles	14	4,298	70	0	+ 4,298
Maternal Conditions	15	3,437	56	167	+ 3,270
Pertussis	16	3,399	57	80	+ 3,319
Other Injuries	17	3,314	14	2,222	+ 1,091
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,284	9	4,107	- 823
Violence	19	2,687	34	869	+ 1,819
Kidney Disease	20	2,656	6	6,629	- 3,974
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,307	37	809	+ 1,497
Lung Disease	22	1,835	5	6,633	- 4,798
Breast Cancer	23	1,735	12	3,071	- 1,336
Hypertension	24	1,561	38	649	+ 912
Cervical Cancer	25	1,544	31	1,010	+ 533
Tetanus	26	1,220	61	21	+ 1,198
Asthma	27	1,196	30	1,013	+ 183
Falls	28	1,099	18	1,855	- 756
Fires	29	1,041	44	336	+ 705
Suicide	30	1,025	19	1,823	- 799
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	991	10	3,996	- 3,006
Drownings	32	961	36	820	+ 141
Poisonings	33	959	53	211	+ 748
Drug Use	34	916	45	322	+ 594
Prostate Cancer	35	863	33	903	- 40
Malnutrition	36	861	49	249	+ 612
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	853	22	1,424	- 571
Syphilis	38	796	62	19	+ 777
Liver Cancer	39	772	16	1,984	- 1,212
Lymphomas	40	759	25	1,321	- 562
Epilepsy	41	730	52	226	+ 505
Inflammatory/Heart	42	705	27	1,214	- 509
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	606	11	3,832	- 3,226
Diphtheria	44	555	69	0	+ 554
War	45	474	63	11	+ 463
Parkinson's Disease	46	361	28	1,106	- 745
Leukemia	47	329	23	1,412	- 1,083
Oral Cancer	48	327	17	1,865	- 1,538
Ovary Cancer	49	311	35	827	- 516
Stomach Cancer	50	311	21	1,441	- 1,131
Pancreas Cancer	51	288	32	994	- 706
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	284	51	246	+ 38
Skin Cancers	53	282	50	247	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	54	220	75	0	+ 220
Hepatitis B	55	217	54	206	+ 12
Skin Disease	56	214	15	2,066	- 1,851
Lung Cancers	57	189	8	4,319	- 4,130
Alcohol	58	151	55	181	- 30
Encephalitis	59	137	40	452	- 316
Appendicitis	60	111	58	71	+ 40
Ascariasis	61	100	67	2	+ 98
Uterin Cancer	62	99	43	352	- 253
Bladder Cancer	63	98	39	467	- 369
Oesophagus Cancer	64	82	41	435	- 353
Hepatitis C	65	44	64	6	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	66	42	48	265	- 222
Upper Respiratory	67	38	65	5	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	68	26	59	30	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	24	60	27	- 3
Leishmaniasis	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	68	2	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	66	3	- 3
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Nigeria

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.