MALAWI VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,908	7	4,929	+ 5,979
Stroke	2	6,713	5	5,939	+ 774
Kidney Disease	3	6,126	19	1,567	+ 4,559
Lung Disease	4	4,325	21	1,340	+ 2,984
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,941	14	2,267	+ 1,674
Hypertension	6	3,567	17	1,797	+ 1,771
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,454	2	7,739	- 4,285
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	3,382	25	782	+ 2,600
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,083	4	6,221	- 3,139
Stomach Cancer	10	2,730	45	206	+ 2,524
Violence	11	2,626	32	406	+ 2,219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,565	44	234	+ 2,331
Other Injuries	13	2,359	22	1,266	+ 1,093
Prostate Cancer	14	1,852	40	271	+ 1,581
Suicide	15	1,681	23	1,007	+ 674
Breast Cancer	16	1,588	27	600	+ 988
Liver Cancer	17	1,578	38	317	+ 1,262
Liver Disease	18	1,528	10	3,259	- 1,731
Lymphomas	19	1,470	24	839	+ 632
Lung Cancers	20	1,419	51	131	+ 1,289
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,303	13	2,509	- 1,206
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,213	60	38	+ 1,175
Other Neoplasms	23	1,098	63	17	+ 1,081
Leukemia	24	1,081	56	82	+ 999
HIV/AIDS	25	793	1	12,839	- 12,046
Inflammatory/Heart	26	790	35	370	+ 420
Endocrine Disorders	27	758	42	257	+ 501
Low Birth Weight	28	735	8	4,339	- 3,604
Cervical Cancer	29	657	12	2,876	- 2,219
Parkinson's Disease	30	571	46	200	+ 371
Skin Cancers	31	565	36	331	+ 234
Skin Disease	32	521	53	101	+ 420
Alcohol	33	521	52	114	+ 408
Epilepsy	34	480	41	260	+ 220
Falls	35	480	28	562	- 82
Bladder Cancer	36	412	33	388	+ 24
Drownings	37	400	30	458	- 58
Oral Cancer	38	397	43	251	+ 146
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	361	6	5,782	- 5,421
Ovary Cancer	40	332	48	158	+ 174
Uterin Cancer	41	332	62	23	+ 309
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	304	39	280	+ 24
Drug Use	43	261	59	48	+ 213
Oesophagus Cancer	44	252	16	1,842	- 1,590
Asthma	45	250	26	705	- 455
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	228	61	29	+ 199
Birth Trauma	47	199	9	3,563	- 3,364
Malnutrition	48	152	20	1,499	- 1,347
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	133	49	154	- 21
Tuberculosis	50	131	11	2,992	- 2,862
Anemia	51	103	81	0	+ 103
Appendicitis	52	89	54	94	- 5
Schizophrenia	53	85	80	0	+ 85
Meningitis	54	74	18	1,792	- 1,719
Maternal Conditions	55	70	15	1,854	- 1,784
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	54	85	0	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	57	44	66	9	+ 36
Fires	58	42	34	380	- 338
Hepatitis B	59	29	55	88	- 59
Poisonings	60	22	37	325	- 303
Osteoarthritis	61	21	84	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	62	12	57	60	- 47
Encephalitis	63	10	58	48	- 38
Hepatitis C	64	4	64	15	- 10
Syphilis	65	4	29	480	- 476
Oral conditions	66	4	86	0	+ 4
Leprosy	67	4	76	0	+ 4
War	68	2	71	2	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	31	436	- 436
Dengue	70	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	71	0	69	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	74	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	75	0	67	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Costa Rica

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.