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Brunei
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Brunei and Malaysia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Malaysia
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. 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 Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles 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 Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Brunei Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Brunei BRUNEI   Malaysia MALAYSIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    61.9
    62.9
    62.4
    45
    56
    52
     
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
    1970
    65.8
    68.4
    67.0
    40
    54
    49
     
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
    1980
    69.3
    72.7
    71.0
    28
    51
    33
     
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
    1990
    72.1
    76.4
    74.2
    23
    35
    31
     
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
    2000
    73.1
    76.0
    74.4
    35
    50
    41
     
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
    2010
    75.5
    78.3
    76.9
    36
    47
    35
     
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
    2019
    73.4
    75.4
    74.3
    65
    100
    83
     
    72.6
    77.1
    74.7
    74
    90
    80
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   Malaysia MALAYSIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.4
    75.4
    65
    100
    72.6
    77.1
    74
    90
    Age 5
    74.4
    76.2
    63
    106
    73.3
    77.7
    81
    92
    Age 10
    74.5
    76.3
    63
    106
    73.4
    77.8
    83
    92
    Age 15
    74.6
    76.3
    64
    107
    73.5
    77.8
    80
    92
    Age 20
    74.7
    76.4
    66
    107
    73.7
    77.9
    80
    92
    Age 25
    74.9
    76.5
    71
    108
    74.1
    78.0
    80
    92
    Age 30
    75.2
    76.7
    71
    108
    74.4
    78.2
    79
    93
    Age 35
    75.5
    76.8
    72
    109
    74.8
    78.3
    80
    93
    Age 40
    75.9
    77.1
    72
    109
    75.2
    78.5
    79
    93
    Age 45
    76.4
    77.5
    73
    109
    75.7
    78.8
    78
    94
    Age 50
    77.1
    78.0
    69
    109
    76.4
    79.2
    81
    96
    Age 55
    78.0
    78.5
    71
    112
    77.3
    79.8
    81
    97
    Age 60
    79.0
    79.4
    74
    114
    78.5
    80.6
    81
    99
    Age 65
    80.1
    80.4
    78
    129
    80.1
    81.6
    80
    102
    Age 70
    81.6
    81.6
    90
    150
    82.0
    83.1
    76
    101
    Age 75
    83.6
    83.3
    106
    170
    84.5
    85.1
    68
    97
    Age 80
    86.3
    85.9
    118
    167
    87.4
    87.5
    60
    94
    Age 85
    89.1
    88.5
    160
    178
    90.5
    90.4
    53
    81
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   Malaysia MALAYSIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    90.67
    122
    136.21
    61
    2. Stroke
    87.37
    89
    81.65
    92
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    56.41
    32
    14.82
    126
    4. Kidney Disease
    33.89
    42
    24.25
    80
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    33.87
    6
    16.95
    108
    6. Lung Disease
    27.00
    67
    25.89
    74
    7. Endocrine Disorders
    25.19
    1
    2.86
    117
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.00
    101
    90.22
    33
    9. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    28
    15.25
    77
    10. Breast Cancer
    21.80
    41
    20.80
    44
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.30
    5
    14.27
    31
    12. Prostate Cancer
    15.24
    100
    7.43
    144
    13. Hypertension
    15.15
    108
    2.45
    173
    14. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    26
    6.96
    57
    15. Lymphomas
    9.76
    5
    4.55
    95
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.40
    14
    4.04
    136
    17. Other Injuries
    8.96
    75
    7.39
    95
    18. Cervical Cancer
    8.94
    89
    6.94
    107
    19. Stomach Cancer
    8.69
    55
    5.36
    101
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    7.90
    7
    4.52
    69
    21. Skin Disease
    7.61
    8
    7.90
    7
    22. Tuberculosis
    7.47
    73
    3.87
    90
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.38
    136
    22.76
    60
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.93
    50
    4.18
    108
    25. Other Neoplasms
    6.58
    6
    1.00
    61
    26. Oral Cancer
    6.55
    22
    6.32
    27
    27. Falls
    6.36
    78
    6.80
    71
    28. Uterin Cancer
    6.19
    11
    2.44
    84
    29. Ovary Cancer
    5.66
    43
    5.57
    48
    30. Leukemia
    5.44
    15
    4.58
    38
    31. Asthma
    4.75
    91
    3.65
    98
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    4.50
    76
    3.59
    95
    33. Low Birth Weight
    3.38
    118
    2.57
    134
    34. Suicide
    2.54
    172
    5.77
    130
    35. Hepatitis B
    2.36
    6
    0.70
    50
    36. Drownings
    2.21
    106
    2.63
    83
    37. Liver Disease
    1.90
    182
    17.91
    97
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.78
