MALAYSIA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,039	13	2,679	+ 11,361
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,336	2	23,477	- 10,142
Malaria	3	11,148	76	0	+ 11,148
Tuberculosis	4	10,385	26	1,227	+ 9,158
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,250	4	7,181	+ 2,068
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,011	20	1,773	+ 7,238
Stroke	7	8,656	3	21,592	- 12,936
Birth Trauma	8	7,729	42	359	+ 7,371
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,771	1	36,729	- 29,959
Low Birth Weight	10	6,237	29	1,020	+ 5,216
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,016	24	1,403	+ 3,613
Maternal Conditions	12	3,502	56	167	+ 3,335
Liver Disease	13	3,374	7	5,125	- 1,751
Cervical Cancer	14	3,291	31	1,010	+ 2,281
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,201	9	4,107	- 907
Malnutrition	16	2,856	49	249	+ 2,607
Hypertension	17	2,669	38	649	+ 2,019
Violence	18	2,415	34	869	+ 1,546
Kidney Disease	19	2,330	6	6,629	- 4,299
Other Injuries	20	2,188	14	2,222	- 34
Meningitis	21	1,634	46	301	+ 1,333
Lung Disease	22	1,563	5	6,633	- 5,069
Pertussis	23	1,421	57	80	+ 1,341
Suicide	24	1,268	19	1,823	- 556
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,151	41	435	+ 717
Syphilis	26	1,084	62	19	+ 1,065
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	1,049	10	3,996	- 2,947
Prostate Cancer	28	932	33	903	+ 29
Endocrine Disorders	29	911	37	809	+ 101
Asthma	30	871	30	1,013	- 142
Oral Cancer	31	843	17	1,865	- 1,021
Drownings	32	841	36	820	+ 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	803	11	3,832	- 3,030
Falls	34	786	18	1,855	- 1,069
Fires	35	730	44	336	+ 394
Liver Cancer	36	724	16	1,984	- 1,260
Breast Cancer	37	658	12	3,071	- 2,413
Inflammatory/Heart	38	629	27	1,214	- 585
Stomach Cancer	39	610	21	1,441	- 832
Poisonings	40	599	53	211	+ 389
Lymphomas	41	413	25	1,321	- 908
Skin Cancers	42	381	50	247	+ 134
Epilepsy	43	362	52	226	+ 137
Bladder Cancer	44	342	39	467	- 125
Parkinson's Disease	45	263	28	1,106	- 843
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	237	22	1,424	- 1,188
Leukemia	47	213	23	1,412	- 1,199
Drug Use	48	207	45	322	- 115
Tetanus	49	206	61	21	+ 184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	205	51	246	- 41
Schistosomiasis	51	190	75	0	+ 190
Skin Disease	52	184	15	2,066	- 1,882
Ovary Cancer	53	173	35	827	- 655
Upper Respiratory	54	153	65	5	+ 148
Measles	55	151	70	0	+ 151
Alcohol	56	139	55	181	- 42
Uterin Cancer	57	112	43	352	- 240
Appendicitis	58	112	58	71	+ 40
Encephalitis	59	102	40	452	- 351
Hepatitis B	60	86	54	206	- 119
Lung Cancers	61	81	8	4,319	- 4,238
Pancreas Cancer	62	81	32	994	- 913
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	42	60	27	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	64	29	48	265	- 235
Ascariasis	65	29	67	2	+ 27
Hepatitis C	66	20	64	6	+ 15
War	67	15	63	11	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	68	14	59	30	- 17
Otitis Media	69	9	66	3	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	5	69	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	5	68	2	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	47	280	- 279
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	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
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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

Tanzania

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.