MALAWI VS BARBADOS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BARBADOS		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,512	5	5,939	+ 21,573
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,597	7	4,929	+ 20,668
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,603	14	2,267	+ 16,336
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,828	2	7,739	+ 8,090
Prostate Cancer	5	11,809	40	271	+ 11,539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,229	44	234	+ 7,995
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,163	25	782	+ 7,381
Breast Cancer	8	6,803	27	600	+ 6,202
Endocrine Disorders	9	6,678	42	257	+ 6,422
Kidney Disease	10	6,603	19	1,567	+ 5,036
Other Injuries	11	5,618	22	1,266	+ 4,352
Lung Disease	12	5,283	21	1,340	+ 3,942
Hypertension	13	5,150	17	1,797	+ 3,354
Skin Disease	14	4,466	53	101	+ 4,365
Lymphomas	15	3,632	24	839	+ 2,794
Lung Cancers	16	3,053	51	131	+ 2,923
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,791	35	370	+ 2,420
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,772	60	38	+ 2,734
Violence	19	2,314	32	406	+ 1,908
Leukemia	20	2,081	56	82	+ 1,999
HIV/AIDS	21	2,014	1	12,839	- 10,825
Stomach Cancer	22	1,982	45	206	+ 1,776
Cervical Cancer	23	1,971	12	2,876	- 905
Other Neoplasms	24	1,848	63	17	+ 1,831
Road Traffic Accidents	25	1,679	4	6,221	- 4,542
Liver Disease	26	1,634	10	3,259	- 1,625
Uterin Cancer	27	1,516	62	23	+ 1,493
Oral Cancer	28	1,278	43	251	+ 1,027
Congenital Anomalies	29	1,278	13	2,509	- 1,232
Prostatic Hypertrophy	30	1,239	85	0	+ 1,239
Parkinson's Disease	31	1,172	46	200	+ 972
Ovary Cancer	32	1,111	48	158	+ 953
Liver Cancer	33	1,030	38	317	+ 713
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,015	39	280	+ 735
Asthma	35	929	26	705	+ 224
Oesophagus Cancer	36	824	16	1,842	- 1,018
Anemia	37	797	81	0	+ 797
Epilepsy	38	673	41	260	+ 413
Bladder Cancer	39	671	33	388	+ 283
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	489	6	5,782	- 5,293
Falls	41	473	28	562	- 89
Low Birth Weight	42	378	8	4,339	- 3,961
Birth Trauma	43	372	9	3,563	- 3,191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	333	61	29	+ 304
Meningitis	45	309	18	1,792	- 1,483
Alcohol	46	289	52	114	+ 176
Skin Cancers	47	282	36	331	- 49
Poisonings	48	147	37	325	- 177
Malnutrition	49	141	20	1,499	- 1,358
Osteoarthritis	50	140	84	0	+ 140
Suicide	51	127	23	1,007	- 880
Hepatitis B	52	116	55	88	+ 28
Drug Use	53	106	59	48	+ 59
Dengue	54	97	65	9	+ 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	84	49	154	- 70
Maternal Conditions	56	82	15	1,854	- 1,772
Drownings	57	79	30	458	- 379
Upper Respiratory	58	74	57	60	+ 15
Schizophrenia	59	74	80	0	+ 74
Tuberculosis	60	73	11	2,992	- 2,920
Multiple Sclerosis	61	54	66	9	+ 45
Fires	62	40	34	380	- 339
Oral conditions	63	40	86	0	+ 40
Syphilis	64	28	29	480	- 452
Appendicitis	65	23	54	94	- 70
War	66	2	71	2	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	31	436	- 436
Measles	68	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	69	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	70	0	47	178	- 178
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	4	- 4
Malaria	76	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Encephalitis	82	0	58	48	- 48
Hepatitis C	83	0	64	15	- 15
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.