MALAWI VS GEORGIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GEORGIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,114	7	4,929	+ 66,185
Stroke	2	53,151	5	5,939	+ 47,212
Hypertension	3	19,482	17	1,797	+ 17,686
Liver Disease	4	8,309	10	3,259	+ 5,050
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	8,110	25	782	+ 7,328
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,199	14	2,267	+ 4,932
Lung Disease	7	5,144	21	1,340	+ 3,804
Lung Cancers	8	5,115	51	131	+ 4,984
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,933	2	7,739	- 3,805
Kidney Disease	10	3,667	19	1,567	+ 2,100
Breast Cancer	11	2,721	27	600	+ 2,121
Stomach Cancer	12	2,368	45	206	+ 2,162
Road Traffic Accidents	13	2,203	4	6,221	- 4,019
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,969	44	234	+ 1,735
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,893	49	154	+ 1,739
Falls	16	1,865	28	562	+ 1,303
Liver Cancer	17	1,708	38	317	+ 1,391
Suicide	18	1,629	23	1,007	+ 622
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,573	46	200	+ 1,374
Other Injuries	20	1,538	22	1,266	+ 272
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,537	35	370	+ 1,167
Prostate Cancer	22	1,290	40	271	+ 1,019
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,009	60	38	+ 971
Peptic Ulcer Disease	24	1,005	39	280	+ 725
Lymphomas	25	925	24	839	+ 87
Bladder Cancer	26	912	33	388	+ 524
Cervical Cancer	27	831	12	2,876	- 2,045
Congenital Anomalies	28	774	13	2,509	- 1,735
Ovary Cancer	29	772	48	158	+ 615
Leukemia	30	761	56	82	+ 679
Oral Cancer	31	739	43	251	+ 488
Tuberculosis	32	678	11	2,992	- 2,314
Skin Cancers	33	662	36	331	+ 331
Fires	34	620	34	380	+ 241
Asthma	35	603	26	705	- 102
Uterin Cancer	36	510	62	23	+ 488
Low Birth Weight	37	508	8	4,339	- 3,831
Endocrine Disorders	38	482	42	257	+ 226
Drownings	39	422	30	458	- 36
Violence	40	401	32	406	- 5
Drug Use	41	398	59	48	+ 350
HIV/AIDS	42	395	1	12,839	- 12,444
Oesophagus Cancer	43	334	16	1,842	- 1,508
Epilepsy	44	226	41	260	- 34
Alcohol	45	218	52	114	+ 104
Birth Trauma	46	175	9	3,563	- 3,388
Meningitis	47	109	18	1,792	- 1,683
Encephalitis	48	107	58	48	+ 59
Poisonings	49	104	37	325	- 221
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	83	6	5,782	- 5,699
Skin Disease	51	74	53	101	- 28
Other Neoplasms	52	64	63	17	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	53	57	15	1,854	- 1,797
Multiple Sclerosis	54	53	66	9	+ 44
Appendicitis	55	46	54	94	- 47
Leishmaniasis	56	35	74	0	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	34	61	29	+ 5
Hepatitis B	58	31	55	88	- 57
Malnutrition	59	21	20	1,499	- 1,479
Upper Respiratory	60	3	57	60	- 57
War	61	2	71	2	- 1
Tetanus	62	2	47	178	- 176
Syphilis	63	2	29	480	- 479
Hepatitis C	64	2	64	15	- 13
Chlamydia	65	1	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	66	1	68	5	- 5
Pertussis	67	0	31	436	- 436
Measles	68	0	67	6	- 6
Ascariasis	69	0	69	4	- 4
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Malaria	71	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Georgia

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.