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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare United States and Malaysia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    		  
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
    1970
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    		  
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
    1980
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    		  
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    		  
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
    2000
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    		  
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
    2010
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    		  
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
    2015
    76.9
    81.6
    79.3
    33
    33
    31
    		  
    72.7
    77.3
    75.0
    66
    83
    69
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    81.6
    33
    33
    		  
    72.7
    77.3
    66
    83
    Age 5
    77.5
    82.1
    33
    34
    		  
    73.2
    77.8
    75
    86
    Age 10
    77.5
    82.1
    33
    34
    		  
    73.3
    77.9
    75
    87
    Age 15
    77.6
    82.2
    34
    34
    		  
    73.4
    77.9
    75
    87
    Age 20
    77.8
    82.2
    33
    34
    		  
    73.7
    78.0
    73
    88
    Age 25
    78.1
    82.4
    33
    34
    		  
    74.0
    78.1
    75
    89
    Age 30
    78.4
    82.5
    32
    34
    		  
    74.3
    78.2
    77
    90
    Age 35
    78.8
    82.7
    32
    34
    		  
    74.6
    78.3
    77
    91
    Age 40
    79.1
    82.9
    31
    34
    		  
    75.1
    78.5
    80
    92
    Age 45
    79.6
    83.3
    30
    33
    		  
    75.6
    78.7
    81
    92
    Age 50
    80.2
    83.7
    30
    31
    		  
    76.3
    79.1
    77
    95
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.3
    29
    30
    		  
    77.3
    79.6
    76
    96
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.0
    26
    30
    		  
    78.6
    80.4
    75
    97
    Age 65
    83.3
    85.9
    23
    30
    		  
    80.1
    81.3
    73
    98
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.9
    17
    27
    		  
    82.0
    82.5
    70
    102
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.3
    14
    25
    		  
    84.4
    84.2
    70
    110
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.0
    16
    22
    		  
    87.1
    86.6
    67
    115
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.2
    21
    23
    		  
    90.4
    89.8
    68
    114
    Age 90
    94.3
    95.0
    29
    30
    		  
    94.0
    93.4
    52
    113
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.5
    32
    32
    		  
    97.9
    97.5
    54
    121
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.5
    50
    40
    		  
    102.2
    101.9
    55
    128
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.97
    107
    		  
    150.11
    33
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    45.58
    2
    		  
    0.74
    157
    3. Lung Cancers
    35.04
    12
    		  
    19.14
    60
    4. Lung Disease
    29.68
    36
    		  
    36.47
    19
    5. Stroke
    25.94
    167
    		  
    80.59
    97
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.36
    58
    		  
    19.88
    54
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.81
    99
    		  
    5.22
    152
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.78
    122
    		  
    23.59
    95
    9. Hypertension
    14.64
    105
    		  
    8.54
    144
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.95
    50
    		  
    10.64
    63
    11. Suicide
    12.38
    47
    		  
    2.98
    150
    12. Kidney Disease
    11.58
    106
    		  
    13.14
    97
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.59
    144
    		  
    61.07
    59
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.99
    131
    		  
    25.25
    34
    15. Liver Disease
    8.70
    123
    		  
    5.93
    148
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    8.56
    22
    		  
    3.54
    85
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    8.28
    66
    		  
    4.78
    101
    18. Lymphomas
    7.92
    10
    		  
    4.76
    80
    19. Drug Use
    6.96
    3
    		  
    0.26
    140
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.87
    90
    		  
    6.80
    94
    21. Falls
    6.27
    76
    		  
    7.57
    61
    22. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    41
    		  
    5.21
    60
    23. Leukemia
    5.79
    13
    		  
    4.22
    65
    24. Violence
    5.56
    85
    		  
    2.33
    122
    25. Other Injuries
    5.54
    143
    		  
    15.51
    63
    26. Liver Cancer
    5.29
    89
    		  
    7.78
    52
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.51
    4
    		  
    2.49
    63
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    4.42
    140
    		  
    4.95
    127
    29. Poisonings
    4.06
    33
    		  
    0.76
    119
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.64
    67
    		  
    1.52
    121
    31. Bladder Cancer
    3.55
    48
    		  
    1.29
    127
    32. Low Birth Weight
    3.54
    133
    		  
    3.69
    130
    33. Other Neoplasms
    3.39
    57
    		  
    3.61
    53
    34. Cervical Cancer
    3.21
    131
    		  
    5.12
    117
    35. Skin Cancers
    3.21
    19
    		  
    0.62
    148
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.97
    98
    		  
    1.36
    125
    37. Alcohol
    2.91
    39
    		  
    0.69
    92
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    52
    		  
    1.86
    91
    39. Stomach Cancer
    2.81
    147
    		  
    4.18
    115
    40. Hepatitis C
    2.27
    2
    		  
    0.07
    131
    41. HIV/AIDS
    2.20
    107
    		  
    17.36
    58
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    115
    		  
    4.41
    57
    43. Drownings
    1.34
    138
    		  
    3.43
    89
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.94
    13
    		  
    0.04
    160
    45. Skin Disease
    0.88
    117
    		  
    3.05
    60
    46. Asthma
    0.88
    142
    		  
    8.22
    58
    47. Fires
    0.75
    133
    		  
    3.25
    72
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.65
    152
    		  
    2.32
    110
    49. Anemia
    0.64
    94
    		  
    0.06
    154
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.60
    161
    		  
    3.22
    75
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    393,698
    18.06
    		  
