POLAND VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,172	1	117,700	- 76,527
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,318	4	19,998	+ 6,319
Stroke	3	24,204	2	32,693	- 8,489
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,050	22	3,555	+ 4,496
Lung Disease	5	7,435	6	13,677	- 6,242
Kidney Disease	6	7,431	20	4,065	+ 3,366
Liver Disease	7	5,745	10	7,912	- 2,167
Lung Cancers	8	4,841	3	25,781	- 20,939
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,604	8	8,947	- 4,343
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,480	21	3,701	+ 778
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	4,296	5	14,610	- 10,314
Breast Cancer	12	3,443	9	7,967	- 4,524
HIV/AIDS	13	3,003	54	115	+ 2,888
Other Injuries	14	2,491	28	2,527	- 36
Skin Disease	15	2,316	46	469	+ 1,846
Liver Cancer	16	2,224	29	2,290	- 66
Oral Cancer	17	2,090	25	3,377	- 1,286
Falls	18	2,079	16	4,712	- 2,632
Suicide	19	2,044	18	4,282	- 2,238
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,987	37	839	+ 1,148
Stomach Cancer	21	1,616	12	5,910	- 4,295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,597	26	3,091	- 1,494
Leukemia	23	1,583	24	3,456	- 1,873
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,573	36	916	+ 656
Lymphomas	25	1,481	19	4,141	- 2,661
Tuberculosis	26	1,376	41	597	+ 779
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,361	23	3,495	- 2,134
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,240	34	1,500	- 261
Low Birth Weight	29	1,144	42	579	+ 565
Asthma	30	1,136	43	540	+ 596
Cervical Cancer	31	1,133	32	1,907	- 774
Pancreas Cancer	32	1,114	13	5,430	- 4,315
Prostate Cancer	33	1,013	11	6,489	- 5,476
Violence	34	974	49	294	+ 680
Ovary Cancer	35	928	27	2,929	- 2,001
Drownings	36	919	39	636	+ 283
Endocrine Disorders	37	907	38	831	+ 76
Hypertension	38	728	15	4,937	- 4,209
Bladder Cancer	39	524	17	4,700	- 4,177
Encephalitis	40	507	64	6	+ 500
Oesophagus Cancer	41	487	33	1,803	- 1,316
Birth Trauma	42	402	57	52	+ 350
Uterin Cancer	43	395	30	2,163	- 1,768
Fires	44	376	45	474	- 98
Drug Use	45	361	48	321	+ 40
Meningitis	46	337	53	171	+ 167
Dengue	47	314	84	0	+ 314
Other Neoplasms	48	297	7	9,256	- 8,960
Malnutrition	49	279	50	291	- 11
Skin Cancers	50	277	31	2,155	- 1,877
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	276	40	612	- 336
Epilepsy	52	253	35	1,145	- 892
Poisonings	53	236	51	205	+ 31
Hepatitis B	54	230	56	52	+ 178
Alcohol	55	203	14	5,238	- 5,036
Maternal Conditions	56	187	63	10	+ 177
Pertussis	57	90	71	0	+ 90
Appendicitis	58	80	55	69	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	59	34	44	502	- 468
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	31	47	369	- 338
Tetanus	61	24	67	2	+ 22
Syphilis	62	21	69	0	+ 21
War	63	12	66	4	+ 8
Hepatitis C	64	6	52	188	- 182
Upper Respiratory	65	5	60	19	- 14
Otitis Media	66	4	68	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	62	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Malaysia

Poland

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.modernize.leducmedia.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.