Table 5 Age-standardised death rates per 100000 population for leading causes of death as estimated from this study and the IHME Global Burden of Disease study for males in Malaysia, 2013
Cause of death | Study | GBD 2013 | % difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASDR | 95% CI | ASDR | 95% CI | ||
Ischaemic heart disease | 102.7 | 95.5, 110.2 | 140.3 | 129.8, 151.6 | 36.6% |
Cerebrovascular disease | 92.1 | 85.2, 99.4 | 50.0 | 44.9, 55.3 | −45.7% |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 60.6 | 54.9, 66.7 | 23.1 | 20.3, 26.8 | −61.8% |
Lower respiratory infections | 49.0 | 44.0, 54.4 | 52.5 | 30.7, 63.8 | 7.1% |
Road traffic accidents | 42.8 | 38.6, 47.4 | 34.5 | 30.3, 38.4 | −19.5% |
Diabetes mellitus | 34.0 | 29.9, 38.5 | 13.9 | 12.3, 15.7 | −59.2% |
Lung cancer | 22.6 | 19.2, 26.4 | 21.3 | 18.8, 24.4 | −5.7% |
Colon and rectum cancers | 17.6 | 14.6, 20.9 | 10.1 | 8.9, 11.5 | −42.6% |
Chronic kidney disease | 14.1 | 11.4, 17.0 | 12.1 | 10.6, 13.7 | −14.5% |
Tuberculosis | 12.0 | 9.6, 14.7 | 7.1 | 6.1, 8.2 | −40.9% |