MALAWI VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	31,402	5	5,939	+ 25,463
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,227	7	4,929	+ 22,298
Lung Disease	3	14,887	21	1,340	+ 13,546
Lung Cancers	4	10,978	51	131	+ 10,848
Stomach Cancer	5	6,124	45	206	+ 5,918
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,679	25	782	+ 3,897
Hypertension	7	4,629	17	1,797	+ 2,832
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,846	4	6,221	- 2,375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,818	44	234	+ 3,583
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,733	16	1,842	+ 1,891
Kidney Disease	11	2,956	19	1,567	+ 1,388
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,818	2	7,739	- 4,921
Liver Cancer	13	2,781	38	317	+ 2,464
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,485	14	2,267	+ 218
Liver Disease	15	2,238	10	3,259	- 1,021
Falls	16	2,134	28	562	+ 1,573
Suicide	17	1,788	23	1,007	+ 781
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,714	60	38	+ 1,676
Breast Cancer	19	1,426	27	600	+ 825
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,087	46	200	+ 887
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,004	49	154	+ 850
Leukemia	22	894	56	82	+ 812
Lymphomas	23	889	24	839	+ 50
Oral Cancer	24	841	43	251	+ 590
Other Injuries	25	831	22	1,266	- 435
Drownings	26	812	30	458	+ 354
Cervical Cancer	27	794	12	2,876	- 2,082
Prostate Cancer	28	785	40	271	+ 514
Bladder Cancer	29	582	33	388	+ 194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	580	39	280	+ 300
Congenital Anomalies	31	563	13	2,509	- 1,947
Tuberculosis	32	535	11	2,992	- 2,457
Inflammatory/Heart	33	460	35	370	+ 90
HIV/AIDS	34	442	1	12,839	- 12,397
Ovary Cancer	35	432	48	158	+ 274
Poisonings	36	396	37	325	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	37	394	42	257	+ 137
Drug Use	38	372	59	48	+ 325
Asthma	39	356	26	705	- 349
Low Birth Weight	40	332	8	4,339	- 4,006
Skin Cancers	41	302	36	331	- 28
Alcohol	42	293	52	114	+ 179
Birth Trauma	43	271	9	3,563	- 3,292
Malnutrition	44	200	20	1,499	- 1,300
Uterin Cancer	45	181	62	23	+ 158
Epilepsy	46	175	41	260	- 85
Violence	47	171	32	406	- 236
Fires	48	161	34	380	- 218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	155	61	29	+ 127
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	134	6	5,782	- 5,648
Meningitis	51	88	18	1,792	- 1,705
Skin Disease	52	80	53	101	- 21
Other Neoplasms	53	67	63	17	+ 51
Maternal Conditions	54	55	15	1,854	- 1,799
Encephalitis	55	43	58	48	- 5
Hepatitis B	56	42	55	88	- 46
Upper Respiratory	57	41	57	60	- 19
Syphilis	58	28	29	480	- 452
Multiple Sclerosis	59	27	66	9	+ 18
Appendicitis	60	23	54	94	- 71
War	61	14	71	2	+ 11
Measles	62	9	67	6	+ 2
Tetanus	63	8	47	178	- 170
Pertussis	64	7	31	436	- 429
Schistosomiasis	65	6	50	143	- 137
Hepatitis C	66	1	64	15	- 13
Chlamydia	67	1	70	3	- 2
Ascariasis	68	1	69	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	70	0	65	9	- 9
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	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.