    29,363
    23.10
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    251,745
    11.55
    		  
    133
    0.11
    3. Lung Cancers
    171,504
    7.87
    		  
    4,088
    3.22
    4. Lung Disease
    154,436
    7.08
    		  
    6,797
    5.35
    5. Stroke
    133,578
    6.13
    		  
    15,497
    12.19
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    71,483
    3.28
    		  
    4,760
    3.74
    7. Hypertension
    71,304
    3.27
    		  
    1,684
    1.32
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    62,057
    2.85
    		  
    2,278
    1.79
    9. Kidney Disease
    59,186
    2.72
    		  
    2,768
    2.18
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    52,287
    2.40
    		  
    11,773
    9.26
    11. Breast Cancer
    47,955
    2.20
    		  
    2,535
    1.99
    12. Suicide
    43,361
    1.99
    		  
    772
    0.61
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    41,720
    1.91
    		  
    769
    0.60
    14. Lymphomas
    39,113
    1.79
    		  
    1,119
    0.88
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    37,611
    1.73
    		  
    1,044
    0.82
    16. Liver Disease
    35,404
    1.62
    		  
    1,361
    1.07
    17. Prostate Cancer
    33,902
    1.56
    		  
    496
    0.39
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    33,838
    1.55
    		  
    6,813
    5.36
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    32,372
    1.49
    		  
    1,444
    1.14
    20. Falls
    31,972
    1.47
    		  
    1,611
    1.27
    21. Leukemia
    27,701
    1.27
    		  
    1,073
    0.84
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    24,779
    1.14
    		  
    464
    0.36
    23. Liver Cancer
    24,028
    1.10
    		  
    1,733
    1.36
    24. Drug Use
    23,175
    1.06
    		  
    67
    0.05
    25. Other Injuries
    22,783
    1.05
    		  
    3,804
    2.99
    26. Bladder Cancer
    18,305
    0.84
    		  
    261
    0.21
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    17,225
    0.79
    		  
    325
    0.26
    28. Violence
    17,005
    0.78
    		  
    650
    0.51
    29. Other Neoplasms
    16,911
    0.78
    		  
    794
    0.62
    30. Ovary Cancer
    15,437
    0.71
    		  
    638
    0.50
    31. Skin Cancers
    15,094
    0.69
    		  
    133
    0.10
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14,905
    0.68
    		  
    312
    0.25
    33. Poisonings
    13,542
    0.62
    		  
    196
    0.15
    34. Stomach Cancer
    13,303
    0.61
    		  
    863
    0.68
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    11,807
    0.54
    		  
    1,360
    1.07
    36. Alcohol
    10,895
    0.50
    		  
    173
    0.14
    37. Oral Cancer
    10,027
    0.46
    		  
    1,060
    0.83
    38. Hepatitis C
    8,868
    0.41
    		  
    15
    0.01
    39. Low Birth Weight
    8,250
    0.38
    		  
    1,033
    0.81
    40. HIV/AIDS
    7,926
    0.36
    		  
    4,848
    3.81
    41. Uterin Cancer
    7,771
    0.36
    		  
    219
    0.17
    42. Cervical Cancer
    7,120
    0.33
    		  
    614
    0.48
    43. Skin Disease
    4,277
    0.20
    		  
    619
    0.49
    44. Drownings
    4,216
    0.19
    		  
    928
    0.73
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    4,111
    0.19
    		  
    9
    0.01
    46. Asthma
    3,447
    0.16
    		  
    1,642
    1.29
    47. Anemia
    3,375
    0.15
    		  
    13
    0.01
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,236
    0.15
    		  
    501
    0.39
    49. Malnutrition
    2,976
    0.14
    		  
    89
    0.07
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,911
    0.13
    		  
    648
    0.51
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    35.04
    12
    		  
    19.14
    60
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.36
    58
    		  
    19.88
    54
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.81
    99
    		  
    5.22
    152
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.95
    50
    		  
    10.64
    63
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.56
    22
    		  
    3.54
    85
    6. Lymphomas
    7.92
    10
    		  
    4.76
    80
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    41
    		  
    5.21
    60
    8. Leukemia
    5.79
    13
    		  
    4.22
    65
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.29
    89
    		  
    7.78
    52
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.64
    67
    		  
    1.52
    121
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.55
    48
    		  
    1.29
    127
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.21
    131
    		  
    5.12
    117
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.21
    19
    		  
    0.62
    148
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    52
    		  
    1.86
    91
    15. Stomach Cancer
    2.81
    147
    		  
    4.18
    115
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    115
    		  
    4.41
    57
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.