MALAWI VS ALBANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALBANIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,619	7	4,929	+ 56,690
Stroke	2	61,571	5	5,939	+ 55,632
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,798	25	782	+ 12,015
Lung Cancers	4	7,189	51	131	+ 7,058
Lung Disease	5	6,139	21	1,340	+ 4,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,439	2	7,739	- 3,300
Stomach Cancer	7	3,454	45	206	+ 3,249
Inflammatory/Heart	8	3,256	35	370	+ 2,885
Liver Cancer	9	3,038	38	317	+ 2,722
Hypertension	10	2,978	17	1,797	+ 1,182
Kidney Disease	11	2,791	19	1,567	+ 1,224
Liver Disease	12	2,634	10	3,259	- 625
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,581	46	200	+ 2,382
Road Traffic Accidents	14	2,361	4	6,221	- 3,860
Bladder Cancer	15	2,310	33	388	+ 1,922
Prostate Cancer	16	2,176	40	271	+ 1,906
Breast Cancer	17	1,607	27	600	+ 1,007
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,573	60	38	+ 1,536
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,460	14	2,267	- 806
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,380	44	234	+ 1,146
Asthma	21	1,349	26	705	+ 644
Leukemia	22	920	56	82	+ 838
Falls	23	875	28	562	+ 314
Suicide	24	875	23	1,007	- 132
Low Birth Weight	25	745	8	4,339	- 3,594
Other Injuries	26	739	22	1,266	- 527
Violence	27	718	32	406	+ 312
Congenital Anomalies	28	718	13	2,509	- 1,792
Endocrine Disorders	29	636	42	257	+ 379
Oral Cancer	30	627	43	251	+ 376
Lymphomas	31	482	24	839	- 357
Skin Cancers	32	446	36	331	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	398	39	280	+ 119
Oesophagus Cancer	34	361	16	1,842	- 1,481
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	352	49	154	+ 198
Cervical Cancer	36	335	12	2,876	- 2,541
Epilepsy	37	309	41	260	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	38	294	62	23	+ 271
Ovary Cancer	39	276	48	158	+ 119
Multiple Sclerosis	40	271	66	9	+ 263
Birth Trauma	41	226	9	3,563	- 3,336
HIV/AIDS	42	179	1	12,839	- 12,659
Drownings	43	178	30	458	- 280
Drug Use	44	176	59	48	+ 129
Fires	45	138	34	380	- 242
Encephalitis	46	137	58	48	+ 89
Other Neoplasms	47	136	63	17	+ 119
Alcohol	48	129	52	114	+ 15
Meningitis	49	96	18	1,792	- 1,696
Upper Respiratory	50	85	57	60	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	78	61	29	+ 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	65	6	5,782	- 5,717
Poisonings	53	63	37	325	- 262
Tuberculosis	54	59	11	2,992	- 2,933
Skin Disease	55	42	53	101	- 60
Appendicitis	56	37	54	94	- 57
Tetanus	57	19	47	178	- 158
Malnutrition	58	18	20	1,499	- 1,481
Maternal Conditions	59	14	15	1,854	- 1,840
Pertussis	60	10	31	436	- 426
Leishmaniasis	61	6	74	0	+ 6
Syphilis	62	6	29	480	- 474
Hepatitis B	63	3	55	88	- 84
War	64	2	71	2	- 0
Measles	65	1	67	6	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	15	- 14
Chlamydia	67	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	0	68	5	- 5
Diphtheria	69	0	72	2	- 2
Malaria	70	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	76	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Albania

Malawi

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.