MALAYSIA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,609	1	36,729	+ 6,880
Stroke	2	41,785	3	21,592	+ 20,193
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	24,351	10	3,996	+ 20,355
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	23,201	2	23,477	- 276
Lung Cancers	5	14,920	8	4,319	+ 10,601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,864	11	3,832	+ 11,032
Lung Disease	7	14,514	5	6,633	+ 7,881
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,195	9	4,107	+ 8,088
Kidney Disease	9	9,493	6	6,629	+ 2,864
Stomach Cancer	10	8,574	21	1,441	+ 7,133
Prostate Cancer	11	7,192	33	903	+ 6,289
Breast Cancer	12	6,762	12	3,071	+ 3,691
Other Injuries	13	6,559	14	2,222	+ 4,337
Hypertension	14	6,366	38	649	+ 5,716
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,652	32	994	+ 4,658
Lymphomas	16	5,444	25	1,321	+ 4,123
Endocrine Disorders	17	5,238	37	809	+ 4,428
Liver Cancer	18	4,302	16	1,984	+ 2,318
Suicide	19	3,969	19	1,823	+ 2,145
Bladder Cancer	20	3,964	39	467	+ 3,497
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,858	28	1,106	+ 2,752
Liver Disease	22	3,812	7	5,125	- 1,314
Falls	23	3,497	18	1,855	+ 1,642
Leukemia	24	3,439	23	1,412	+ 2,026
Oral Cancer	25	3,088	17	1,865	+ 1,224
Inflammatory/Heart	26	3,077	27	1,214	+ 1,864
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,838	4	7,181	- 4,343
Other Neoplasms	28	2,208	48	265	+ 1,944
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,109	41	435	+ 1,674
Skin Cancers	30	1,773	50	247	+ 1,525
Epilepsy	31	1,406	52	226	+ 1,180
Uterin Cancer	32	1,375	43	352	+ 1,022
Ovary Cancer	33	1,345	35	827	+ 518
Cervical Cancer	34	1,113	31	1,010	+ 103
HIV/AIDS	35	1,082	13	2,679	- 1,597
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	781	20	1,773	- 992
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	774	22	1,424	- 650
Tuberculosis	38	721	26	1,227	- 506
Skin Disease	39	685	15	2,066	- 1,380
Congenital Anomalies	40	665	24	1,403	- 738
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	572	51	246	+ 326
Anemia	42	510	86	0	+ 510
Asthma	43	496	30	1,013	- 518
Drug Use	44	435	45	322	+ 113
Alcohol	45	376	55	181	+ 195
Fires	46	367	44	336	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	335	60	27	+ 308
Violence	48	326	34	869	- 542
Hepatitis C	49	294	64	6	+ 288
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	279	81	0	+ 279
Drownings	51	269	36	820	- 551
Low Birth Weight	52	267	29	1,020	- 754
Malnutrition	53	266	49	249	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	54	190	59	30	+ 160
Schizophrenia	55	166	83	0	+ 166
Meningitis	56	144	46	301	- 156
Poisonings	57	99	53	211	- 111
Osteoarthritis	58	97	80	0	+ 97
Hepatitis B	59	88	54	206	- 117
Birth Trauma	60	81	42	359	- 278
Appendicitis	61	70	58	71	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	50	65	5	+ 45
Maternal Conditions	63	24	56	167	- 142
Syphilis	64	10	62	19	- 9
Oral conditions	65	10	82	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	66	8	66	3	+ 5
Encephalitis	67	4	40	452	- 448
Leishmaniasis	68	4	77	0	+ 4
War	69	4	63	11	- 7
Leprosy	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	57	80	- 80
Tetanus	73	0	61	21	- 21
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	67	2	- 2
Dengue	84	0	47	280	- 280
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Portugal

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.