MALAYSIA VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,362	1	36,729	- 11,367
Stroke	2	24,852	3	21,592	+ 3,260
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	15,468	2	23,477	- 8,010
Kidney Disease	4	13,259	6	6,629	+ 6,630
Liver Cancer	5	11,806	16	1,984	+ 9,822
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	11,296	10	3,996	+ 7,300
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,087	4	7,181	+ 3,906
Lung Cancers	8	11,022	8	4,319	+ 6,703
Lung Disease	9	9,627	5	6,633	+ 2,994
Diabetes Mellitus	10	9,282	9	4,107	+ 5,175
Liver Disease	11	8,698	7	5,125	+ 3,573
HIV/AIDS	12	6,882	13	2,679	+ 4,204
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,898	11	3,832	+ 1,066
Tuberculosis	14	4,722	26	1,227	+ 3,494
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	3,393	20	1,773	+ 1,620
Suicide	16	3,039	19	1,823	+ 1,215
Breast Cancer	17	2,992	12	3,071	- 79
Falls	18	2,674	18	1,855	+ 819
Cervical Cancer	19	2,526	31	1,010	+ 1,516
Oral Cancer	20	2,452	17	1,865	+ 588
Other Injuries	21	2,407	14	2,222	+ 185
Lymphomas	22	2,244	25	1,321	+ 923
Parkinson's Disease	23	2,122	28	1,106	+ 1,016
Asthma	24	2,067	30	1,013	+ 1,054
Drownings	25	1,956	36	820	+ 1,136
Leukemia	26	1,929	23	1,412	+ 517
Stomach Cancer	27	1,706	21	1,441	+ 264
Skin Disease	28	1,669	15	2,066	- 397
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,560	41	435	+ 1,125
Prostate Cancer	30	1,489	33	903	+ 586
Violence	31	1,466	34	869	+ 597
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,423	27	1,214	+ 209
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,178	32	994	+ 184
Hypertension	34	1,077	38	649	+ 428
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,042	24	1,403	- 361
Ovary Cancer	36	990	35	827	+ 163
Endocrine Disorders	37	933	37	809	+ 124
Bladder Cancer	38	889	39	467	+ 422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	830	22	1,424	- 595
Low Birth Weight	40	765	29	1,020	- 255
Skin Cancers	41	560	50	247	+ 313
Malnutrition	42	475	49	249	+ 226
Meningitis	43	460	46	301	+ 159
Uterin Cancer	44	427	43	352	+ 75
Drug Use	45	392	45	322	+ 70
Encephalitis	46	357	40	452	- 96
Epilepsy	47	340	52	226	+ 115
Fires	48	305	44	336	- 31
Alcohol	49	271	55	181	+ 90
Birth Trauma	50	264	42	359	- 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	215	51	246	- 31
Maternal Conditions	52	112	56	167	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	96	60	27	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	54	95	48	265	- 170
Dengue	55	85	47	280	- 195
Hepatitis B	56	76	54	206	- 130
Poisonings	57	65	53	211	- 146
Tetanus	58	58	61	21	+ 36
Appendicitis	59	56	58	71	- 15
War	60	43	63	11	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	61	42	59	30	+ 12
Pertussis	62	38	57	80	- 42
Measles	63	28	70	0	+ 28
Syphilis	64	18	62	19	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	9	65	5	+ 4
Malaria	66	6	76	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	67	4	64	6	- 2
Otitis Media	68	3	66	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	2	67	2	- 0
Chlamydia	70	2	68	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Thailand

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.