MALAWI VS CYPRUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CYPRUS		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,454	7	4,929	+ 13,525
Stroke	2	7,615	5	5,939	+ 1,676
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,591	25	782	+ 5,809
Lung Disease	4	5,857	21	1,340	+ 4,516
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,466	14	2,267	+ 3,199
Lung Cancers	6	5,262	51	131	+ 5,131
Kidney Disease	7	3,503	19	1,567	+ 1,936
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	2,755	44	234	+ 2,520
Breast Cancer	9	2,549	27	600	+ 1,949
Other Injuries	10	2,238	22	1,266	+ 971
Hypertension	11	2,098	17	1,797	+ 302
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,074	42	257	+ 1,817
Prostate Cancer	13	1,937	40	271	+ 1,666
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,719	60	38	+ 1,681
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,607	2	7,739	- 6,131
Lymphomas	16	1,601	24	839	+ 763
Leukemia	17	1,363	56	82	+ 1,281
Road Traffic Accidents	18	1,136	4	6,221	- 5,085
Bladder Cancer	19	1,099	33	388	+ 711
Liver Cancer	20	1,055	38	317	+ 739
Stomach Cancer	21	1,040	45	206	+ 834
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	930	6	5,782	- 4,851
Other Neoplasms	23	881	63	17	+ 865
Inflammatory/Heart	24	842	35	370	+ 471
Falls	25	836	28	562	+ 274
Liver Disease	26	830	10	3,259	- 2,429
Ovary Cancer	27	738	48	158	+ 580
Parkinson's Disease	28	726	46	200	+ 526
Suicide	29	720	23	1,007	- 287
Skin Disease	30	718	53	101	+ 617
Skin Cancers	31	636	36	331	+ 305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	569	49	154	+ 415
Drownings	33	549	30	458	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	34	453	62	23	+ 431
Asthma	35	398	26	705	- 307
Oral Cancer	36	343	43	251	+ 92
Cervical Cancer	37	304	12	2,876	- 2,573
Congenital Anomalies	38	290	13	2,509	- 2,219
Anemia	39	286	81	0	+ 286
Violence	40	252	32	406	- 154
Drug Use	41	220	59	48	+ 173
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	186	39	280	- 94
Oesophagus Cancer	43	170	16	1,842	- 1,672
Epilepsy	44	162	41	260	- 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	161	61	29	+ 132
Multiple Sclerosis	46	145	66	9	+ 136
Low Birth Weight	47	105	8	4,339	- 4,234
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	94	85	0	+ 94
Alcohol	49	86	52	114	- 27
Fires	50	77	34	380	- 303
Poisonings	51	68	37	325	- 256
Tuberculosis	52	61	11	2,992	- 2,931
Birth Trauma	53	41	9	3,563	- 3,522
Hepatitis B	54	30	55	88	- 58
Meningitis	55	28	18	1,792	- 1,764
Malnutrition	56	26	20	1,499	- 1,473
Schizophrenia	57	26	80	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	58	25	64	15	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	59	18	57	60	- 41
Osteoarthritis	60	15	84	0	+ 15
Oral conditions	61	14	86	0	+ 14
Syphilis	62	12	29	480	- 468
Maternal Conditions	63	11	15	1,854	- 1,843
HIV/AIDS	64	7	1	12,839	- 12,832
Otitis Media	65	7	68	5	+ 1
Appendicitis	66	7	54	94	- 87
Leishmaniasis	67	6	74	0	+ 6
War	68	2	71	2	- 0
Encephalitis	69	1	58	48	- 47
Pertussis	70	0	31	436	- 436
Tetanus	71	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	72	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	74	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Schistosomiasis	80	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
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

Cyprus

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.