MALAYSIA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	49,402	1	36,729	+ 12,673
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	35,632	10	3,996	+ 31,636
Stroke	3	19,697	3	21,592	- 1,895
Lung Disease	4	14,180	5	6,633	+ 7,547
Lung Cancers	5	12,149	8	4,319	+ 7,830
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,953	11	3,832	+ 6,121
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,678	2	23,477	- 14,799
Prostate Cancer	8	8,559	33	903	+ 7,655
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,034	32	994	+ 5,040
Hypertension	10	6,000	38	649	+ 5,351
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,987	9	4,107	+ 1,880
Kidney Disease	12	5,317	6	6,629	- 1,312
Breast Cancer	13	5,165	12	3,071	+ 2,093
Suicide	14	4,829	19	1,823	+ 3,006
Other Injuries	15	4,483	14	2,222	+ 2,261
Lymphomas	16	4,428	25	1,321	+ 3,107
Falls	17	3,620	18	1,855	+ 1,765
Other Neoplasms	18	3,382	48	265	+ 3,117
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,078	28	1,106	+ 1,972
Leukemia	20	2,694	23	1,412	+ 1,282
Bladder Cancer	21	2,481	39	467	+ 2,014
Liver Cancer	22	2,454	16	1,984	+ 470
Liver Disease	23	2,361	7	5,125	- 2,764
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,291	37	809	+ 1,482
Skin Cancers	25	2,123	50	247	+ 1,875
Stomach Cancer	26	1,999	21	1,441	+ 558
Ovary Cancer	27	1,804	35	827	+ 976
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,785	27	1,214	+ 571
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,756	41	435	+ 1,322
Drug Use	30	1,382	45	322	+ 1,060
Oral Cancer	31	1,238	17	1,865	- 627
Alcohol	32	1,171	55	181	+ 990
Uterin Cancer	33	1,125	43	352	+ 773
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,028	4	7,181	- 6,153
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,004	24	1,403	- 399
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	944	20	1,773	- 828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	905	22	1,424	- 520
Cervical Cancer	38	743	31	1,010	- 268
Skin Disease	39	718	15	2,066	- 1,348
Anemia	40	570	86	0	+ 570
Multiple Sclerosis	41	556	59	30	+ 525
Asthma	42	517	30	1,013	- 497
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	420	60	27	+ 393
Epilepsy	44	393	52	226	+ 168
Malnutrition	45	382	49	249	+ 133
Drownings	46	374	36	820	- 446
Violence	47	369	34	869	- 500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	360	51	246	+ 114
Fires	49	211	44	336	- 125
Schizophrenia	50	207	83	0	+ 207
Low Birth Weight	51	164	29	1,020	- 856
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	150	81	0	+ 150
Hepatitis C	53	144	64	6	+ 138
Meningitis	54	115	46	301	- 186
Birth Trauma	55	110	42	359	- 249
Tuberculosis	56	78	26	1,227	- 1,149
Osteoarthritis	57	78	80	0	+ 78
Upper Respiratory	58	64	65	5	+ 59
Appendicitis	59	59	58	71	- 13
Poisonings	60	58	53	211	- 153
HIV/AIDS	61	41	13	2,679	- 2,638
Hepatitis B	62	31	54	206	- 175
Oral conditions	63	27	82	0	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	64	16	56	167	- 150
War	65	5	63	11	- 5
Otitis Media	66	2	66	3	- 1
Pertussis	67	2	57	80	- 78
Tetanus	68	1	61	21	- 20
Schistosomiasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	1	40	452	- 452
Syphilis	72	0	62	19	- 19
Chlamydia	73	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	47	280	- 280
Ascariasis	81	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Sweden

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.