MALAYSIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	28,641	13	2,679	+ 25,962
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,816	2	23,477	- 7,662
Stroke	3	13,208	3	21,592	- 8,384
Malaria	4	13,099	76	0	+ 13,099
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,429	20	1,773	+ 8,656
Tuberculosis	6	9,873	26	1,227	+ 8,646
Birth Trauma	7	8,412	42	359	+ 8,053
Low Birth Weight	8	8,071	29	1,020	+ 7,051
Liver Disease	9	7,479	7	5,125	+ 2,354
Coronary Heart Disease	10	7,365	1	36,729	- 29,364
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,072	4	7,181	- 1,109
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,228	24	1,403	+ 3,825
Hypertension	13	4,348	38	649	+ 3,699
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,980	9	4,107	- 127
Malnutrition	15	3,827	49	249	+ 3,577
Meningitis	16	3,284	46	301	+ 2,983
Cervical Cancer	17	2,989	31	1,010	+ 1,979
Kidney Disease	18	2,925	6	6,629	- 3,704
Other Injuries	19	2,873	14	2,222	+ 651
Suicide	20	2,165	19	1,823	+ 341
Lung Disease	21	2,115	5	6,633	- 4,518
Maternal Conditions	22	1,974	56	167	+ 1,808
Violence	23	1,916	34	869	+ 1,048
Syphilis	24	1,470	62	19	+ 1,451
Pertussis	25	1,234	57	80	+ 1,154
Asthma	26	1,231	30	1,013	+ 218
Drownings	27	1,145	36	820	+ 325
Falls	28	991	18	1,855	- 864
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	980	10	3,996	- 3,016
Prostate Cancer	30	933	33	903	+ 30
Lymphomas	31	910	25	1,321	- 411
Fires	32	908	44	336	+ 572
Inflammatory/Heart	33	833	27	1,214	- 381
Poisonings	34	758	53	211	+ 547
Breast Cancer	35	608	12	3,071	- 2,463
Oesophagus Cancer	36	596	41	435	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	37	588	37	809	- 222
Epilepsy	38	552	52	226	+ 326
Leukemia	39	434	23	1,412	- 978
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	408	22	1,424	- 1,016
Lung Cancers	41	375	8	4,319	- 3,944
Stomach Cancer	42	343	21	1,441	- 1,098
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	337	11	3,832	- 3,496
Tetanus	44	315	61	21	+ 294
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	315	51	246	+ 69
Liver Cancer	46	294	16	1,984	- 1,690
Parkinson's Disease	47	272	28	1,106	- 833
Oral Cancer	48	258	17	1,865	- 1,607
Alcohol	49	233	55	181	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	50	219	39	467	- 248
Schistosomiasis	51	213	75	0	+ 213
Skin Disease	52	209	15	2,066	- 1,857
Drug Use	53	203	45	322	- 119
Skin Cancers	54	179	50	247	- 68
Hepatitis B	55	173	54	206	- 32
Appendicitis	56	139	58	71	+ 68
Ovary Cancer	57	137	35	827	- 690
Leishmaniasis	58	120	77	0	+ 120
Encephalitis	59	116	40	452	- 336
Upper Respiratory	60	112	65	5	+ 108
Measles	61	80	70	0	+ 80
Pancreas Cancer	62	70	32	994	- 924
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	50	60	27	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	64	49	43	352	- 303
Other Neoplasms	65	33	48	265	- 232
Hepatitis C	66	29	64	6	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	67	22	59	30	- 8
Ascariasis	68	14	67	2	+ 12
War	69	11	63	11	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	8	66	3	+ 5
Chlamydia	71	6	68	2	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	79	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	73	5	69	0	+ 4
Dengue	74	2	47	280	- 278
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Zambia

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.