MALAYSIA VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,285	1	36,729	+ 556
Lung Disease	2	21,579	5	6,633	+ 14,947
Stroke	3	17,098	3	21,592	- 4,494
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	16,442	20	1,773	+ 14,670
Tuberculosis	5	10,692	26	1,227	+ 9,465
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,626	2	23,477	- 13,852
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,660	9	4,107	+ 2,553
Liver Disease	8	6,588	7	5,125	+ 1,463
Low Birth Weight	9	5,856	29	1,020	+ 4,836
Falls	10	5,538	18	1,855	+ 3,683
Kidney Disease	11	5,468	6	6,629	- 1,162
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,215	4	7,181	- 1,967
Asthma	13	4,809	30	1,013	+ 3,796
Suicide	14	4,252	19	1,823	+ 2,429
Other Injuries	15	3,669	14	2,222	+ 1,447
Oral Cancer	16	3,291	17	1,865	+ 1,427
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	3,105	10	3,996	- 891
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	3,093	51	246	+ 2,847
Hypertension	19	2,650	38	649	+ 2,001
Birth Trauma	20	2,522	42	359	+ 2,163
Lung Cancers	21	2,165	8	4,319	- 2,154
Breast Cancer	22	2,032	12	3,071	- 1,040
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,030	24	1,403	+ 627
Stomach Cancer	24	1,988	21	1,441	+ 547
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	1,898	11	3,832	- 1,935
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,671	22	1,424	+ 246
Violence	27	1,270	34	869	+ 401
Drownings	28	1,196	36	820	+ 377
Encephalitis	29	1,179	40	452	+ 727
Cervical Cancer	30	1,112	31	1,010	+ 101
HIV/AIDS	31	1,089	13	2,679	- 1,590
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,065	28	1,106	- 41
Lymphomas	33	985	25	1,321	- 336
Oesophagus Cancer	34	954	41	435	+ 520
Leukemia	35	819	23	1,412	- 593
Meningitis	36	818	46	301	+ 517
Pancreas Cancer	37	805	32	994	- 189
Prostate Cancer	38	759	33	903	- 144
Liver Cancer	39	745	16	1,984	- 1,239
Epilepsy	40	743	52	226	+ 518
Maternal Conditions	41	636	56	167	+ 469
Fires	42	571	44	336	+ 235
Alcohol	43	567	55	181	+ 386
Ovary Cancer	44	538	35	827	- 289
Skin Disease	45	438	15	2,066	- 1,628
Dengue	46	430	47	280	+ 150
Endocrine Disorders	47	374	37	809	- 435
Bladder Cancer	48	345	39	467	- 122
Inflammatory/Heart	49	310	27	1,214	- 903
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	293	60	27	+ 265
Measles	51	292	70	0	+ 292
Drug Use	52	288	45	322	- 34
Appendicitis	53	276	58	71	+ 204
Pertussis	54	248	57	80	+ 168
Malnutrition	55	212	49	249	- 38
Hepatitis B	56	201	54	206	- 5
Malaria	57	189	76	0	+ 189
Tetanus	58	174	61	21	+ 153
Uterin Cancer	59	168	43	352	- 184
Skin Cancers	60	124	50	247	- 123
Poisonings	61	87	53	211	- 124
Other Neoplasms	62	73	48	265	- 192
Multiple Sclerosis	63	57	59	30	+ 27
Syphilis	64	49	62	19	+ 30
Hepatitis C	65	33	64	6	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	66	24	77	0	+ 24
War	67	22	63	11	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	68	14	65	5	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	9	68	2	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	3	67	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	2	66	3	- 2
Diphtheria	72	2	69	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	81	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.