MALAWI VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,051	7	4,929	+ 5,121
Violence	2	7,630	32	406	+ 7,224
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,359	14	2,267	+ 5,092
Stroke	4	6,639	5	5,939	+ 700
HIV/AIDS	5	6,237	1	12,839	- 6,602
Kidney Disease	6	5,357	19	1,567	+ 3,790
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,052	2	7,739	- 2,687
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,609	4	6,221	- 1,613
Liver Disease	9	3,016	10	3,259	- 243
Prostate Cancer	10	2,478	40	271	+ 2,207
Lung Disease	11	2,404	21	1,340	+ 1,063
Hypertension	12	2,395	17	1,797	+ 599
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	2,343	25	782	+ 1,561
Other Injuries	14	1,860	22	1,266	+ 593
Lung Cancers	15	1,596	51	131	+ 1,465
Suicide	16	1,444	23	1,007	+ 437
Cervical Cancer	17	1,439	12	2,876	- 1,437
Drownings	18	1,247	30	458	+ 789
Liver Cancer	19	1,246	38	317	+ 929
Stomach Cancer	20	1,213	45	206	+ 1,007
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,206	13	2,509	- 1,303
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,178	42	257	+ 922
Breast Cancer	23	1,133	27	600	+ 533
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,047	44	234	+ 813
Low Birth Weight	25	1,033	8	4,339	- 3,306
Inflammatory/Heart	26	944	35	370	+ 573
Falls	27	673	28	562	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	28	575	46	200	+ 376
Malnutrition	29	513	20	1,499	- 986
Alcohol	30	508	52	114	+ 394
Pancreas Cancer	31	489	60	38	+ 451
Birth Trauma	32	483	9	3,563	- 3,080
Tuberculosis	33	460	11	2,992	- 2,532
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	453	6	5,782	- 5,329
Asthma	35	402	26	705	- 303
Epilepsy	36	401	41	260	+ 141
Skin Disease	37	287	53	101	+ 185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	271	39	280	- 9
Leukemia	39	209	56	82	+ 127
Fires	40	190	34	380	- 189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	178	49	154	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	42	121	15	1,854	- 1,733
Oesophagus Cancer	43	115	16	1,842	- 1,727
Appendicitis	44	76	54	94	- 18
Poisonings	45	75	37	325	- 250
Meningitis	46	73	18	1,792	- 1,719
Drug Use	47	73	59	48	+ 25
Encephalitis	48	72	58	48	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	58	61	29	+ 29
Lymphomas	50	58	24	839	- 781
Uterin Cancer	51	57	62	23	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	52	50	48	158	- 108
Other Neoplasms	53	49	63	17	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	54	22	66	9	+ 14
Dengue	55	11	65	9	+ 2
Hepatitis B	56	10	55	88	- 78
Chagas disease	57	10	75	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	58	7	57	60	- 53
Tetanus	59	6	47	178	- 172
War	60	6	71	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	61	2	64	15	- 12
Syphilis	62	2	29	480	- 478
Pertussis	63	2	31	436	- 434
Ascariasis	64	1	69	4	- 3
Chlamydia	65	1	70	3	- 1
Skin Cancers	66	0	36	331	- 331
Oral Cancer	67	0	43	251	- 251
Diphtheria	68	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	143	- 143
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	33	388	- 388
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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

Belize

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.