MALAYSIA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,998	1	36,729	+ 68,268
Stroke	2	29,165	3	21,592	+ 7,573
Lung Cancers	3	22,998	8	4,319	+ 18,679
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	17,840	2	23,477	- 5,637
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,034	11	3,832	+ 9,201
Lung Disease	6	12,201	5	6,633	+ 5,568
Other Neoplasms	7	8,257	48	265	+ 7,993
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,982	9	4,107	+ 3,875
Breast Cancer	9	7,107	12	3,071	+ 4,036
Liver Disease	10	7,058	7	5,125	+ 1,933
Prostate Cancer	11	5,789	33	903	+ 4,885
Stomach Cancer	12	5,273	21	1,441	+ 3,831
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,844	32	994	+ 3,849
Alcohol	14	4,673	55	181	+ 4,492
Hypertension	15	4,404	38	649	+ 3,755
Falls	16	4,203	18	1,855	+ 2,348
Bladder Cancer	17	4,193	39	467	+ 3,726
Suicide	18	3,820	19	1,823	+ 1,997
Lymphomas	19	3,694	25	1,321	+ 2,373
Kidney Disease	20	3,626	6	6,629	- 3,003
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,302	10	3,996	- 694
Road Traffic Accidents	22	3,171	4	7,181	- 4,010
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,118	27	1,214	+ 1,904
Leukemia	24	3,083	23	1,412	+ 1,670
Oral Cancer	25	3,012	17	1,865	+ 1,148
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,757	22	1,424	+ 1,333
Ovary Cancer	27	2,613	35	827	+ 1,785
Other Injuries	28	2,254	14	2,222	+ 32
Liver Cancer	29	2,043	16	1,984	+ 59
Uterin Cancer	30	1,929	43	352	+ 1,577
Skin Cancers	31	1,922	50	247	+ 1,675
Cervical Cancer	32	1,701	31	1,010	+ 691
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,608	41	435	+ 1,174
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,338	28	1,106	+ 232
Epilepsy	35	1,022	52	226	+ 796
Congenital Anomalies	36	817	24	1,403	- 586
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	748	20	1,773	- 1,024
Endocrine Disorders	38	741	37	809	- 68
Drownings	39	568	36	820	- 252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	546	51	246	+ 300
Tuberculosis	41	532	26	1,227	- 695
Low Birth Weight	42	516	29	1,020	- 504
Asthma	43	482	30	1,013	- 532
Multiple Sclerosis	44	448	59	30	+ 418
Fires	45	423	44	336	+ 87
Skin Disease	46	418	15	2,066	- 1,647
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	329	60	27	+ 302
Drug Use	48	286	45	322	- 36
Violence	49	262	34	869	- 607
Malnutrition	50	259	49	249	+ 10
Poisonings	51	183	53	211	- 28
Hepatitis C	52	168	64	6	+ 162
Meningitis	53	152	46	301	- 149
HIV/AIDS	54	102	13	2,679	- 2,576
Appendicitis	55	61	58	71	- 10
Hepatitis B	56	46	54	206	- 159
Birth Trauma	57	46	42	359	- 312
Schizophrenia	58	26	83	0	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	26	81	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	60	17	65	5	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	61	16	80	0	+ 16
Anemia	62	11	86	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	63	8	56	167	- 158
Encephalitis	64	6	40	452	- 446
Oral conditions	65	4	82	0	+ 4
War	66	3	63	11	- 7
Tetanus	67	1	61	21	- 20
Otitis Media	68	1	66	3	- 2
Syphilis	69	0	62	19	- 19
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	57	80	- 80
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	47	280	- 280
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Poland

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.