MALAWI VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,802	7	4,929	+ 14,873
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,345	25	782	+ 12,563
Lung Cancers	3	7,967	51	131	+ 7,837
Lung Disease	4	7,965	21	1,340	+ 6,625
Stroke	5	7,359	5	5,939	+ 1,420
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,399	2	7,739	- 2,340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,554	44	234	+ 4,320
Breast Cancer	8	3,159	27	600	+ 2,559
Prostate Cancer	9	2,433	40	271	+ 2,162
Kidney Disease	10	2,356	19	1,567	+ 788
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,206	60	38	+ 2,168
Parkinson's Disease	12	2,202	46	200	+ 2,003
Lymphomas	13	2,132	24	839	+ 1,294
Suicide	14	1,954	23	1,007	+ 947
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,740	16	1,842	- 101
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,720	14	2,267	- 547
Stomach Cancer	17	1,483	45	206	+ 1,277
Liver Cancer	18	1,322	38	317	+ 1,006
Liver Disease	19	1,162	10	3,259	- 2,097
Leukemia	20	1,138	56	82	+ 1,057
Ovary Cancer	21	1,135	48	158	+ 977
Bladder Cancer	22	1,064	33	388	+ 676
Skin Cancers	23	1,047	36	331	+ 716
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,037	42	257	+ 780
Falls	25	1,026	28	562	+ 465
Inflammatory/Heart	26	997	35	370	+ 627
Other Neoplasms	27	906	63	17	+ 890
Oral Cancer	28	760	43	251	+ 509
Hypertension	29	727	17	1,797	- 1,070
Other Injuries	30	710	22	1,266	- 556
Drug Use	31	693	59	48	+ 646
Congenital Anomalies	32	636	13	2,509	- 1,873
Road Traffic Accidents	33	636	4	6,221	- 5,585
Uterin Cancer	34	525	62	23	+ 502
Cervical Cancer	35	428	12	2,876	- 2,448
Epilepsy	36	354	41	260	+ 94
Multiple Sclerosis	37	345	66	9	+ 337
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	278	39	280	- 1
Alcohol	39	267	52	114	+ 153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	245	61	29	+ 216
Asthma	41	241	26	705	- 464
Skin Disease	42	240	53	101	+ 139
Drownings	43	238	30	458	- 220
Low Birth Weight	44	232	8	4,339	- 4,107
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	219	6	5,782	- 5,563
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	207	49	154	+ 53
Violence	47	159	32	406	- 248
Fires	48	125	34	380	- 255
Anemia	49	120	81	0	+ 120
Tuberculosis	50	96	11	2,992	- 2,896
Osteoarthritis	51	81	84	0	+ 81
Hepatitis C	52	80	64	15	+ 65
Poisonings	53	58	37	325	- 266
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	57	85	0	+ 57
Schizophrenia	55	48	80	0	+ 48
Birth Trauma	56	42	9	3,563	- 3,521
HIV/AIDS	57	36	1	12,839	- 12,803
Meningitis	58	30	18	1,792	- 1,762
Hepatitis B	59	24	55	88	- 63
Appendicitis	60	14	54	94	- 80
Maternal Conditions	61	13	15	1,854	- 1,841
Oral conditions	62	9	86	0	+ 9
Malnutrition	63	7	20	1,499	- 1,492
Upper Respiratory	64	4	57	60	- 55
War	65	2	71	2	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	58	48	- 47
Pertussis	67	0	31	436	- 436
Syphilis	68	0	29	480	- 480
Chlamydia	69	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	78	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	47	178	- 178
Diphtheria	82	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	67	6	- 6
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

Ireland

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.