MALAWI VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,765	7	4,929	+ 22,836
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,109	25	782	+ 16,327
Stroke	3	13,459	5	5,939	+ 7,520
Lung Cancers	4	12,314	51	131	+ 12,183
Lung Disease	5	11,698	21	1,340	+ 10,357
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,316	2	7,739	+ 2,577
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,048	44	234	+ 5,814
Kidney Disease	8	5,363	19	1,567	+ 3,796
Breast Cancer	9	4,700	27	600	+ 4,100
Suicide	10	3,836	23	1,007	+ 2,829
Other Injuries	11	3,645	22	1,266	+ 2,379
Other Neoplasms	12	3,321	63	17	+ 3,304
Prostate Cancer	13	3,315	40	271	+ 3,044
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,288	60	38	+ 3,250
Falls	15	3,190	28	562	+ 2,628
Lymphomas	16	2,820	24	839	+ 1,982
Liver Disease	17	2,603	10	3,259	- 656
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,601	42	257	+ 2,345
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,503	46	200	+ 2,303
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,306	14	2,267	+ 40
Leukemia	21	2,179	56	82	+ 2,097
Bladder Cancer	22	1,960	33	388	+ 1,572
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,927	35	370	+ 1,556
Liver Cancer	24	1,773	38	317	+ 1,456
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,632	16	1,842	- 210
Stomach Cancer	26	1,568	45	206	+ 1,362
Hypertension	27	1,344	17	1,797	- 453
Oral Cancer	28	1,226	43	251	+ 975
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,210	4	6,221	- 5,011
Ovary Cancer	30	1,186	48	158	+ 1,028
Skin Cancers	31	949	36	331	+ 618
Alcohol	32	908	52	114	+ 794
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	759	6	5,782	- 5,023
Uterin Cancer	34	698	62	23	+ 675
Skin Disease	35	690	53	101	+ 588
Epilepsy	36	632	41	260	+ 372
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	532	49	154	+ 378
Malnutrition	38	528	20	1,499	- 971
Drug Use	39	522	59	48	+ 475
Congenital Anomalies	40	512	13	2,509	- 1,997
Cervical Cancer	41	441	12	2,876	- 2,435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	386	39	280	+ 107
Anemia	43	361	81	0	+ 361
Violence	44	272	32	406	- 135
Multiple Sclerosis	45	267	66	9	+ 258
Asthma	46	232	26	705	- 473
Drownings	47	143	30	458	- 315
Fires	48	136	34	380	- 243
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	132	61	29	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	50	127	8	4,339	- 4,212
Osteoarthritis	51	106	84	0	+ 106
Hepatitis C	52	96	64	15	+ 82
Birth Trauma	53	85	9	3,563	- 3,478
Tuberculosis	54	83	11	2,992	- 2,909
Poisonings	55	75	37	325	- 250
Schizophrenia	56	72	80	0	+ 72
HIV/AIDS	57	66	1	12,839	- 12,773
Meningitis	58	52	18	1,792	- 1,740
Upper Respiratory	59	40	57	60	- 20
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	36	85	0	+ 36
Oral conditions	61	34	86	0	+ 34
Appendicitis	62	30	54	94	- 63
Hepatitis B	63	30	55	88	- 58
Maternal Conditions	64	11	15	1,854	- 1,843
Otitis Media	65	3	68	5	- 2
Encephalitis	66	2	58	48	- 46
War	67	2	71	2	- 0
Pertussis	68	2	31	436	- 434
Diphtheria	69	0	72	2	- 2
Syphilis	70	0	29	480	- 480
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	79	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	83	0	65	9	- 9
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

Belgium

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.