    124
    5.55
    52
    39. Hepatitis C
    1.69
    3
    0.02
    134
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.60
    122
    1.79
    106
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.58
    87
    0.84
    128
    42. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    1.43
    4
    0.00
    129
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.31
    122
    6.63
    73
    44. Epilepsy
    1.15
    124
    0.73
    164
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.91
    160
    1.54
    123
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.90
    128
    0.92
    126
    47. Fires
    0.85
    121
    1.15
    104
    48. Drug Use
    0.73
    139
    1.09
    106
    49. Violence
    0.65
    172
    2.62
    118
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.53
    108
    0.47
    112
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Brunei BRUNEI   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    295
    15.60
    36,729
    21.86
    2. Stroke
    240
    12.69
    21,592
    12.85
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    179
    9.47
    4,107
    2.44
    4. Kidney Disease
    105
    5.55
    6,629
    3.95
    5. Endocrine Disorders
    86
    4.55
    809
    0.48
    6. Lung Cancers
    73
    3.86
    4,319
    2.57
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    73
    3.86
    3,996
    2.38
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    69
    3.65
    23,477
    13.97
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    69
    3.65
    3,832
    2.28
    10. Lung Disease
    61
    3.23
    6,633
    3.95
    11. Hypertension
    46
    2.43
    649
    0.39
    12. Breast Cancer
    39
    2.06
    3,071
    1.83
    13. Liver Cancer
    38
    2.01
    1,984
    1.18
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    37
    1.96
    1,403
    0.84
    15. Lymphomas
    32
    1.69
    1,321
    0.79
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    32
    1.69
    7,181
    4.27
    17. Other Injuries
    29
    1.53
    2,222
    1.32
    18. Stomach Cancer
    25
    1.32
    1,441
    0.86
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    25
    1.32
    1,214
    0.72
    20. Oral Cancer
    22
    1.16
    1,865
    1.11
    21. Tuberculosis
    21
    1.11
    1,227
    0.73
    22. Skin Disease
    20
    1.06
    2,066
    1.23
    23. Falls
    20
    1.06
    1,855
    1.10
    24. Prostate Cancer
    19
    1.00
    903
    0.54
    25. Leukemia
    19
    1.00
    1,412
    0.84
    26. Other Neoplasms
    19
    1.00
    265
    0.16
    27. Cervical Cancer
    18
    0.95
    1,010
    0.60
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    18
    0.95
    1,106
    0.66
    29. Low Birth Weight
    15
    0.79
    1,020
    0.61
    30. Asthma
    14
    0.74
    1,013
    0.60
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    13
    0.69
    994
    0.59
    32. Suicide
    12
    0.63
    1,823
    1.09
    33. Uterin Cancer
    11
    0.58
    352
    0.21
    34. Ovary Cancer
    11
    0.58
    827
    0.49
    35. Liver Disease
    9
    0.48
    5,125
    3.05
    36. Drownings
    9
    0.48
    820
    0.49
    37. Hepatitis B
    7
    0.37
    206
    0.12
    38. Hepatitis C
    6
    0.32
    6
    0.00
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    6
    0.32
    1,424
    0.85
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4
    0.21
    1,773
    1.06
    41. Birth Trauma
    4
    0.21
    359
    0.21
    42. Bladder Cancer
    4
    0.21
    467
    0.28
    43. Epilepsy
    4
    0.21
    226
    0.13
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4
    0.21
    246
    0.15
    45. Maternal Conditions
    3
    0.16
    167
    0.10
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    3
    0.16
    435
    0.26
    47. Drug Use
    3
    0.16
    322
    0.19
    48. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    3
    0.16
    0
    0.00
    49. Fires
    3
    0.16
    336
    0.20
    50. Violence
    3
    0.16
    869
    0.52
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Brunei BRUNEI   Malaysia MALAYSIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.77
    28
    15.25
    77
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.80
    41
    20.80
    44
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.30
    5
    14.27
    31
    4. Prostate Cancer
    15.24
    100
    7.43
    144
    5. Liver Cancer
    10.79
    26
    6.96
    57
    6. Lymphomas
    9.76
    5
    4.55
    95
    7. Cervical Cancer
    8.94
    89
    6.94
    107
    8. Stomach Cancer
    8.69
    55
    5.36
    101
    9. Oral Cancer
    6.55
    22
    6.32
    27
    10. Uterin Cancer
    6.19
    11
    2.44
    84
    11. Ovary Cancer
    5.66
    43
    5.57
    48
    12. Leukemia
    5.44
    15
    4.58
    38
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    4.50
    76
    3.59
    95
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.60
    122
    1.79
    106
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.91
    160
    1.54
    123
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.49
    163
    0.91
    139
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.