MALAYSIA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,978	1	36,729	+ 1,248
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,414	2	23,477	+ 3,936
Stroke	3	21,674	3	21,592	+ 82
Kidney Disease	4	11,508	6	6,629	+ 4,879
Hypertension	5	10,082	38	649	+ 9,433
Lung Disease	6	9,515	5	6,633	+ 2,882
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,428	9	4,107	+ 5,321
Tuberculosis	8	7,908	26	1,227	+ 6,681
Violence	9	4,335	34	869	+ 3,466
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,804	4	7,181	- 3,378
Asthma	11	3,333	30	1,013	+ 2,319
Endocrine Disorders	12	3,058	37	809	+ 2,248
Lung Cancers	13	3,009	8	4,319	- 1,310
Low Birth Weight	14	2,963	29	1,020	+ 1,943
Breast Cancer	15	2,865	12	3,071	- 207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,356	11	3,832	- 1,476
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,353	24	1,403	+ 950
Birth Trauma	18	2,326	42	359	+ 1,968
Liver Cancer	19	2,240	16	1,984	+ 255
Liver Disease	20	2,068	7	5,125	- 3,057
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	2,006	22	1,424	+ 582
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,809	20	1,773	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	23	1,504	48	265	+ 1,239
Malnutrition	24	1,260	49	249	+ 1,011
Skin Disease	25	1,236	15	2,066	- 830
Prostate Cancer	26	1,213	33	903	+ 309
Drownings	27	1,134	36	820	+ 314
Falls	28	1,128	18	1,855	- 727
Leukemia	29	1,051	23	1,412	- 361
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,036	27	1,214	- 178
Other Injuries	31	1,033	14	2,222	- 1,189
Anemia	32	1,004	86	0	+ 1,004
Cervical Cancer	33	899	31	1,010	- 112
Oral Cancer	34	852	17	1,865	- 1,012
Suicide	35	680	19	1,823	- 1,144
Lymphomas	36	666	25	1,321	- 655
Pancreas Cancer	37	620	32	994	- 374
Maternal Conditions	38	597	56	167	+ 430
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	587	10	3,996	- 3,409
Ovary Cancer	40	583	35	827	- 245
Stomach Cancer	41	546	21	1,441	- 895
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	528	51	246	+ 282
Pertussis	43	514	57	80	+ 434
Syphilis	44	338	62	19	+ 319
Epilepsy	45	327	52	226	+ 102
Dengue	46	310	47	280	+ 30
Meningitis	47	304	46	301	+ 3
Measles	48	261	70	0	+ 261
War	49	239	63	11	+ 228
Uterin Cancer	50	222	43	352	- 130
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	220	81	0	+ 220
Drug Use	52	203	45	322	- 119
Oesophagus Cancer	53	196	41	435	- 238
Fires	54	175	44	336	- 161
Parkinson's Disease	55	174	28	1,106	- 932
Hepatitis B	56	172	54	206	- 33
Osteoarthritis	57	166	80	0	+ 166
Bladder Cancer	58	166	39	467	- 301
Tetanus	59	152	61	21	+ 131
Alcohol	60	117	55	181	- 64
Skin Cancers	61	108	50	247	- 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	94	60	27	+ 67
Appendicitis	63	81	58	71	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	64	68	75	0	+ 68
Poisonings	65	66	53	211	- 145
HIV/AIDS	66	60	13	2,679	- 2,619
Encephalitis	67	54	40	452	- 398
Schizophrenia	68	37	83	0	+ 37
Malaria	69	27	76	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	70	11	65	5	+ 6
Leprosy	71	11	71	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	72	9	59	30	- 21
Oral conditions	73	8	82	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	74	7	66	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	75	4	69	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	76	4	67	2	+ 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	68	2	- 0
Chagas disease	79	1	78	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	64	6	- 5
Leishmaniasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Philippines

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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.