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Brunei
COUNTRY #1
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BRUNEI VS MALAYSIA

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
492,391
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Malaysia Population Pyramid
40,550,371
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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
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.