MALAWI VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	121,824	7	4,929	+ 116,895
Stroke	2	37,549	5	5,939	+ 31,610
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	8,086	25	782	+ 7,304
Lung Cancers	4	6,756	51	131	+ 6,626
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,611	44	234	+ 6,377
Alcohol	6	6,324	52	114	+ 6,210
Lung Disease	7	5,057	21	1,340	+ 3,717
Liver Disease	8	4,759	10	3,259	+ 1,500
Suicide	9	4,590	23	1,007	+ 3,583
Stomach Cancer	10	3,871	45	206	+ 3,665
Inflammatory/Heart	11	3,116	35	370	+ 2,746
Breast Cancer	12	2,818	27	600	+ 2,218
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,681	60	38	+ 2,643
Other Injuries	14	2,517	22	1,266	+ 1,251
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,489	2	7,739	- 5,250
Falls	16	2,180	28	562	+ 1,618
Prostate Cancer	17	2,143	40	271	+ 1,873
Oral Cancer	18	2,063	43	251	+ 1,812
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,654	4	6,221	- 4,568
Lymphomas	20	1,538	24	839	+ 700
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,423	46	200	+ 1,224
Fires	22	1,421	34	380	+ 1,041
Leukemia	23	1,269	56	82	+ 1,187
Drownings	24	1,244	30	458	+ 787
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,129	16	1,842	- 713
Kidney Disease	26	1,099	19	1,567	- 468
Ovary Cancer	27	982	48	158	+ 824
Uterin Cancer	28	895	62	23	+ 872
Drug Use	29	891	59	48	+ 843
Diabetes Mellitus	30	853	14	2,267	- 1,413
Hypertension	31	841	17	1,797	- 955
Liver Cancer	32	832	38	317	+ 515
Poisonings	33	713	37	325	+ 388
Cervical Cancer	34	695	12	2,876	- 2,182
Bladder Cancer	35	677	33	388	+ 289
Skin Cancers	36	622	36	331	+ 292
Tuberculosis	37	615	11	2,992	- 2,377
Violence	38	584	32	406	+ 178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	548	49	154	+ 394
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	539	39	280	+ 259
Congenital Anomalies	41	463	13	2,509	- 2,046
HIV/AIDS	42	383	1	12,839	- 12,456
Endocrine Disorders	43	323	42	257	+ 66
Asthma	44	279	26	705	- 426
Epilepsy	45	265	41	260	+ 6
Encephalitis	46	213	58	48	+ 165
Low Birth Weight	47	147	8	4,339	- 4,192
Other Neoplasms	48	120	63	17	+ 103
Multiple Sclerosis	49	96	66	9	+ 88
Meningitis	50	83	18	1,792	- 1,709
Skin Disease	51	70	53	101	- 31
Birth Trauma	52	57	9	3,563	- 3,506
Malnutrition	53	50	20	1,499	- 1,449
Appendicitis	54	46	54	94	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	35	61	29	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	31	55	88	- 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	29	6	5,782	- 5,753
Upper Respiratory	58	11	57	60	- 48
War	59	8	71	2	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	60	5	15	1,854	- 1,849
Chlamydia	61	3	70	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	2	64	15	- 13
Syphilis	63	1	29	480	- 479
Tetanus	64	0	47	178	- 177
Pertussis	65	0	31	436	- 436
Otitis Media	66	0	68	5	- 5
Diphtheria	67	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	68	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	71	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Belarus

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.