MALAWI VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,172	7	4,929	+ 13,243
Stroke	2	15,463	5	5,939	+ 9,524
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,697	14	2,267	+ 9,430
Hypertension	4	5,547	17	1,797	+ 3,750
Prostate Cancer	5	5,484	40	271	+ 5,214
Breast Cancer	6	5,473	27	600	+ 4,873
Kidney Disease	7	5,330	19	1,567	+ 3,763
Endocrine Disorders	8	5,095	42	257	+ 4,839
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,958	2	7,739	- 2,780
Other Injuries	10	4,275	22	1,266	+ 3,009
Lung Disease	11	3,588	21	1,340	+ 2,248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,294	44	234	+ 3,060
Skin Disease	13	1,885	53	101	+ 1,783
Cervical Cancer	14	1,864	12	2,876	- 1,012
Stomach Cancer	15	1,511	45	206	+ 1,305
Lung Cancers	16	1,410	51	131	+ 1,279
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,404	25	782	+ 622
HIV/AIDS	18	1,293	1	12,839	- 11,546
Lymphomas	19	1,280	24	839	+ 441
Uterin Cancer	20	1,222	62	23	+ 1,199
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,193	35	370	+ 823
Anemia	22	1,096	81	0	+ 1,096
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,075	60	38	+ 1,037
Leukemia	24	1,021	56	82	+ 939
Liver Cancer	25	960	38	317	+ 643
Congenital Anomalies	26	903	13	2,509	- 1,607
Epilepsy	27	749	41	260	+ 489
Liver Disease	28	743	10	3,259	- 2,516
Alcohol	29	729	52	114	+ 616
Ovary Cancer	30	705	48	158	+ 548
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	685	85	0	+ 685
Other Neoplasms	32	633	63	17	+ 617
Oral Cancer	33	540	43	251	+ 289
Violence	34	498	32	406	+ 91
Drownings	35	497	30	458	+ 39
Asthma	36	407	26	705	- 298
Low Birth Weight	37	357	8	4,339	- 3,982
Malnutrition	38	282	20	1,499	- 1,218
Appendicitis	39	273	54	94	+ 179
Drug Use	40	263	59	48	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	41	236	33	388	- 152
Parkinson's Disease	42	214	46	200	+ 15
Skin Cancers	43	214	36	331	- 117
Birth Trauma	44	204	9	3,563	- 3,359
Schizophrenia	45	196	80	0	+ 196
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	176	6	5,782	- 5,606
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	174	39	280	- 106
Poisonings	48	152	37	325	- 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	126	49	154	- 28
Tuberculosis	50	115	11	2,992	- 2,877
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	94	61	29	+ 66
Maternal Conditions	52	92	15	1,854	- 1,762
Meningitis	53	87	18	1,792	- 1,705
Suicide	54	81	23	1,007	- 926
Otitis Media	55	62	68	5	+ 56
Multiple Sclerosis	56	57	66	9	+ 48
Fires	57	36	34	380	- 343
Oesophagus Cancer	58	24	16	1,842	- 1,818
War	59	4	71	2	+ 2
Syphilis	60	0	29	480	- 480
Chlamydia	61	0	70	3	- 3
Diphtheria	62	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	63	0	47	178	- 178
Pertussis	64	0	31	436	- 436
Measles	65	0	67	6	- 6
Ascariasis	66	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	67	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	68	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	57	60	- 60
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	58	48	- 48
Hepatitis B	74	0	55	88	- 88
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	15	- 15
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	50	143	- 143
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	4	6,221	- 6,221
Falls	82	0	28	562	- 562
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Antigua/Bar.

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.