MALAWI VS ISRAEL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ISRAEL		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,857	7	4,929	+ 6,927
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,933	25	782	+ 6,151
Kidney Disease	3	5,640	19	1,567	+ 4,073
Stroke	4	5,627	5	5,939	- 312
Lung Cancers	5	4,689	51	131	+ 4,558
Diabetes Mellitus	6	4,428	14	2,267	+ 2,161
Lung Disease	7	3,579	21	1,340	+ 2,238
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,516	2	7,739	- 4,223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,496	44	234	+ 3,261
Breast Cancer	10	2,863	27	600	+ 2,263
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,367	60	38	+ 2,329
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,320	42	257	+ 2,064
Lymphomas	13	2,141	24	839	+ 1,303
Other Injuries	14	1,916	22	1,266	+ 650
Leukemia	15	1,416	56	82	+ 1,334
Stomach Cancer	16	1,308	45	206	+ 1,102
Prostate Cancer	17	1,207	40	271	+ 936
Bladder Cancer	18	1,149	33	388	+ 761
Suicide	19	1,050	23	1,007	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	20	972	63	17	+ 955
Hypertension	21	927	17	1,797	- 870
Parkinson's Disease	22	921	46	200	+ 721
Skin Cancers	23	877	36	331	+ 547
Skin Disease	24	851	53	101	+ 750
Liver Cancer	25	798	38	317	+ 482
Road Traffic Accidents	26	771	4	6,221	- 5,451
Ovary Cancer	27	747	48	158	+ 589
Liver Disease	28	676	10	3,259	- 2,582
Congenital Anomalies	29	674	13	2,509	- 1,836
Inflammatory/Heart	30	496	35	370	+ 126
Uterin Cancer	31	467	62	23	+ 445
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	385	6	5,782	- 5,397
Oral Cancer	33	348	43	251	+ 97
Anemia	34	345	81	0	+ 345
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	333	49	154	+ 179
Asthma	36	328	26	705	- 377
Oesophagus Cancer	37	319	16	1,842	- 1,523
Cervical Cancer	38	308	12	2,876	- 2,568
Falls	39	286	28	562	- 276
Epilepsy	40	251	41	260	- 9
Violence	41	241	32	406	- 166
Low Birth Weight	42	218	8	4,339	- 4,121
Drug Use	43	156	59	48	+ 109
Schizophrenia	44	154	80	0	+ 154
Drownings	45	90	30	458	- 367
Hepatitis C	46	90	64	15	+ 75
Multiple Sclerosis	47	90	66	9	+ 81
Malnutrition	48	90	20	1,499	- 1,410
Alcohol	49	89	52	114	- 24
Birth Trauma	50	81	9	3,563	- 3,482
Peptic Ulcer Disease	51	77	39	280	- 203
HIV/AIDS	52	59	1	12,839	- 12,780
Fires	53	56	34	380	- 323
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	53	61	29	+ 24
Meningitis	55	47	18	1,792	- 1,745
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	40	85	0	+ 40
Tuberculosis	57	37	11	2,992	- 2,955
Hepatitis B	58	37	55	88	- 51
Osteoarthritis	59	18	84	0	+ 18
War	60	17	71	2	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	61	13	15	1,854	- 1,841
Upper Respiratory	62	13	57	60	- 47
Poisonings	63	9	37	325	- 316
Appendicitis	64	9	54	94	- 85
Oral conditions	65	9	86	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	66	8	58	48	- 40
Otitis Media	67	2	68	5	- 4
Leprosy	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	31	436	- 436
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Syphilis	71	0	29	480	- 480
Diphtheria	72	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	73	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	74	0	67	6	- 6
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	143	- 143
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	84	0	65	9	- 9
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.