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Malaysia
COUNTRY #1
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
MALAYSIA VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Malaysia and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Malaysia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    52.8
    55.9
    54.3
    80
    81
    81
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    60.0
    63.2
    61.6
    71
    74
    76
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    65.0
    68.8
    66.9
    60
    76
    68
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    68.2
    72.5
    70.3
    53
    74
    60
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    70.2
    74.9
    72.4
    55
    66
    63
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    71.9
    76.5
    74.1
    62
    77
    67
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    72.6
    77.1
    74.7
    74
    90
    80
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    72.6
    77.1
    74
    90
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    73.3
    77.7
    81
    92
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    73.4
    77.8
    83
    92
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    73.5
    77.8
    80
    92
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    73.7
    77.9
    80
    92
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    74.1
    78.0
    80
    92
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    74.4
    78.2
    79
    93
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    74.8
    78.3
    80
    93
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    75.2
    78.5
    79
    93
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.8
    78
    94
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    76.4
    79.2
    81
    96
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    77.3
    79.8
    81
    97
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    78.5
    80.6
    81
    99
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    80.1
    81.6
    80
    102
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    82.0
    83.1
    76
    101
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    84.5
    85.1
    68
    97
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    87.4
    87.5
    60
    94
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.5
    90.4
    53
    81
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    136.21
    61
    301.71
    6
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    90.22
    33
    49.80
    62
    3. Stroke
    81.65
    92
    149.10
    25
    4. Lung Disease
    25.89
    74
    37.01
    32
    5. Kidney Disease
    24.25
    80
    46.10
    15
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.76
    60
    19.81
    76
    7. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    20.24
    48
    8. Liver Disease
    17.91
    97
    27.20
    67
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.95
    108
    22.34
    26
    10. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    6.90
    122
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.82
    126
    40.94
    58
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    4.09
    169
    13. HIV/AIDS
    8.15
    63
    1.72
    110
    14. Skin Disease
    7.90
    7
    0.77
    121
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    4.49
    167
    16. Other Injuries
    7.39
    95
    13.02
    36
    17. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    4.22
    119
    18. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    5.73
    117
    19. Falls
    6.80
    71
    5.13
    99
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    6.63
    73
    9.72
    68
    21. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    8.18
    9
    22. Suicide
    5.77
    130
    5.96
    129
    23. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    4.07
    106
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.55
    52
    10.64
    9
    25. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    10.39
    42
    26. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    1.95
    154
    27. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    4.32
    108
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    4.52
    69
    5.98
    24
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.18
    108
    3.32
    130
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.04
    136
    6.42
    70
    31. Tuberculosis
    3.87
    90
    41.14
    24
    32. Asthma
    3.65
    98
    24.23
    13
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    1.54
    153
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2.86
    117
    4.30
    80
    35. Drownings
    2.63
    83
    2.78
    78
    36. Violence
    2.62
    118
    9.87
    52
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.57
    134
    12.07
    17
    38. Hypertension
    2.45
    173
    65.86
    4
    39. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    3.66
    32
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    1.95
    98
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    8.78
    13
    42. Encephalitis
    1.50
    10
    4.57
    1
    43. Fires
    1.15
    104
    1.60
    89
    44. Drug Use
    1.09
    106
    1.36
    77
    45. Malnutrition
    1.01
    101
    1.44
    89
    46. Other Neoplasms
    1.00
    61
    0.20
    166
    47. Meningitis
    1.00
    80
    5.20
    48
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.92
    126
    10.16
    24
    49. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    1.03
    138
    50. Dengue
    0.90
    9
    0.00
    74
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,729
    21.86
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23,477
    13.97
    14,649
    6.32
    3. Stroke
    21,592
    12.85
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    7,181
    4.27
    6,033
    2.60
    5. Lung Disease
    6,633
    3.95
    4,650
    2.01
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,629
    3.95
    6,590
    2.85
    7. Liver Disease
    5,125
    3.05
    4,600
    1.99
    8. Lung Cancers
    4,319
    2.57
    1,076
    0.46
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,107
    2.44
    5,750
    2.48
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,996
    2.38
    1,765
    0.76
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,832
    2.28
    741
    0.32
    12. Breast Cancer
    3,071
    1.83
    1,822
    0.79
    13. HIV/AIDS
    2,679
    1.59
    464
    0.20
    14. Other Injuries
    2,222
    1.32
    3,241
    1.40
    15. Skin Disease
    2,066
    1.23
    94
    0.04
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,984
    1.18
    657
    0.28
    17. Oral Cancer
    1,865
    1.11
    1,467
    0.63
    18. Falls
    1,855
    1.10
    905
    0.39
    19. Suicide
    1,823
    1.09
    1,573
    0.68
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,773
    1.06
    5,555
    2.40
    21. Stomach Cancer
    1,441
    0.86
    1,501
    0.65
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,424
    0.85
    1,505
    0.65
    23. Leukemia
    1,412
    0.84
    610
    0.26
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    1,403
    0.84
    5,001
    2.16
    25. Lymphomas
    1,321
    0.79
    946
    0.41
    26. Tuberculosis
    1,227
    0.73
    9,839
    4.25
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,214
    0.72
    527
    0.23
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    1,106
    0.66
    628
    0.27
    29. Low Birth Weight
    1,020
    0.61
    12,631
    5.45
    30. Asthma
    1,013
    0.60
    3,403
    1.47
    31. Cervical Cancer
    1,010
    0.60
    541
    0.23
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    994
    0.59
    229
    0.10
    33. Prostate Cancer
    903
    0.54
    258
    0.11
    34. Violence
    869
    0.52
    3,217
    1.39
    35. Ovary Cancer
    827
    0.49
    369
    0.16
    36. Drownings
    820
    0.49
    996
    0.43
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    809
    0.48
    1,364
    0.59
    38. Hypertension
    649
    0.39
    7,995
    3.45
    39. Bladder Cancer
    467
    0.28
    272
    0.12
    40. Encephalitis
    452
    0.27
    1,190
    0.51
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    435
    0.26
    1,314
    0.57
    42. Birth Trauma
    359
    0.21
    10,723
    4.63
    43. Uterin Cancer
    352
    0.21
    289
    0.12
    44. Fires
    336
    0.20
    348
    0.15
    45. Drug Use
    322
    0.19
    328
    0.14
    46. Meningitis
    301
    0.18
    2,626
    1.13
    47. Dengue
    280
    0.17
    0
    0.00
    48. Other Neoplasms
    265
    0.16
    29
    0.01
    49. Malnutrition
    249
    0.15
    589
    0.25
    50. Skin Cancers
    247
    0.15
    145
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Malaysia MALAYSIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.80
    44
    20.24
    48
    2. Lung Cancers
    15.25
    77
    6.90
    122
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    14.27
    31
    4.09
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    7.43
    144
    4.49
    167
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.96
    57
    4.22
    119
    6. Cervical Cancer
    6.94
    107
    5.73
    117
    7. Oral Cancer
    6.32
    27
    8.18
    9
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.57
    48
    4.07
    106
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.36
    101
    10.39
    42
    10. Leukemia
    4.58
    38
    1.95
    154
    11. Lymphomas
    4.55
    95
    4.32
    108
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.59
    95
    1.54
    153
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    84
    3.66
    32
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    106
    1.95
    98
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.54
    123
    8.78
    13
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.91
    139
    1.03
    138
    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.