Do
you that ischemic heart disease had killed 9807 Malaysians in 2008? And until now, it is still the top killer of the
Malaysian . According to the Framingham Study, in
younger age, men are at higher risk in getting cardiovascular
disease than women. However, after 40 of age, both men and
women share the same risk of getting cardiovascular disease.
10 Leading Causes of Death in Malaysia (2008)
Cause of Death
|
Number of Cases
|
Percentage(%)
|
Ischemic heart disease
|
9806
|
12.9
|
Pneumonia
|
5321
|
7
|
Cerebrovascular disease
|
5017
|
6.6
|
Septicemia
|
4561
|
6
|
Transport Accident
|
4409
|
5.8
|
Chronic lower respiratory disease
|
1748
|
2.3
|
Maglinant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung
|
1672
|
2.2
|
Diabetes mellitus
|
1292
|
1.7
|
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal
period
|
1216
|
1.6
|
Liver disease
|
1064
|
1.4
|
Total case of medically certified death
|
76016
|
In
that year, the number of medically certified death for men and
women are 47080 and 28936 cases respectively. Ischemic heart disease
was the 1st cause of death among both sexes; which is 14.4% for men
and 10.6% for women. Ischemic heart disease can attack us at
anytime that we don't even can forecast its coming. Therefore,
everyone of us should be aware of this life-taking disease.
Ref: Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Ref: Department of Statistics, Malaysia
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