MALAYSIA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,200	1	36,729	- 529
Diabetes Mellitus	2	31,287	9	4,107	+ 27,180
Stroke	3	20,174	3	21,592	- 1,418
Violence	4	13,476	34	869	+ 12,607
Kidney Disease	5	10,778	6	6,629	+ 4,149
Prostate Cancer	6	8,092	33	903	+ 7,188
Breast Cancer	7	6,336	12	3,071	+ 3,265
Lung Cancers	8	5,330	8	4,319	+ 1,011
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,270	10	3,996	+ 1,273
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,039	2	23,477	- 18,438
Hypertension	11	4,938	38	649	+ 4,288
HIV/AIDS	12	4,808	13	2,679	+ 2,129
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,800	11	3,832	+ 967
Liver Disease	14	3,335	7	5,125	- 1,790
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,193	4	7,181	- 3,988
Lung Disease	16	3,170	5	6,633	- 3,462
Suicide	17	2,969	19	1,823	+ 1,146
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,928	37	809	+ 2,119
Pancreas Cancer	19	2,793	32	994	+ 1,799
Lymphomas	20	2,734	25	1,321	+ 1,413
Cervical Cancer	21	2,378	31	1,010	+ 1,367
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,289	24	1,403	+ 886
Low Birth Weight	23	2,033	29	1,020	+ 1,013
Ovary Cancer	24	1,966	35	827	+ 1,139
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,769	27	1,214	+ 555
Stomach Cancer	26	1,694	21	1,441	+ 253
Uterin Cancer	27	1,661	43	352	+ 1,309
Liver Cancer	28	1,617	16	1,984	- 367
Leukemia	29	1,530	23	1,412	+ 118
Other Injuries	30	1,495	14	2,222	- 727
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,275	22	1,424	- 150
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,259	28	1,106	+ 153
Falls	33	1,055	18	1,855	- 800
Bladder Cancer	34	995	39	467	+ 527
Asthma	35	989	30	1,013	- 24
Skin Disease	36	953	15	2,066	- 1,113
Epilepsy	37	787	52	226	+ 561
Oral Cancer	38	758	17	1,865	- 1,107
Drownings	39	757	36	820	- 63
Birth Trauma	40	619	42	359	+ 261
Oesophagus Cancer	41	597	41	435	+ 163
Alcohol	42	567	55	181	+ 387
Tuberculosis	43	528	26	1,227	- 699
Drug Use	44	460	45	322	+ 138
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	441	20	1,773	- 1,331
War	46	414	63	11	+ 403
Malnutrition	47	406	49	249	+ 157
Fires	48	401	44	336	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	274	51	246	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	50	255	56	167	+ 88
Other Neoplasms	51	249	48	265	- 16
Meningitis	52	233	46	301	- 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	200	60	27	+ 172
Encephalitis	54	150	40	452	- 302
Dengue	55	129	47	280	- 151
Appendicitis	56	108	58	71	+ 36
Skin Cancers	57	105	50	247	- 142
Multiple Sclerosis	58	55	59	30	+ 25
Poisonings	59	36	53	211	- 175
Hepatitis B	60	11	54	206	- 194
Syphilis	61	3	62	19	- 16
Hepatitis C	62	3	64	6	- 3
Chlamydia	63	3	68	2	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	2	65	5	- 3
Tetanus	65	1	61	21	- 20
Ascariasis	66	1	67	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	57	80	- 80
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.