MALAWI VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,118	7	4,929	+ 19,189
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,663	25	782	+ 16,881
Stroke	3	8,405	5	5,939	+ 2,466
Lung Cancers	4	8,022	51	131	+ 7,892
Lung Disease	5	7,694	21	1,340	+ 6,354
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,921	2	7,739	- 2,817
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,391	44	234	+ 4,156
Prostate Cancer	8	3,637	40	271	+ 3,367
Breast Cancer	9	3,190	27	600	+ 2,589
Parkinson's Disease	10	3,167	46	200	+ 2,967
Other Injuries	11	2,990	22	1,266	+ 1,724
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,589	60	38	+ 2,551
Suicide	13	2,406	23	1,007	+ 1,399
Lymphomas	14	2,198	24	839	+ 1,359
Kidney Disease	15	1,987	19	1,567	+ 420
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,773	14	2,267	- 494
Hypertension	17	1,447	17	1,797	- 349
Falls	18	1,416	28	562	+ 854
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,347	16	1,842	- 495
Liver Cancer	20	1,337	38	317	+ 1,021
Bladder Cancer	21	1,217	33	388	+ 829
Leukemia	22	1,130	56	82	+ 1,048
Stomach Cancer	23	1,050	45	206	+ 844
Drug Use	24	1,005	59	48	+ 957
Ovary Cancer	25	982	48	158	+ 825
Inflammatory/Heart	26	934	35	370	+ 563
Endocrine Disorders	27	932	42	257	+ 675
Alcohol	28	846	52	114	+ 732
Skin Cancers	29	776	36	331	+ 446
Other Neoplasms	30	582	63	17	+ 565
Liver Disease	31	566	10	3,259	- 2,693
Cervical Cancer	32	549	12	2,876	- 2,327
Oral Cancer	33	511	43	251	+ 260
Congenital Anomalies	34	446	13	2,509	- 2,064
Road Traffic Accidents	35	415	4	6,221	- 5,806
Uterin Cancer	36	413	62	23	+ 391
Epilepsy	37	324	41	260	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	253	61	29	+ 224
Violence	39	240	32	406	- 167
Anemia	40	219	81	0	+ 219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	195	39	280	- 85
Poisonings	42	193	37	325	- 132
Low Birth Weight	43	180	8	4,339	- 4,159
Multiple Sclerosis	44	165	66	9	+ 156
Skin Disease	45	157	53	101	+ 56
Birth Trauma	46	149	9	3,563	- 3,414
Osteoarthritis	47	124	84	0	+ 124
Asthma	48	99	26	705	- 606
Schizophrenia	49	87	80	0	+ 87
Meningitis	50	76	18	1,792	- 1,716
Upper Respiratory	51	66	57	60	+ 7
Hepatitis C	52	66	64	15	+ 52
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	64	85	0	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	62	49	154	- 92
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	58	6	5,782	- 5,724
Drownings	56	55	30	458	- 403
Malnutrition	57	33	20	1,499	- 1,467
Fires	58	32	34	380	- 347
HIV/AIDS	59	28	1	12,839	- 12,811
Maternal Conditions	60	21	15	1,854	- 1,833
War	61	2	71	2	- 0
Pertussis	62	1	31	436	- 435
Hepatitis B	63	0	55	88	- 88
Otitis Media	64	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	65	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	67	0	67	6	- 6
Tetanus	68	0	47	178	- 178
Ascariasis	69	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Malaria	73	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	58	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	29	480	- 480
Chlamydia	81	0	70	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	11	2,992	- 2,992
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	54	94	- 94
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.