MALAYSIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	41,172	13	2,679	+ 38,493
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,497	2	23,477	- 980
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,722	1	36,729	- 18,007
Stroke	4	17,552	3	21,592	- 4,040
Diabetes Mellitus	5	17,263	9	4,107	+ 13,156
Tuberculosis	6	12,561	26	1,227	+ 11,334
Violence	7	12,009	34	869	+ 11,140
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	9,060	20	1,773	+ 7,287
Kidney Disease	9	8,751	6	6,629	+ 2,121
Suicide	10	7,877	19	1,823	+ 6,054
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,442	4	7,181	+ 261
Hypertension	12	7,313	38	649	+ 6,664
Lung Disease	13	6,802	5	6,633	+ 170
Liver Disease	14	5,154	7	5,125	+ 29
Lung Cancers	15	4,406	8	4,319	+ 87
Low Birth Weight	16	3,574	29	1,020	+ 2,554
Other Injuries	17	3,439	14	2,222	+ 1,217
Asthma	18	3,412	30	1,013	+ 2,398
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,368	37	809	+ 2,559
Cervical Cancer	20	3,177	31	1,010	+ 2,167
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,093	27	1,214	+ 1,879
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,674	10	3,996	- 1,322
Breast Cancer	23	2,592	12	3,071	- 479
Prostate Cancer	24	2,501	33	903	+ 1,598
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,488	24	1,403	+ 1,085
Meningitis	26	2,093	46	301	+ 1,792
Fires	27	2,069	44	336	+ 1,733
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,051	11	3,832	- 1,781
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,993	41	435	+ 1,559
Birth Trauma	30	1,718	42	359	+ 1,359
Lymphomas	31	1,611	25	1,321	+ 290
Drownings	32	1,374	36	820	+ 554
Liver Cancer	33	1,363	16	1,984	- 621
Malnutrition	34	1,361	49	249	+ 1,112
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,148	32	994	+ 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,083	22	1,424	- 341
Epilepsy	37	1,069	52	226	+ 844
Maternal Conditions	38	972	56	167	+ 805
Stomach Cancer	39	878	21	1,441	- 564
Leukemia	40	837	23	1,412	- 575
Oral Cancer	41	804	17	1,865	- 1,061
Falls	42	800	18	1,855	- 1,055
Pertussis	43	653	57	80	+ 573
Syphilis	44	646	62	19	+ 627
Skin Disease	45	630	15	2,066	- 1,436
Parkinson's Disease	46	616	28	1,106	- 490
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	580	51	246	+ 334
Skin Cancers	48	568	50	247	+ 320
Alcohol	49	564	55	181	+ 384
Poisonings	50	558	53	211	+ 347
Ovary Cancer	51	544	35	827	- 284
Bladder Cancer	52	474	39	467	+ 7
Drug Use	53	440	45	322	+ 118
Uterin Cancer	54	293	43	352	- 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	215	60	27	+ 187
Appendicitis	56	157	58	71	+ 85
Measles	57	155	70	0	+ 155
Other Neoplasms	58	153	48	265	- 112
Encephalitis	59	134	40	452	- 318
Upper Respiratory	60	128	65	5	+ 123
Hepatitis B	61	80	54	206	- 126
Multiple Sclerosis	62	65	59	30	+ 34
Malaria	63	47	76	0	+ 47
War	64	37	63	11	+ 27
Tetanus	65	22	61	21	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	66	20	75	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	67	11	66	3	+ 8
Chlamydia	68	10	68	2	+ 9
Diphtheria	69	9	69	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	70	5	64	6	- 1
Ascariasis	71	2	67	2	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

South Africa

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.