MALAWI VS AUSTRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,803	7	4,929	+ 37,874
Stroke	2	12,640	5	5,939	+ 6,701
Lung Cancers	3	10,233	51	131	+ 10,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	10,130	25	782	+ 9,348
Lung Disease	5	9,966	21	1,340	+ 8,626
Hypertension	6	8,739	17	1,797	+ 6,942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,640	44	234	+ 5,405
Kidney Disease	8	5,454	19	1,567	+ 3,886
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,080	14	2,267	+ 2,813
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,614	60	38	+ 4,576
Breast Cancer	11	4,506	27	600	+ 3,906
Other Injuries	12	4,126	22	1,266	+ 2,860
Influenza and Pneumonia	13	3,794	2	7,739	- 3,945
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,677	35	370	+ 3,307
Prostate Cancer	15	3,642	40	271	+ 3,372
Liver Disease	16	3,315	10	3,259	+ 56
Suicide	17	3,172	23	1,007	+ 2,165
Lymphomas	18	2,832	24	839	+ 1,993
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,675	46	200	+ 2,476
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,614	42	257	+ 2,358
Falls	21	2,383	28	562	+ 1,821
Liver Cancer	22	2,237	38	317	+ 1,920
Leukemia	23	2,132	56	82	+ 2,050
Stomach Cancer	24	1,982	45	206	+ 1,776
Other Neoplasms	25	1,976	63	17	+ 1,960
Bladder Cancer	26	1,498	33	388	+ 1,110
Oral Cancer	27	1,490	43	251	+ 1,239
Skin Cancers	28	1,419	36	331	+ 1,088
Alcohol	29	1,306	52	114	+ 1,192
Ovary Cancer	30	1,246	48	158	+ 1,089
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,057	4	6,221	- 5,164
Oesophagus Cancer	32	986	16	1,842	- 856
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	919	49	154	+ 765
Congenital Anomalies	34	793	13	2,509	- 1,716
Uterin Cancer	35	668	62	23	+ 646
Epilepsy	36	539	41	260	+ 279
Cervical Cancer	37	498	12	2,876	- 2,378
Multiple Sclerosis	38	412	66	9	+ 403
Drug Use	39	392	59	48	+ 344
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	369	6	5,782	- 5,413
Hepatitis C	41	357	64	15	+ 343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	344	39	280	+ 64
Skin Disease	43	241	53	101	+ 140
Anemia	44	240	81	0	+ 240
Asthma	45	196	26	705	- 509
Malnutrition	46	172	20	1,499	- 1,328
Violence	47	113	32	406	- 293
Drownings	48	102	30	458	- 355
HIV/AIDS	49	99	1	12,839	- 12,739
Tuberculosis	50	99	11	2,992	- 2,893
Low Birth Weight	51	97	8	4,339	- 4,242
Fires	52	87	34	380	- 293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	85	61	29	+ 56
Birth Trauma	54	82	9	3,563	- 3,481
Upper Respiratory	55	63	57	60	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	54	85	0	+ 54
Osteoarthritis	57	53	84	0	+ 53
Meningitis	58	53	18	1,792	- 1,739
Appendicitis	59	37	54	94	- 57
Poisonings	60	35	37	325	- 289
Oral conditions	61	20	86	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	62	20	55	88	- 68
Schizophrenia	63	10	80	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	64	10	15	1,854	- 1,844
Otitis Media	65	3	68	5	- 3
Syphilis	66	2	29	480	- 478
War	67	2	71	2	- 0
Encephalitis	68	2	58	48	- 46
Leishmaniasis	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	70	0	31	436	- 436
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	73	0	67	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	75	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

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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.