MALAWI VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,853	7	4,929	+ 49,924
Hypertension	2	49,226	17	1,797	+ 47,430
Stroke	3	20,345	5	5,939	+ 14,406
Lung Cancers	4	11,980	51	131	+ 11,850
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,606	44	234	+ 9,371
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,358	2	7,739	- 1,381
Liver Disease	7	5,988	10	3,259	+ 2,729
Prostate Cancer	8	5,441	40	271	+ 5,171
Stomach Cancer	9	5,283	45	206	+ 5,077
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,893	60	38	+ 4,855
Breast Cancer	11	4,739	27	600	+ 4,138
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,183	25	782	+ 3,400
Lung Disease	13	4,170	21	1,340	+ 2,829
Inflammatory/Heart	14	3,956	35	370	+ 3,586
Lymphomas	15	3,881	24	839	+ 3,042
Suicide	16	3,599	23	1,007	+ 2,592
Kidney Disease	17	3,217	19	1,567	+ 1,649
Alcohol	18	2,705	52	114	+ 2,591
Diabetes Mellitus	19	2,663	14	2,267	+ 396
Other Injuries	20	2,575	22	1,266	+ 1,308
Bladder Cancer	21	2,293	33	388	+ 1,905
Leukemia	22	2,290	56	82	+ 2,208
Other Neoplasms	23	2,248	63	17	+ 2,232
Falls	24	2,162	28	562	+ 1,600
Oral Cancer	25	2,013	43	251	+ 1,762
Liver Cancer	26	1,955	38	317	+ 1,638
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,796	16	1,842	- 46
Ovary Cancer	28	1,590	48	158	+ 1,432
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,494	46	200	+ 1,294
Skin Cancers	30	1,438	36	331	+ 1,107
Drug Use	31	1,367	59	48	+ 1,320
Cervical Cancer	32	1,232	12	2,876	- 1,645
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,202	42	257	+ 945
Uterin Cancer	34	1,096	62	23	+ 1,073
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,079	4	6,221	- 5,142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,003	39	280	+ 723
Epilepsy	37	811	41	260	+ 551
Fires	38	746	34	380	+ 366
HIV/AIDS	39	734	1	12,839	- 12,104
Drownings	40	546	30	458	+ 89
Skin Disease	41	520	53	101	+ 419
Violence	42	520	32	406	+ 113
Congenital Anomalies	43	456	13	2,509	- 2,053
Asthma	44	439	26	705	- 266
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	393	49	154	+ 238
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	314	61	29	+ 285
Tuberculosis	47	300	11	2,992	- 2,692
Multiple Sclerosis	48	296	66	9	+ 288
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	221	85	0	+ 221
Osteoarthritis	50	185	84	0	+ 185
Anemia	51	167	81	0	+ 167
Poisonings	52	152	37	325	- 173
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	151	6	5,782	- 5,631
Meningitis	54	135	18	1,792	- 1,657
Low Birth Weight	55	123	8	4,339	- 4,215
Schizophrenia	56	111	80	0	+ 111
Birth Trauma	57	91	9	3,563	- 3,472
Hepatitis C	58	74	64	15	+ 59
Appendicitis	59	37	54	94	- 57
Oral conditions	60	37	86	0	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	61	21	15	1,854	- 1,833
Syphilis	62	18	29	480	- 462
Encephalitis	63	4	58	48	- 44
War	64	2	71	2	- 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	55	88	- 88
Upper Respiratory	66	0	57	60	- 60
Otitis Media	67	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	68	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	73	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Ascariasis	74	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	75	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Malnutrition	79	0	20	1,499	- 1,499
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	47	178	- 178
Diphtheria	82	0	72	2	- 2
Pertussis	83	0	31	436	- 436
Measles	84	0	67	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Estonia

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.