MALAWI VS CROATIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CROATIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	64,539	7	4,929	+ 59,610
Stroke	2	32,908	5	5,939	+ 26,969
Lung Cancers	3	14,904	51	131	+ 14,773
Colon-Rectum Cancers	4	11,479	44	234	+ 11,245
Lung Disease	5	11,069	21	1,340	+ 9,729
Diabetes Mellitus	6	10,293	14	2,267	+ 8,026
Kidney Disease	7	7,301	19	1,567	+ 5,734
Hypertension	8	5,779	17	1,797	+ 3,982
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,592	25	782	+ 4,810
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,356	2	7,739	- 2,383
Breast Cancer	11	5,341	27	600	+ 4,741
Falls	12	5,110	28	562	+ 4,548
Liver Disease	13	4,848	10	3,259	+ 1,589
Prostate Cancer	14	4,468	40	271	+ 4,197
Stomach Cancer	15	4,124	45	206	+ 3,918
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,955	60	38	+ 3,917
Suicide	17	3,546	23	1,007	+ 2,539
Lymphomas	18	2,918	24	839	+ 2,079
Liver Cancer	19	2,629	38	317	+ 2,312
Bladder Cancer	20	2,618	33	388	+ 2,230
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,395	35	370	+ 2,024
Leukemia	22	2,283	56	82	+ 2,201
Other Injuries	23	2,243	22	1,266	+ 977
Parkinson's Disease	24	2,219	46	200	+ 2,019
Oral Cancer	25	1,772	43	251	+ 1,521
Skin Cancers	26	1,740	36	331	+ 1,409
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,721	4	6,221	- 4,500
Ovary Cancer	28	1,617	48	158	+ 1,460
Other Neoplasms	29	1,485	63	17	+ 1,468
Alcohol	30	1,148	52	114	+ 1,034
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,085	39	280	+ 805
Uterin Cancer	32	1,045	62	23	+ 1,023
Oesophagus Cancer	33	993	16	1,842	- 849
Cervical Cancer	34	816	12	2,876	- 2,061
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	717	49	154	+ 562
Epilepsy	36	495	41	260	+ 235
Congenital Anomalies	37	495	13	2,509	- 2,015
Drownings	38	450	30	458	- 8
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	430	6	5,782	- 5,352
Schizophrenia	40	415	80	0	+ 415
Asthma	41	386	26	705	- 319
Endocrine Disorders	42	380	42	257	+ 123
Drug Use	43	370	59	48	+ 322
Tuberculosis	44	322	11	2,992	- 2,670
Multiple Sclerosis	45	288	66	9	+ 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	246	61	29	+ 218
Hepatitis C	47	234	64	15	+ 220
Violence	48	234	32	406	- 172
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	224	85	0	+ 224
Fires	50	179	34	380	- 200
Hepatitis B	51	90	55	88	+ 2
Meningitis	52	85	18	1,792	- 1,707
Anemia	53	83	81	0	+ 83
Poisonings	54	83	37	325	- 242
Birth Trauma	55	58	9	3,563	- 3,505
Low Birth Weight	56	53	8	4,339	- 4,286
Appendicitis	57	45	54	94	- 48
Skin Disease	58	41	53	101	- 61
HIV/AIDS	59	40	1	12,839	- 12,799
Otitis Media	60	18	68	5	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	61	12	15	1,854	- 1,842
Iodine Deficiency	62	11	77	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	63	9	57	60	- 51
Oral conditions	64	9	86	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	65	4	58	48	- 44
Leishmaniasis	66	3	74	0	+ 3
War	67	2	71	2	- 0
Tetanus	68	2	47	178	- 176
Pertussis	69	1	31	436	- 435
Malnutrition	70	1	20	1,499	- 1,499
Syphilis	71	0	29	480	- 480
Diphtheria	72	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	67	6	- 6
Chlamydia	74	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Croatia

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.