MALAWI VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,519	7	4,929	+ 12,590
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,674	25	782	+ 11,891
Stroke	3	8,399	5	5,939	+ 2,460
Lung Cancers	4	7,129	51	131	+ 6,998
Lung Disease	5	6,900	21	1,340	+ 5,560
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,048	44	234	+ 4,813
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,635	14	2,267	+ 1,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,615	2	7,739	- 4,124
Prostate Cancer	9	3,062	40	271	+ 2,791
Breast Cancer	10	2,769	27	600	+ 2,169
Suicide	11	2,561	23	1,007	+ 1,554
Kidney Disease	12	2,552	19	1,567	+ 985
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,535	60	38	+ 2,497
Falls	14	2,533	28	562	+ 1,971
Lymphomas	15	2,470	24	839	+ 1,632
Endocrine Disorders	16	1,893	42	257	+ 1,636
Skin Cancers	17	1,885	36	331	+ 1,554
Leukemia	18	1,729	56	82	+ 1,647
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,655	46	200	+ 1,456
Liver Cancer	20	1,655	38	317	+ 1,339
Drug Use	21	1,449	59	48	+ 1,402
Other Injuries	22	1,335	22	1,266	+ 69
Hypertension	23	1,326	17	1,797	- 470
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,277	35	370	+ 907
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,214	16	1,842	- 627
Liver Disease	26	1,156	10	3,259	- 2,103
Stomach Cancer	27	1,047	45	206	+ 841
Other Neoplasms	28	1,018	63	17	+ 1,001
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,012	4	6,221	- 5,209
Bladder Cancer	30	965	33	388	+ 577
Ovary Cancer	31	815	48	158	+ 657
Oral Cancer	32	790	43	251	+ 539
Congenital Anomalies	33	578	13	2,509	- 1,931
Skin Disease	34	483	53	101	+ 382
Uterin Cancer	35	426	62	23	+ 403
Asthma	36	370	26	705	- 335
Alcohol	37	309	52	114	+ 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	308	49	154	+ 154
Cervical Cancer	39	278	12	2,876	- 2,599
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	240	6	5,782	- 5,542
Epilepsy	41	231	41	260	- 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	224	39	280	- 55
Low Birth Weight	43	202	8	4,339	- 4,137
Violence	44	198	32	406	- 208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	186	61	29	+ 157
Multiple Sclerosis	46	153	66	9	+ 144
Drownings	47	144	30	458	- 314
Hepatitis C	48	141	64	15	+ 126
Anemia	49	128	81	0	+ 128
Birth Trauma	50	114	9	3,563	- 3,449
Malnutrition	51	95	20	1,499	- 1,404
Osteoarthritis	52	93	84	0	+ 93
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	58	85	0	+ 58
Schizophrenia	54	52	80	0	+ 52
Fires	55	44	34	380	- 335
Tuberculosis	56	43	11	2,992	- 2,949
HIV/AIDS	57	41	1	12,839	- 12,798
Hepatitis B	58	33	55	88	- 54
Oral conditions	59	32	86	0	+ 32
Meningitis	60	30	18	1,792	- 1,762
Poisonings	61	28	37	325	- 297
Appendicitis	62	21	54	94	- 72
Maternal Conditions	63	17	15	1,854	- 1,838
Upper Respiratory	64	14	57	60	- 46
War	65	6	71	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	5	68	5	- 1
Syphilis	67	2	29	480	- 478
Encephalitis	68	2	58	48	- 46
Pertussis	69	1	31	436	- 435
Tetanus	70	1	47	178	- 177
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	67	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Australia

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.