MALAWI VS HUNGARY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	HUNGARY		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,187	7	4,929	+ 76,258
Stroke	2	26,311	5	5,939	+ 20,372
Lung Cancers	3	18,498	51	131	+ 18,368
Hypertension	4	16,035	17	1,797	+ 14,239
Lung Disease	5	14,213	21	1,340	+ 12,872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,099	44	234	+ 10,865
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	10,147	25	782	+ 9,365
Liver Disease	8	6,756	10	3,259	+ 3,498
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,553	14	2,267	+ 3,286
Breast Cancer	10	4,987	27	600	+ 4,387
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,632	60	38	+ 4,595
Falls	12	3,856	28	562	+ 3,294
Inflammatory/Heart	13	3,592	35	370	+ 3,222
Suicide	14	3,560	23	1,007	+ 2,553
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,374	2	7,739	- 4,365
Stomach Cancer	16	3,002	45	206	+ 2,797
Oral Cancer	17	2,964	43	251	+ 2,713
Prostate Cancer	18	2,923	40	271	+ 2,652
Bladder Cancer	19	2,319	33	388	+ 1,931
Leukemia	20	2,005	56	82	+ 1,924
Lymphomas	21	1,998	24	839	+ 1,159
Kidney Disease	22	1,930	19	1,567	+ 363
Liver Cancer	23	1,872	38	317	+ 1,556
Road Traffic Accidents	24	1,656	4	6,221	- 4,565
Other Injuries	25	1,551	22	1,266	+ 285
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,516	39	280	+ 1,236
Ovary Cancer	27	1,449	48	158	+ 1,291
Other Neoplasms	28	1,357	63	17	+ 1,341
Skin Cancers	29	1,279	36	331	+ 949
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,254	42	257	+ 997
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,249	16	1,842	- 593
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,080	46	200	+ 880
Alcohol	33	1,068	52	114	+ 954
Cervical Cancer	34	1,030	12	2,876	- 1,846
Uterin Cancer	35	922	62	23	+ 899
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	620	6	5,782	- 5,162
Congenital Anomalies	37	561	13	2,509	- 1,948
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	536	49	154	+ 381
Violence	39	299	32	406	- 108
Skin Disease	40	294	53	101	+ 193
Asthma	41	269	26	705	- 436
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	266	85	0	+ 266
Low Birth Weight	43	251	8	4,339	- 4,088
Multiple Sclerosis	44	244	66	9	+ 235
Fires	45	227	34	380	- 153
Drownings	46	213	30	458	- 245
Epilepsy	47	205	41	260	- 55
Schizophrenia	48	175	80	0	+ 175
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	147	61	29	+ 118
Hepatitis C	50	142	64	15	+ 128
Osteoarthritis	51	139	84	0	+ 139
Tuberculosis	52	136	11	2,992	- 2,856
Drug Use	53	130	59	48	+ 83
Poisonings	54	106	37	325	- 218
Anemia	55	87	81	0	+ 87
Hepatitis B	56	87	55	88	- 1
Meningitis	57	87	18	1,792	- 1,705
Appendicitis	58	79	54	94	- 15
Malnutrition	59	46	20	1,499	- 1,453
Birth Trauma	60	44	9	3,563	- 3,519
HIV/AIDS	61	31	1	12,839	- 12,808
Maternal Conditions	62	24	15	1,854	- 1,830
Upper Respiratory	63	19	57	60	- 41
Otitis Media	64	18	68	5	+ 13
Tetanus	65	9	47	178	- 169
Oral conditions	66	7	86	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	67	4	58	48	- 44
War	68	2	71	2	- 0
Measles	69	1	67	6	- 5
Pertussis	70	0	31	436	- 436
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	74	0	29	480	- 480
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	143	- 143
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	83	0	69	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Hungary

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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.