MALAYSIA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,380	1	36,729	- 3,349
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,006	10	3,996	+ 24,010
Lung Disease	3	17,082	5	6,633	+ 10,449
Stroke	4	15,529	3	21,592	- 6,063
Lung Cancers	5	14,553	8	4,319	+ 10,235
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,271	2	23,477	- 12,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,208	11	3,832	+ 7,376
Prostate Cancer	8	7,354	33	903	+ 6,450
Falls	9	4,877	18	1,855	+ 3,022
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,831	32	994	+ 3,837
Breast Cancer	11	4,379	12	3,071	+ 1,308
Lymphomas	12	4,051	25	1,321	+ 2,730
Suicide	13	3,974	19	1,823	+ 2,150
Kidney Disease	14	3,832	6	6,629	- 2,798
Other Injuries	15	3,657	14	2,222	+ 1,435
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,510	9	4,107	- 597
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,476	28	1,106	+ 2,371
Skin Cancers	18	2,556	50	247	+ 2,309
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,251	37	809	+ 1,442
Bladder Cancer	20	2,234	39	467	+ 1,767
Leukemia	21	2,219	23	1,412	+ 807
Stomach Cancer	22	2,154	21	1,441	+ 713
Other Neoplasms	23	2,035	48	265	+ 1,770
Ovary Cancer	24	1,938	35	827	+ 1,111
Drug Use	25	1,653	45	322	+ 1,331
Liver Cancer	26	1,626	16	1,984	- 358
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,555	41	435	+ 1,120
Hypertension	28	1,442	38	649	+ 793
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,386	27	1,214	+ 173
Liver Disease	30	1,340	7	5,125	- 3,785
Alcohol	31	1,283	55	181	+ 1,103
Oral Cancer	32	1,052	17	1,865	- 813
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,002	22	1,424	- 423
Congenital Anomalies	34	855	24	1,403	- 548
Malnutrition	35	848	49	249	+ 598
Uterin Cancer	36	841	43	352	+ 489
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	802	20	1,773	- 971
Skin Disease	38	801	15	2,066	- 1,265
Cervical Cancer	39	784	31	1,010	- 226
Epilepsy	40	748	52	226	+ 523
Multiple Sclerosis	41	747	59	30	+ 717
Road Traffic Accidents	42	716	4	7,181	- 6,465
Asthma	43	530	30	1,013	- 483
Anemia	44	468	86	0	+ 468
Drownings	45	406	36	820	- 414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	385	51	246	+ 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	379	60	27	+ 352
Fires	48	280	44	336	- 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	203	81	0	+ 203
Violence	50	200	34	869	- 668
Osteoarthritis	51	171	80	0	+ 171
Low Birth Weight	52	147	29	1,020	- 874
Schizophrenia	53	143	83	0	+ 143
Birth Trauma	54	109	42	359	- 249
Hepatitis C	55	106	64	6	+ 100
Tuberculosis	56	94	26	1,227	- 1,133
Poisonings	57	90	53	211	- 121
Meningitis	58	85	46	301	- 216
Appendicitis	59	76	58	71	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	60	73	65	5	+ 68
HIV/AIDS	61	65	13	2,679	- 2,614
Oral conditions	62	54	82	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	63	21	54	206	- 184
Pertussis	64	8	57	80	- 72
Otitis Media	65	7	66	3	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	66	7	56	167	- 159
Syphilis	67	5	62	19	- 14
War	68	3	63	11	- 7
Tetanus	69	2	61	21	- 19
Encephalitis	70	1	40	452	- 451
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	76	0	67	2	- 2
Chlamydia	77	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	76	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.