MALAYSIA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	49,548	10	3,996	+ 45,552
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,215	1	36,729	- 514
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	20,469	2	23,477	- 3,009
Stroke	4	18,997	3	21,592	- 2,595
Lung Cancers	5	18,032	8	4,319	+ 13,713
Lung Disease	6	16,609	5	6,633	+ 9,976
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,313	11	3,832	+ 5,481
Prostate Cancer	8	6,710	33	903	+ 5,806
Breast Cancer	9	6,421	12	3,071	+ 3,350
Lymphomas	10	4,721	25	1,321	+ 3,400
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,542	32	994	+ 3,548
Oesophagus Cancer	12	4,406	41	435	+ 3,972
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,328	28	1,106	+ 3,222
Liver Disease	14	3,870	7	5,125	- 1,255
Falls	15	3,846	18	1,855	+ 1,991
Bladder Cancer	16	3,097	39	467	+ 2,630
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,950	9	4,107	- 1,157
Kidney Disease	18	2,762	6	6,629	- 3,867
Other Injuries	19	2,759	14	2,222	+ 537
Suicide	20	2,689	19	1,823	+ 865
Liver Cancer	21	2,644	16	1,984	+ 660
Leukemia	22	2,631	23	1,412	+ 1,219
Hypertension	23	2,630	38	649	+ 1,980
Stomach Cancer	24	2,524	21	1,441	+ 1,082
Ovary Cancer	25	2,029	35	827	+ 1,202
Other Neoplasms	26	2,012	48	265	+ 1,748
Skin Cancers	27	1,882	50	247	+ 1,635
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,665	37	809	+ 855
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,579	27	1,214	+ 365
Oral Cancer	30	1,570	17	1,865	- 295
Drug Use	31	1,426	45	322	+ 1,104
Uterin Cancer	32	1,185	43	352	+ 833
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,095	4	7,181	- 6,086
Skin Disease	34	1,077	15	2,066	- 988
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,074	24	1,403	- 329
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,055	22	1,424	- 369
Multiple Sclerosis	37	937	59	30	+ 907
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	807	20	1,773	- 965
Alcohol	39	785	55	181	+ 604
Low Birth Weight	40	663	29	1,020	- 357
Asthma	41	658	30	1,013	- 356
Epilepsy	42	603	52	226	+ 377
Cervical Cancer	43	555	31	1,010	- 455
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	512	60	27	+ 484
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	442	51	246	+ 196
Violence	46	438	34	869	- 431
Tuberculosis	47	177	26	1,227	- 1,050
Fires	48	169	44	336	- 167
Drownings	49	152	36	820	- 668
Anemia	50	140	86	0	+ 140
Hepatitis C	51	135	64	6	+ 129
Meningitis	52	117	46	301	- 184
Poisonings	53	111	53	211	- 99
Birth Trauma	54	96	42	359	- 263
HIV/AIDS	55	95	13	2,679	- 2,584
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	93	81	0	+ 93
Osteoarthritis	57	84	80	0	+ 84
Malnutrition	58	58	49	249	- 191
Appendicitis	59	53	58	71	- 18
Schizophrenia	60	51	83	0	+ 51
Oral conditions	61	27	82	0	+ 27
Syphilis	62	25	62	19	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	24	65	5	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	64	24	56	167	- 143
Hepatitis B	65	20	54	206	- 185
Otitis Media	66	8	66	3	+ 5
War	67	5	63	11	- 6
Encephalitis	68	3	40	452	- 449
Pertussis	69	1	57	80	- 79
Leishmaniasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	61	21	- 21
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

United Kingdom

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.