MALAWI VS BOSNIA/HERZEG.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOSNIA/HERZEG.		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,713	7	4,929	+ 47,784
Stroke	2	45,096	5	5,939	+ 39,157
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,782	14	2,267	+ 11,515
Lung Cancers	4	11,895	51	131	+ 11,765
Lung Disease	5	6,662	21	1,340	+ 5,321
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,551	25	782	+ 5,769
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,719	44	234	+ 5,485
Inflammatory/Heart	8	5,007	35	370	+ 4,637
Kidney Disease	9	3,947	19	1,567	+ 2,380
Liver Disease	10	3,515	10	3,259	+ 256
Hypertension	11	3,127	17	1,797	+ 1,331
Stomach Cancer	12	3,050	45	206	+ 2,844
Breast Cancer	13	3,024	27	600	+ 2,424
Liver Cancer	14	2,748	38	317	+ 2,431
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,654	60	38	+ 2,616
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,555	4	6,221	- 3,666
Influenza and Pneumonia	17	2,521	2	7,739	- 5,217
Prostate Cancer	18	2,365	40	271	+ 2,095
Suicide	19	2,067	23	1,007	+ 1,060
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,953	46	200	+ 1,753
Falls	21	1,529	28	562	+ 967
Bladder Cancer	22	1,331	33	388	+ 943
Leukemia	23	1,066	56	82	+ 984
Lymphomas	24	1,056	24	839	+ 217
Ovary Cancer	25	1,045	48	158	+ 887
Other Injuries	26	898	22	1,266	- 368
Oral Cancer	27	835	43	251	+ 584
Skin Cancers	28	764	36	331	+ 433
Cervical Cancer	29	757	12	2,876	- 2,119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	694	39	280	+ 414
Oesophagus Cancer	31	630	16	1,842	- 1,211
Tuberculosis	32	534	11	2,992	- 2,458
Uterin Cancer	33	527	62	23	+ 504
Alcohol	34	516	52	114	+ 402
Congenital Anomalies	35	393	13	2,509	- 2,116
Epilepsy	36	344	41	260	+ 85
Asthma	37	341	26	705	- 364
Fires	38	312	34	380	- 68
Endocrine Disorders	39	306	42	257	+ 50
Violence	40	280	32	406	- 127
Low Birth Weight	41	276	8	4,339	- 4,063
Drownings	42	274	30	458	- 184
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	208	49	154	+ 54
Drug Use	44	145	59	48	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	45	130	63	17	+ 114
Multiple Sclerosis	46	125	66	9	+ 116
Skin Disease	47	119	53	101	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	111	61	29	+ 82
Birth Trauma	49	80	9	3,563	- 3,483
Poisonings	50	77	37	325	- 248
Encephalitis	51	73	58	48	+ 25
Appendicitis	52	61	54	94	- 32
Meningitis	53	55	18	1,792	- 1,737
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	47	6	5,782	- 5,735
Measles	55	28	67	6	+ 22
Hepatitis B	56	16	55	88	- 72
Malnutrition	57	14	20	1,499	- 1,485
Maternal Conditions	58	14	15	1,854	- 1,840
Pertussis	59	14	31	436	- 422
Tetanus	60	6	47	178	- 172
Syphilis	61	4	29	480	- 476
War	62	2	71	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	57	60	- 58
Leishmaniasis	64	1	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	64	15	- 14
Chlamydia	66	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	67	0	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	70	0	1	12,839	- 12,839
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	74	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.