MALAYSIA VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	70,268	13	2,679	+ 67,589
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,960	2	23,477	+ 4,483
Diabetes Mellitus	3	27,090	9	4,107	+ 22,983
Stroke	4	24,310	3	21,592	+ 2,718
Coronary Heart Disease	5	22,928	1	36,729	- 13,801
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,707	20	1,773	+ 13,934
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,671	4	7,181	+ 4,490
Kidney Disease	8	11,577	6	6,629	+ 4,948
Suicide	9	10,252	19	1,823	+ 8,428
Hypertension	10	8,871	38	649	+ 8,222
Liver Disease	11	8,311	7	5,125	+ 3,186
Lung Disease	12	8,032	5	6,633	+ 1,400
Tuberculosis	13	7,769	26	1,227	+ 6,542
Low Birth Weight	14	7,077	29	1,020	+ 6,056
Cervical Cancer	15	6,527	31	1,010	+ 5,517
Violence	16	6,447	34	869	+ 5,579
Other Injuries	17	5,774	14	2,222	+ 3,552
Birth Trauma	18	5,056	42	359	+ 4,697
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,872	24	1,403	+ 3,469
Asthma	20	4,541	30	1,013	+ 3,528
Maternal Conditions	21	3,517	56	167	+ 3,350
Malnutrition	22	3,213	49	249	+ 2,964
Meningitis	23	2,959	46	301	+ 2,658
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,846	27	1,214	+ 1,632
Drownings	25	2,641	36	820	+ 1,821
Fires	26	2,540	44	336	+ 2,204
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,325	10	3,996	- 1,671
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,252	37	809	+ 1,443
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,544	22	1,424	+ 119
Epilepsy	30	1,388	52	226	+ 1,162
Prostate Cancer	31	1,364	33	903	+ 461
Falls	32	1,252	18	1,855	- 603
Pertussis	33	1,178	57	80	+ 1,098
Poisonings	34	1,138	53	211	+ 928
Breast Cancer	35	1,120	12	3,071	- 1,951
Lymphomas	36	943	25	1,321	- 378
Liver Cancer	37	891	16	1,984	- 1,094
Drug Use	38	815	45	322	+ 493
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	795	51	246	+ 549
Skin Disease	40	767	15	2,066	- 1,298
Parkinson's Disease	41	724	28	1,106	- 381
Skin Cancers	42	604	50	247	+ 357
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	566	11	3,832	- 3,266
Oesophagus Cancer	44	561	41	435	+ 127
Syphilis	45	529	62	19	+ 510
Lung Cancers	46	504	8	4,319	- 3,815
Leukemia	47	495	23	1,412	- 917
Alcohol	48	487	55	181	+ 306
Schistosomiasis	49	389	75	0	+ 389
Uterin Cancer	50	348	43	352	- 4
Oral Cancer	51	311	17	1,865	- 1,554
Ovary Cancer	52	301	35	827	- 526
Stomach Cancer	53	207	21	1,441	- 1,234
Appendicitis	54	201	58	71	+ 129
Bladder Cancer	55	183	39	467	- 284
Pancreas Cancer	56	183	32	994	- 811
Hepatitis B	57	180	54	206	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	149	60	27	+ 122
Encephalitis	59	147	40	452	- 306
Upper Respiratory	60	126	65	5	+ 121
Other Neoplasms	61	120	48	265	- 145
Tetanus	62	112	61	21	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	63	45	59	30	+ 15
Measles	64	19	70	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	65	11	64	6	+ 6
Ascariasis	66	9	67	2	+ 7
Malaria	67	8	76	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	68	8	66	3	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	6	68	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	5	69	0	+ 5
War	71	5	63	11	- 5
Dengue	72	1	47	280	- 279
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Swaziland

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.