MALAWI VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,947	7	4,929	+ 39,018
Stroke	2	29,287	5	5,939	+ 23,348
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,231	2	7,739	+ 9,492
Lung Cancers	4	15,302	51	131	+ 15,172
Lung Disease	5	11,497	21	1,340	+ 10,156
Kidney Disease	6	9,900	19	1,567	+ 8,332
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,196	25	782	+ 7,414
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,790	44	234	+ 6,555
Hypertension	9	6,080	17	1,797	+ 4,283
Parkinson's Disease	10	5,504	46	200	+ 5,305
Breast Cancer	11	5,243	27	600	+ 4,643
Prostate Cancer	12	4,209	40	271	+ 3,938
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,962	60	38	+ 3,924
Liver Cancer	14	3,257	38	317	+ 2,940
Bladder Cancer	15	3,226	33	388	+ 2,838
Stomach Cancer	16	3,194	45	206	+ 2,988
Other Injuries	17	3,024	22	1,266	+ 1,757
Leukemia	18	2,817	56	82	+ 2,735
Lymphomas	19	2,639	24	839	+ 1,800
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,633	14	2,267	+ 366
Falls	21	2,590	28	562	+ 2,028
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,811	4	6,221	- 4,411
Liver Disease	23	1,684	10	3,259	- 1,575
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,508	35	370	+ 1,138
Other Neoplasms	25	1,412	63	17	+ 1,395
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,270	39	280	+ 991
Ovary Cancer	27	1,159	48	158	+ 1,002
Suicide	28	1,108	23	1,007	+ 101
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,094	42	257	+ 838
Oral Cancer	30	916	43	251	+ 665
Skin Cancers	31	912	36	331	+ 581
Drownings	32	906	30	458	+ 448
Uterin Cancer	33	775	62	23	+ 752
Epilepsy	34	518	41	260	+ 258
Oesophagus Cancer	35	511	16	1,842	- 1,331
Cervical Cancer	36	506	12	2,876	- 2,370
Drug Use	37	402	59	48	+ 354
Congenital Anomalies	38	362	13	2,509	- 2,147
Fires	39	304	34	380	- 75
Multiple Sclerosis	40	281	66	9	+ 273
Low Birth Weight	41	265	8	4,339	- 4,074
Violence	42	216	32	406	- 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	208	49	154	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	197	6	5,782	- 5,584
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	139	61	29	+ 110
Tuberculosis	46	138	11	2,992	- 2,854
Skin Disease	47	117	53	101	+ 16
Hepatitis B	48	116	55	88	+ 28
Alcohol	49	105	52	114	- 9
HIV/AIDS	50	98	1	12,839	- 12,741
Anemia	51	97	81	0	+ 97
Hepatitis C	52	80	64	15	+ 65
Meningitis	53	69	18	1,792	- 1,723
Schizophrenia	54	57	80	0	+ 57
Asthma	55	57	26	705	- 648
Poisonings	56	40	37	325	- 284
Birth Trauma	57	35	9	3,563	- 3,528
Appendicitis	58	20	54	94	- 74
Upper Respiratory	59	16	57	60	- 43
Leishmaniasis	60	8	74	0	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	61	5	15	1,854	- 1,849
Tetanus	62	4	47	178	- 174
Oral conditions	63	3	86	0	+ 3
War	64	2	71	2	- 0
Syphilis	65	2	29	480	- 478
Malnutrition	66	2	20	1,499	- 1,498
Encephalitis	67	1	58	48	- 47
Measles	68	1	67	6	- 6
Pertussis	69	0	31	436	- 436
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	71	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.