MALAYSIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,784	1	36,729	+ 1,055
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,952	10	3,996	+ 26,956
Stroke	3	21,203	3	21,592	- 389
Lung Cancers	4	16,179	8	4,319	+ 11,860
Lung Disease	5	13,836	5	6,633	+ 7,204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,397	11	3,832	+ 8,564
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	10,028	2	23,477	- 13,450
Kidney Disease	8	7,109	6	6,629	+ 480
Hypertension	9	6,663	38	649	+ 6,014
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,683	9	4,107	+ 1,576
Breast Cancer	11	5,167	12	3,071	+ 2,095
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,936	32	994	+ 3,942
Prostate Cancer	13	4,693	33	903	+ 3,790
Stomach Cancer	14	4,237	21	1,441	+ 2,796
Other Injuries	15	4,047	14	2,222	+ 1,825
Lymphomas	16	3,900	25	1,321	+ 2,579
Bladder Cancer	17	3,818	39	467	+ 3,351
Liver Cancer	18	3,727	16	1,984	+ 1,743
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,644	27	1,214	+ 2,430
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,614	28	1,106	+ 2,508
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,555	37	809	+ 2,746
Other Neoplasms	22	3,471	48	265	+ 3,206
Liver Disease	23	3,093	7	5,125	- 2,032
Leukemia	24	2,758	23	1,412	+ 1,346
Suicide	25	2,639	19	1,823	+ 815
Falls	26	2,373	18	1,855	+ 518
Oral Cancer	27	1,888	17	1,865	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	28	1,481	35	827	+ 653
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,470	41	435	+ 1,036
Skin Disease	30	1,345	15	2,066	- 720
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,337	4	7,181	- 5,844
Skin Cancers	32	1,318	50	247	+ 1,071
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,178	51	246	+ 932
Uterin Cancer	34	1,178	43	352	+ 826
Asthma	35	828	30	1,013	- 185
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	778	20	1,773	- 995
Anemia	37	669	86	0	+ 669
Congenital Anomalies	38	631	24	1,403	- 772
Cervical Cancer	39	625	31	1,010	- 385
Epilepsy	40	602	52	226	+ 377
Drug Use	41	568	45	322	+ 246
Hepatitis C	42	477	64	6	+ 471
HIV/AIDS	43	394	13	2,679	- 2,285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	347	22	1,424	- 1,077
Drownings	45	326	36	820	- 494
Alcohol	46	244	55	181	+ 63
Malnutrition	47	221	49	249	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	215	60	27	+ 187
Multiple Sclerosis	49	210	59	30	+ 180
Tuberculosis	50	198	26	1,227	- 1,029
Violence	51	191	34	869	- 678
Low Birth Weight	52	185	29	1,020	- 836
Osteoarthritis	53	155	80	0	+ 155
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	149	81	0	+ 149
Fires	55	135	44	336	- 201
Schizophrenia	56	132	83	0	+ 132
Poisonings	57	125	53	211	- 86
Hepatitis B	58	118	54	206	- 87
Meningitis	59	94	46	301	- 207
Birth Trauma	60	83	42	359	- 276
Appendicitis	61	58	58	71	- 14
Upper Respiratory	62	34	65	5	+ 29
Oral conditions	63	32	82	0	+ 32
Maternal Conditions	64	10	56	167	- 157
Leishmaniasis	65	8	77	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	7	66	3	+ 3
Syphilis	67	7	62	19	- 12
War	68	4	63	11	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	72	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	40	452	- 450
Chagas disease	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	61	21	- 20
Pertussis	73	1	57	80	- 79
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	78	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.