MALAWI VS CHILE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHILE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,459	7	4,929	+ 7,530
Stroke	2	11,347	5	5,939	+ 5,408
Kidney Disease	3	4,740	19	1,567	+ 3,172
Lung Disease	4	4,737	21	1,340	+ 3,396
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,664	25	782	+ 3,882
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,571	2	7,739	- 3,168
Hypertension	7	4,450	17	1,797	+ 2,654
Stomach Cancer	8	4,233	45	206	+ 4,027
Lung Cancers	9	4,026	51	131	+ 3,895
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,704	14	2,267	+ 1,437
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	3,524	44	234	+ 3,290
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,296	4	6,221	- 2,926
Liver Disease	13	3,087	10	3,259	- 172
Prostate Cancer	14	2,839	40	271	+ 2,569
Suicide	15	1,983	23	1,007	+ 976
Breast Cancer	16	1,969	27	600	+ 1,369
Pancreas Cancer	17	1,827	60	38	+ 1,789
Lymphomas	18	1,625	24	839	+ 787
Liver Cancer	19	1,596	38	317	+ 1,280
Other Neoplasms	20	1,583	63	17	+ 1,567
Other Injuries	21	1,528	22	1,266	+ 262
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,500	42	257	+ 1,243
Falls	23	1,054	28	562	+ 493
Leukemia	24	1,025	56	82	+ 943
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,000	13	2,509	- 1,509
Parkinson's Disease	26	921	46	200	+ 721
Cervical Cancer	27	909	12	2,876	- 1,967
Skin Disease	28	890	53	101	+ 789
Violence	29	867	32	406	+ 461
Oesophagus Cancer	30	842	16	1,842	- 1,000
Inflammatory/Heart	31	827	35	370	+ 456
Bladder Cancer	32	748	33	388	+ 360
HIV/AIDS	33	629	1	12,839	- 12,210
Skin Cancers	34	613	36	331	+ 282
Ovary Cancer	35	600	48	158	+ 442
Low Birth Weight	36	510	8	4,339	- 3,829
Malnutrition	37	490	20	1,499	- 1,010
Tuberculosis	38	478	11	2,992	- 2,514
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	390	6	5,782	- 5,392
Oral Cancer	40	358	43	251	+ 107
Fires	41	345	34	380	- 35
Asthma	42	344	26	705	- 361
Epilepsy	43	343	41	260	+ 83
Drownings	44	330	30	458	- 128
Uterin Cancer	45	320	62	23	+ 298
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	260	39	280	- 19
Alcohol	47	241	52	114	+ 128
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	218	61	29	+ 189
Anemia	49	209	81	0	+ 209
Drug Use	50	173	59	48	+ 126
Osteoarthritis	51	153	84	0	+ 153
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	122	49	154	- 33
Meningitis	53	111	18	1,792	- 1,681
Birth Trauma	54	102	9	3,563	- 3,461
Chagas disease	55	92	75	0	+ 92
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	85	85	0	+ 85
Poisonings	57	80	37	325	- 245
Schizophrenia	58	44	80	0	+ 44
Appendicitis	59	43	54	94	- 51
Hepatitis B	60	35	55	88	- 53
Hepatitis C	61	31	64	15	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	62	31	66	9	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	63	28	15	1,854	- 1,826
War	64	16	71	2	+ 13
Oral conditions	65	6	86	0	+ 6
Syphilis	66	6	29	480	- 474
Upper Respiratory	67	5	57	60	- 54
Pertussis	68	3	31	436	- 433
Tetanus	69	2	47	178	- 176
Encephalitis	70	2	58	48	- 46
Otitis Media	71	2	68	5	- 4
Ascariasis	72	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	73	0	65	9	- 9
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	67	6	- 6
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	50	143	- 143
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Chile

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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.