MALAWI VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,046	7	4,929	+ 33,117
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,238	25	782	+ 12,456
Stroke	3	12,883	5	5,939	+ 6,944
Lung Cancers	4	12,046	51	131	+ 11,915
Lung Disease	5	11,072	21	1,340	+ 9,732
Hypertension	6	6,933	17	1,797	+ 5,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,733	44	234	+ 6,499
Kidney Disease	8	5,891	19	1,567	+ 4,324
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,359	2	7,739	- 2,380
Breast Cancer	10	4,875	27	600	+ 4,275
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,650	60	38	+ 4,612
Prostate Cancer	12	4,266	40	271	+ 3,995
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,026	14	2,267	+ 1,759
Falls	14	3,965	28	562	+ 3,403
Liver Disease	15	3,931	10	3,259	+ 672
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,258	46	200	+ 3,058
Lymphomas	17	3,169	24	839	+ 2,330
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,762	42	257	+ 2,506
Suicide	19	2,661	23	1,007	+ 1,654
Stomach Cancer	20	2,499	45	206	+ 2,293
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,300	35	370	+ 1,930
Leukemia	22	2,260	56	82	+ 2,178
Other Injuries	23	2,134	22	1,266	+ 868
Other Neoplasms	24	2,111	63	17	+ 2,095
Liver Cancer	25	2,085	38	317	+ 1,768
Alcohol	26	1,619	52	114	+ 1,505
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,607	16	1,842	- 234
Bladder Cancer	28	1,602	33	388	+ 1,214
Oral Cancer	29	1,558	43	251	+ 1,307
Ovary Cancer	30	1,343	48	158	+ 1,186
Skin Cancers	31	1,049	36	331	+ 718
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	991	6	5,782	- 4,791
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	935	49	154	+ 781
Road Traffic Accidents	34	818	4	6,221	- 5,404
Epilepsy	35	800	41	260	+ 540
Congenital Anomalies	36	593	13	2,509	- 1,916
Uterin Cancer	37	577	62	23	+ 555
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	560	39	280	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	39	551	12	2,876	- 2,325
Drug Use	40	499	59	48	+ 452
Multiple Sclerosis	41	406	66	9	+ 398
Skin Disease	42	399	53	101	+ 298
Anemia	43	257	81	0	+ 257
Asthma	44	239	26	705	- 466
Low Birth Weight	45	199	8	4,339	- 4,140
Violence	46	199	32	406	- 208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	140	61	29	+ 112
Hepatitis C	48	131	64	15	+ 117
Drownings	49	119	30	458	- 339
Malnutrition	50	116	20	1,499	- 1,383
Schizophrenia	51	101	80	0	+ 101
Osteoarthritis	52	94	84	0	+ 94
Fires	53	93	34	380	- 287
HIV/AIDS	54	89	1	12,839	- 12,749
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	75	85	0	+ 75
Tuberculosis	56	73	11	2,992	- 2,920
Birth Trauma	57	62	9	3,563	- 3,501
Poisonings	58	56	37	325	- 269
Hepatitis B	59	47	55	88	- 41
Meningitis	60	43	18	1,792	- 1,749
Upper Respiratory	61	36	57	60	- 24
Appendicitis	62	33	54	94	- 60
Oral conditions	63	16	86	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	64	10	15	1,854	- 1,844
Otitis Media	65	4	68	5	- 1
War	66	3	71	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	2	58	48	- 46
Syphilis	68	1	29	480	- 479
Pertussis	69	1	31	436	- 435
Measles	70	1	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	47	178	- 177
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	65	9	- 9
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	70	3	- 3
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

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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.