MALAWI VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,475	7	4,929	+ 17,546
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,373	25	782	+ 16,591
Lung Cancers	3	11,745	51	131	+ 11,615
Lung Disease	4	7,973	21	1,340	+ 6,632
Stroke	5	7,943	5	5,939	+ 2,004
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,414	44	234	+ 5,180
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,169	2	7,739	- 3,570
Breast Cancer	8	3,315	27	600	+ 2,715
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,208	14	2,267	+ 941
Lymphomas	10	2,887	24	839	+ 2,048
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,837	60	38	+ 2,799
Falls	12	2,709	28	562	+ 2,147
Prostate Cancer	13	2,643	40	271	+ 2,372
Kidney Disease	14	2,568	19	1,567	+ 1,001
Suicide	15	2,478	23	1,007	+ 1,471
Drug Use	16	2,068	59	48	+ 2,020
Liver Disease	17	2,033	10	3,259	- 1,226
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,884	46	200	+ 1,684
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,813	42	257	+ 1,557
Liver Cancer	20	1,746	38	317	+ 1,430
Leukemia	21	1,738	56	82	+ 1,656
Hypertension	22	1,438	17	1,797	- 359
Bladder Cancer	23	1,414	33	388	+ 1,026
Other Injuries	24	1,342	22	1,266	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,251	16	1,842	- 591
Stomach Cancer	26	1,221	45	206	+ 1,016
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,156	35	370	+ 785
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,121	4	6,221	- 5,101
Ovary Cancer	29	1,067	48	158	+ 909
Skin Cancers	30	985	36	331	+ 654
Other Neoplasms	31	942	63	17	+ 925
Oral Cancer	32	893	43	251	+ 642
Alcohol	33	836	52	114	+ 723
Uterin Cancer	34	664	62	23	+ 641
Congenital Anomalies	35	606	13	2,509	- 1,903
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	471	6	5,782	- 5,310
Multiple Sclerosis	37	388	66	9	+ 380
Skin Disease	38	381	53	101	+ 280
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	357	49	154	+ 202
Violence	40	339	32	406	- 67
Cervical Cancer	41	324	12	2,876	- 2,552
Low Birth Weight	42	310	8	4,339	- 4,028
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	248	39	280	- 32
Epilepsy	44	215	41	260	- 44
Hepatitis C	45	204	64	15	+ 189
Anemia	46	192	81	0	+ 192
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	181	61	29	+ 152
Drownings	48	159	30	458	- 299
Asthma	49	147	26	705	- 558
Birth Trauma	50	108	9	3,563	- 3,455
Malnutrition	51	108	20	1,499	- 1,391
Fires	52	108	34	380	- 272
HIV/AIDS	53	91	1	12,839	- 12,747
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	80	85	0	+ 80
Osteoarthritis	55	78	84	0	+ 78
Poisonings	56	68	37	325	- 257
Schizophrenia	57	66	80	0	+ 66
Tuberculosis	58	55	11	2,992	- 2,938
Meningitis	59	38	18	1,792	- 1,754
Hepatitis B	60	37	55	88	- 51
Oral conditions	61	28	86	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	62	28	54	94	- 66
Upper Respiratory	63	26	57	60	- 33
Maternal Conditions	64	25	15	1,854	- 1,829
War	65	12	71	2	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	4	68	5	- 1
Syphilis	67	3	29	480	- 477
Encephalitis	68	2	58	48	- 46
Pertussis	69	0	31	436	- 436
Chagas disease	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	47	178	- 177
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	74	0	67	6	- 6
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
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	83	0	70	3	- 3
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.