MALAYSIA VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,175	2	23,477	- 10,303
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,415	1	36,729	- 25,314
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,799	20	1,773	+ 8,026
Stroke	4	9,797	3	21,592	- 11,795
Malaria	5	8,427	76	0	+ 8,427
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,027	4	7,181	- 155
Low Birth Weight	7	6,669	29	1,020	+ 5,648
Birth Trauma	8	6,323	42	359	+ 5,964
Tuberculosis	9	4,912	26	1,227	+ 3,685
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,393	9	4,107	+ 286
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,336	24	1,403	+ 2,933
Kidney Disease	12	4,054	6	6,629	- 2,575
Liver Disease	13	3,937	7	5,125	- 1,189
Maternal Conditions	14	3,061	56	167	+ 2,894
Meningitis	15	2,986	46	301	+ 2,686
Other Injuries	16	2,773	14	2,222	+ 550
Cervical Cancer	17	2,577	31	1,010	+ 1,566
Lung Disease	18	2,478	5	6,633	- 4,155
Violence	19	2,286	34	869	+ 1,417
HIV/AIDS	20	2,175	13	2,679	- 503
Hypertension	21	2,008	38	649	+ 1,359
Liver Cancer	22	1,994	16	1,984	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,909	37	809	+ 1,100
Suicide	24	1,793	19	1,823	- 30
Asthma	25	1,717	30	1,013	+ 704
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,611	10	3,996	- 2,385
Breast Cancer	27	1,579	12	3,071	- 1,493
Pertussis	28	1,415	57	80	+ 1,335
Prostate Cancer	29	1,177	33	903	+ 274
Falls	30	1,141	18	1,855	- 714
Stomach Cancer	31	1,021	21	1,441	- 420
Malnutrition	32	907	49	249	+ 658
Drownings	33	906	36	820	+ 86
Fires	34	822	44	336	+ 487
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	794	22	1,424	- 630
Inflammatory/Heart	36	781	27	1,214	- 433
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	705	11	3,832	- 3,128
Epilepsy	38	606	52	226	+ 380
Lymphomas	39	578	25	1,321	- 743
Poisonings	40	577	53	211	+ 366
Parkinson's Disease	41	500	28	1,106	- 606
Ovary Cancer	42	404	35	827	- 424
Oral Cancer	43	381	17	1,865	- 1,484
Lung Cancers	44	331	8	4,319	- 3,988
Schistosomiasis	45	323	75	0	+ 323
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	304	51	246	+ 58
Skin Disease	47	292	15	2,066	- 1,774
Pancreas Cancer	48	292	32	994	- 702
Measles	49	290	70	0	+ 290
Bladder Cancer	50	284	39	467	- 183
Skin Cancers	51	269	50	247	+ 22
Drug Use	52	254	45	322	- 68
Syphilis	53	224	62	19	+ 205
Leukemia	54	206	23	1,412	- 1,206
Oesophagus Cancer	55	182	41	435	- 253
Uterin Cancer	56	172	43	352	- 180
Encephalitis	57	157	40	452	- 296
Tetanus	58	156	61	21	+ 134
Alcohol	59	136	55	181	- 45
Hepatitis B	60	129	54	206	- 77
Appendicitis	61	70	58	71	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	44	48	265	- 221
Leishmaniasis	63	38	77	0	+ 38
Multiple Sclerosis	64	36	59	30	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	33	67	2	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	66	28	65	5	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	27	60	27	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	20	64	6	+ 14
War	69	8	63	11	- 3
Diphtheria	70	5	69	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	68	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	66	3	- 3
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Senegal

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.