MALAWI VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	43,014	25	782	+ 42,232
Coronary Heart Disease	2	38,027	7	4,929	+ 33,098
Stroke	3	15,917	5	5,939	+ 9,978
Lung Cancers	4	8,943	51	131	+ 8,813
Hypertension	5	7,852	17	1,797	+ 6,056
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,544	44	234	+ 5,310
Falls	7	5,126	28	562	+ 4,564
Lung Disease	8	4,987	21	1,340	+ 3,647
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,824	60	38	+ 4,786
Liver Disease	10	4,131	10	3,259	+ 872
Prostate Cancer	11	3,753	40	271	+ 3,482
Breast Cancer	12	3,668	27	600	+ 3,068
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,299	46	200	+ 3,099
Lymphomas	14	3,291	24	839	+ 2,452
Suicide	15	3,273	23	1,007	+ 2,266
Liver Cancer	16	2,108	38	317	+ 1,792
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,004	35	370	+ 1,633
Alcohol	18	1,796	52	114	+ 1,682
Stomach Cancer	19	1,728	45	206	+ 1,522
Other Injuries	20	1,689	22	1,266	+ 423
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,687	2	7,739	- 6,051
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,616	14	2,267	- 651
Other Neoplasms	23	1,458	63	17	+ 1,441
Leukemia	24	1,436	56	82	+ 1,354
Ovary Cancer	25	1,332	48	158	+ 1,174
Kidney Disease	26	1,322	19	1,567	- 245
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,237	16	1,842	- 605
Bladder Cancer	28	1,193	33	388	+ 805
Skin Cancers	29	1,149	36	331	+ 819
Drug Use	30	1,041	59	48	+ 994
Endocrine Disorders	31	993	42	257	+ 736
Uterin Cancer	32	871	62	23	+ 848
Road Traffic Accidents	33	832	4	6,221	- 5,390
Oral Cancer	34	801	43	251	+ 550
Congenital Anomalies	35	742	13	2,509	- 1,767
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	586	39	280	+ 306
Drownings	37	410	30	458	- 48
Epilepsy	38	403	41	260	+ 143
Schizophrenia	39	360	80	0	+ 360
Asthma	40	328	26	705	- 377
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	321	61	29	+ 292
Multiple Sclerosis	42	310	66	9	+ 302
Violence	43	249	32	406	- 158
Cervical Cancer	44	240	12	2,876	- 2,636
Fires	45	238	34	380	- 141
Tuberculosis	46	124	11	2,992	- 2,868
Skin Disease	47	105	53	101	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	48	101	8	4,339	- 4,238
Poisonings	49	96	37	325	- 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	73	49	154	- 81
Osteoarthritis	51	65	84	0	+ 65
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	59	6	5,782	- 5,723
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	42	85	0	+ 42
Appendicitis	54	37	54	94	- 57
Meningitis	55	36	18	1,792	- 1,756
Birth Trauma	56	30	9	3,563	- 3,533
Malnutrition	57	26	20	1,499	- 1,474
Anemia	58	22	81	0	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	59	22	1	12,839	- 12,817
Hepatitis C	60	18	64	15	+ 3
Oral conditions	61	15	86	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	62	8	57	60	- 52
Hepatitis B	63	6	55	88	- 81
Maternal Conditions	64	6	15	1,854	- 1,848
War	65	2	71	2	- 0
Encephalitis	66	2	58	48	- 46
Syphilis	67	1	29	480	- 479
Otitis Media	68	1	68	5	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	31	436	- 436
Tetanus	70	0	47	178	- 178
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	82	0	65	9	- 9
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Finland

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.