MALAWI VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,901	7	4,929	+ 13,972
Violence	2	8,456	32	406	+ 8,050
Stroke	3	7,273	5	5,939	+ 1,334
Lung Disease	4	6,991	21	1,340	+ 5,650
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,728	2	7,739	- 3,010
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,408	4	6,221	- 2,814
Kidney Disease	7	2,999	19	1,567	+ 1,432
Hypertension	8	2,809	17	1,797	+ 1,012
Stomach Cancer	9	2,682	45	206	+ 2,476
Lung Cancers	10	2,304	51	131	+ 2,174
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,207	14	2,267	- 60
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	1,918	44	234	+ 1,684
Breast Cancer	13	1,610	27	600	+ 1,010
Prostate Cancer	14	1,573	40	271	+ 1,302
Other Neoplasms	15	1,406	63	17	+ 1,390
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,300	13	2,509	- 1,209
HIV/AIDS	17	1,178	1	12,839	- 11,661
Lymphomas	18	1,142	24	839	+ 304
Liver Disease	19	1,065	10	3,259	- 2,194
Cervical Cancer	20	995	12	2,876	- 1,882
Leukemia	21	969	56	82	+ 887
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	947	25	782	+ 165
Low Birth Weight	23	920	8	4,339	- 3,419
Liver Cancer	24	906	38	317	+ 590
Pancreas Cancer	25	888	60	38	+ 850
Suicide	26	862	23	1,007	- 145
Malnutrition	27	824	20	1,499	- 675
Other Injuries	28	699	22	1,266	- 567
Falls	29	666	28	562	+ 104
Endocrine Disorders	30	600	42	257	+ 344
Inflammatory/Heart	31	583	35	370	+ 213
Tuberculosis	32	558	11	2,992	- 2,434
Ovary Cancer	33	493	48	158	+ 335
Skin Disease	34	484	53	101	+ 382
Skin Cancers	35	451	36	331	+ 121
Oesophagus Cancer	36	367	16	1,842	- 1,475
Oral Cancer	37	354	43	251	+ 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	328	6	5,782	- 5,454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	307	39	280	+ 27
Drownings	40	302	30	458	- 155
Birth Trauma	41	285	9	3,563	- 3,278
Bladder Cancer	42	267	33	388	- 121
Epilepsy	43	262	41	260	+ 2
Drug Use	44	216	59	48	+ 168
Uterin Cancer	45	186	62	23	+ 163
Maternal Conditions	46	173	15	1,854	- 1,681
Parkinson's Disease	47	168	46	200	- 32
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	146	85	0	+ 146
War	49	114	71	2	+ 112
Meningitis	50	107	18	1,792	- 1,685
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	106	61	29	+ 78
Appendicitis	52	93	54	94	- 0
Chagas disease	53	89	75	0	+ 89
Asthma	54	84	26	705	- 621
Dengue	55	58	65	9	+ 49
Fires	56	56	34	380	- 324
Anemia	57	44	81	0	+ 44
Osteoarthritis	58	29	84	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	59	28	64	15	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	60	27	66	9	+ 19
Poisonings	61	27	37	325	- 298
Hepatitis B	62	22	55	88	- 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	17	49	154	- 138
Encephalitis	64	17	58	48	- 31
Syphilis	65	13	29	480	- 467
Upper Respiratory	66	12	57	60	- 48
Malaria	67	11	3	6,308	- 6,297
Alcohol	68	10	52	114	- 104
Pertussis	69	8	31	436	- 428
Schizophrenia	70	8	80	0	+ 8
Tetanus	71	6	47	178	- 171
Leprosy	72	4	76	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	73	3	68	5	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	3	74	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	75	3	86	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	76	2	69	4	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Measles	78	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	72	2	- 2
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Colombia

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.