MALAYSIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	40,284	13	2,679	+ 37,605
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,725	2	23,477	- 1,753
Coronary Heart Disease	3	17,117	1	36,729	- 19,613
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,168	4	7,181	+ 4,986
Stroke	5	10,331	3	21,592	- 11,261
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,260	20	1,773	+ 7,487
Low Birth Weight	7	8,137	29	1,020	+ 7,117
Birth Trauma	8	6,863	42	359	+ 6,505
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,739	9	4,107	+ 2,632
Malnutrition	10	4,829	49	249	+ 4,580
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,469	24	1,403	+ 3,066
Kidney Disease	12	4,461	6	6,629	- 2,168
Suicide	13	4,169	19	1,823	+ 2,346
Cervical Cancer	14	4,077	31	1,010	+ 3,067
Malaria	15	4,037	76	0	+ 4,037
Tuberculosis	16	4,029	26	1,227	+ 2,802
Liver Disease	17	3,912	7	5,125	- 1,213
Violence	18	3,862	34	869	+ 2,993
Maternal Conditions	19	3,525	56	167	+ 3,358
Other Injuries	20	3,337	14	2,222	+ 1,115
Asthma	21	3,085	30	1,013	+ 2,071
Meningitis	22	2,671	46	301	+ 2,370
Lung Disease	23	2,345	5	6,633	- 4,288
Hypertension	24	2,309	38	649	+ 1,660
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,111	27	1,214	+ 897
Lymphomas	26	1,934	25	1,321	+ 613
Drownings	27	1,926	36	820	+ 1,106
Breast Cancer	28	1,691	12	3,071	- 1,380
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,615	41	435	+ 1,181
Fires	30	1,597	44	336	+ 1,262
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,547	10	3,996	- 2,449
Prostate Cancer	32	1,266	33	903	+ 362
Stomach Cancer	33	1,126	21	1,441	- 315
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,115	37	809	+ 306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,105	22	1,424	- 320
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,092	51	246	+ 846
Poisonings	37	1,038	53	211	+ 828
Liver Cancer	38	1,027	16	1,984	- 957
Epilepsy	39	1,023	52	226	+ 798
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,018	11	3,832	- 2,815
Falls	41	937	18	1,855	- 918
Pertussis	42	844	57	80	+ 764
Lung Cancers	43	576	8	4,319	- 3,743
Skin Cancers	44	532	50	247	+ 285
Leukemia	45	491	23	1,412	- 921
Parkinson's Disease	46	455	28	1,106	- 651
Pancreas Cancer	47	437	32	994	- 557
Drug Use	48	428	45	322	+ 106
Oral Cancer	49	418	17	1,865	- 1,446
Uterin Cancer	50	367	43	352	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	51	350	35	827	- 478
Skin Disease	52	349	15	2,066	- 1,717
Schistosomiasis	53	347	75	0	+ 347
Bladder Cancer	54	251	39	467	- 216
Syphilis	55	251	62	19	+ 232
Encephalitis	56	237	40	452	- 216
Tetanus	57	205	61	21	+ 184
Appendicitis	58	133	58	71	+ 62
Upper Respiratory	59	131	65	5	+ 126
Hepatitis B	60	114	54	206	- 91
Alcohol	61	97	55	181	- 84
Other Neoplasms	62	75	48	265	- 190
Measles	63	61	70	0	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	53	60	27	+ 26
War	65	53	63	11	+ 42
Hepatitis C	66	29	64	6	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	28	59	30	- 2
Otitis Media	68	7	66	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	6	68	2	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	4	67	2	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	79	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	4	69	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.