MALDIVES VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	413	1	279	+ 134
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	264	8	33	+ 231
Stroke	3	243	2	143	+ 100
Road Traffic Accidents	4	81	31	9	+ 72
Lung Disease	5	75	3	91	- 16
Kidney Disease	6	75	4	80	- 6
Liver Disease	7	58	11	24	+ 33
Lung Cancers	8	49	7	36	+ 12
Diabetes Mellitus	9	46	6	47	- 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	45	5	47	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	43	14	21	+ 22
Breast Cancer	12	35	9	28	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	13	30	78	0	+ 30
Other Injuries	14	25	18	16	+ 9
Skin Disease	15	23	32	8	+ 15
Liver Cancer	16	22	10	27	- 5
Oral Cancer	17	21	19	15	+ 6
Falls	18	21	16	19	+ 2
Suicide	19	21	21	15	+ 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	20	22	14	+ 6
Stomach Cancer	21	16	49	1	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	16	42	4	+ 12
Leukemia	23	16	24	13	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	24	16	15	19	- 3
Lymphomas	25	15	34	7	+ 7
Tuberculosis	26	14	27	11	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	27	14	36	5	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	28	12	25	12	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	29	11	20	15	- 3
Asthma	30	11	29	10	+ 2
Cervical Cancer	31	11	13	22	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	32	11	40	4	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	33	10	26	11	- 1
Violence	34	10	28	10	- 0
Ovary Cancer	35	9	30	9	+ 0
Drownings	36	9	23	14	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	37	9	12	22	- 13
Hypertension	38	7	17	16	- 9
Bladder Cancer	39	5	37	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	40	5	44	3	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	41	5	59	0	+ 5
Birth Trauma	42	4	39	5	- 1
Uterin Cancer	43	4	47	2	+ 2
Fires	44	4	41	4	- 0
Drug Use	45	4	48	2	+ 2
Meningitis	46	3	50	1	+ 2
Dengue	47	3	33	8	- 4
Other Neoplasms	48	3	46	2	+ 1
Malnutrition	49	3	45	3	+ 0
Skin Cancers	50	3	63	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	3	43	3	- 1
Epilepsy	52	3	38	5	- 2
Poisonings	53	2	55	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	54	2	56	0	+ 2
Alcohol	55	2	51	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	56	2	35	5	- 4
Pertussis	57	1	52	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	61	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	59	0	57	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	53	0	- 0
Tetanus	61	0	54	0	- 0
Syphilis	62	0	58	0	+ 0
War	63	0	62	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	60	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.