Table 6 Age-standardised death rates per 100,000 population for leading causes of death as estimated from this study and the IHME Global Burden of Disease study for females in Malaysia, 2013
Cause of death | Study | GBD 2013 | % difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASDR | 95% CI | ASDR | 95% CI | ||
Cerebrovascular disease | 105.2 | 97.3, 113.5 | 41.7 | 37.1, 46.5 | −60.3% |
Ischaemic heart disease | 71.4 | 65.0, 78.3 | 86.3 | 78.3, 96.9 | 20.8% |
Lower respiratory infections | 67.2 | 60.8, 74.1 | 39.5 | 21.2, 49.5 | −41.3% |
Diabetes mellitus | 38.4 | 33.8, 43.2 | 14.9 | 12.9, 17.2 | −61.2% |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 24.0 | 20.1, 28.1 | 8.5 | 7.1, 10.8 | −64.5% |
Breast cancer | 16.0 | 13.2, 19.0 | 13.2 | 11.3, 15.2 | −17.5% |
Chronic kidney disease | 14.0 | 11.2, 17.2 | 10.9 | 9.6, 12.2 | −22.4% |
Hypertensive disease | 13.0 | 10.2, 16.0 | 1.8 | 1.4, 2.6 | −86.1% |
Colon and rectum cancers | 11.3 | 8.9, 14.1 | 7.4 | 6.4, 8.5 | −34.2% |
Lung cancer | 10.4 | 8.1, 13.1 | 8.8 | 7.6, 9.9 | −15.5% |