MALAWI VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,461	7	4,929	+ 14,532
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,010	25	782	+ 18,228
Lung Disease	3	15,983	21	1,340	+ 14,642
Lung Cancers	4	13,558	51	131	+ 13,428
Stroke	5	13,344	5	5,939	+ 7,405
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,174	2	7,739	+ 436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,822	44	234	+ 7,587
Prostate Cancer	8	5,392	40	271	+ 5,122
Breast Cancer	9	4,733	27	600	+ 4,132
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,678	14	2,267	+ 2,411
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,993	60	38	+ 3,955
Kidney Disease	12	3,318	19	1,567	+ 1,751
Lymphomas	13	2,659	24	839	+ 1,820
Liver Disease	14	2,522	10	3,259	- 737
Hypertension	15	2,341	17	1,797	+ 544
Suicide	16	2,249	23	1,007	+ 1,242
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,186	46	200	+ 1,986
Alcohol	18	2,180	52	114	+ 2,067
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,093	42	257	+ 1,837
Leukemia	20	2,035	56	82	+ 1,953
Bladder Cancer	21	1,987	33	388	+ 1,599
Falls	22	1,970	28	562	+ 1,408
Stomach Cancer	23	1,764	45	206	+ 1,558
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,736	16	1,842	- 105
Liver Cancer	25	1,692	38	317	+ 1,376
Skin Cancers	26	1,415	36	331	+ 1,085
Other Neoplasms	27	1,377	63	17	+ 1,361
Oral Cancer	28	1,351	43	251	+ 1,100
Ovary Cancer	29	1,337	48	158	+ 1,180
Other Injuries	30	1,265	22	1,266	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,036	35	370	+ 666
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	788	39	280	+ 508
Road Traffic Accidents	33	778	4	6,221	- 5,444
Drug Use	34	717	59	48	+ 670
Uterin Cancer	35	567	62	23	+ 544
Congenital Anomalies	36	558	13	2,509	- 1,951
Cervical Cancer	37	556	12	2,876	- 2,320
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	527	6	5,782	- 5,255
Multiple Sclerosis	39	481	66	9	+ 472
Epilepsy	40	456	41	260	+ 196
Low Birth Weight	41	424	8	4,339	- 3,915
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	351	49	154	+ 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	308	61	29	+ 279
Asthma	44	300	26	705	- 405
Skin Disease	45	287	53	101	+ 186
Anemia	46	266	81	0	+ 266
Violence	47	230	32	406	- 177
Schizophrenia	48	207	80	0	+ 207
Fires	49	192	34	380	- 187
Drownings	50	136	30	458	- 322
Osteoarthritis	51	93	84	0	+ 93
Meningitis	52	91	18	1,792	- 1,701
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	89	85	0	+ 89
Appendicitis	54	84	54	94	- 10
HIV/AIDS	55	82	1	12,839	- 12,757
Birth Trauma	56	77	9	3,563	- 3,485
Tuberculosis	57	56	11	2,992	- 2,936
Upper Respiratory	58	56	57	60	- 4
Malnutrition	59	51	20	1,499	- 1,448
Hepatitis C	60	31	64	15	+ 17
Hepatitis B	61	22	55	88	- 66
Poisonings	62	20	37	325	- 305
Oral conditions	63	15	86	0	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	64	8	15	1,854	- 1,846
Otitis Media	65	6	68	5	+ 1
War	66	2	71	2	- 0
Encephalitis	67	2	58	48	- 46
Tetanus	68	1	47	178	- 176
Chlamydia	69	1	70	3	- 1
Syphilis	70	1	29	480	- 479
Measles	71	1	67	6	- 5
Pertussis	72	0	31	436	- 436
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	65	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Denmark

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.