MALAWI VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,669	7	4,929	+ 29,740
Stroke	2	22,359	5	5,939	+ 16,420
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	14,795	25	782	+ 14,013
Lung Cancers	4	12,192	51	131	+ 12,061
Lung Disease	5	11,560	21	1,340	+ 10,219
Hypertension	6	10,685	17	1,797	+ 8,888
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,587	44	234	+ 7,353
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,081	14	2,267	+ 4,814
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,833	2	7,739	- 1,906
Breast Cancer	10	4,951	27	600	+ 4,351
Kidney Disease	11	4,543	19	1,567	+ 2,976
Other Injuries	12	4,324	22	1,266	+ 3,058
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,318	60	38	+ 4,280
Stomach Cancer	14	3,660	45	206	+ 3,454
Other Neoplasms	15	3,564	63	17	+ 3,548
Lymphomas	16	3,452	24	839	+ 2,614
Liver Cancer	17	3,434	38	317	+ 3,118
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,010	42	257	+ 2,753
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,009	46	200	+ 2,809
Prostate Cancer	20	3,002	40	271	+ 2,731
Leukemia	21	2,402	56	82	+ 2,320
Bladder Cancer	22	2,396	33	388	+ 2,008
Liver Disease	23	1,985	10	3,259	- 1,274
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,974	35	370	+ 1,604
Falls	25	1,507	28	562	+ 946
Suicide	26	1,443	23	1,007	+ 436
Oral Cancer	27	1,193	43	251	+ 942
Ovary Cancer	28	1,171	48	158	+ 1,014
Skin Cancers	29	1,156	36	331	+ 825
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,150	4	6,221	- 5,072
Hepatitis C	31	875	64	15	+ 860
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	791	49	154	+ 637
Uterin Cancer	33	785	62	23	+ 762
Oesophagus Cancer	34	730	16	1,842	- 1,112
Anemia	35	597	81	0	+ 597
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	579	6	5,782	- 5,203
Congenital Anomalies	37	515	13	2,509	- 1,994
Skin Disease	38	514	53	101	+ 413
Epilepsy	39	477	41	260	+ 217
Cervical Cancer	40	412	12	2,876	- 2,464
Malnutrition	41	277	20	1,499	- 1,223
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	250	61	29	+ 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	246	39	280	- 33
Multiple Sclerosis	44	242	66	9	+ 233
Drug Use	45	233	59	48	+ 186
HIV/AIDS	46	186	1	12,839	- 12,653
Asthma	47	176	26	705	- 529
Osteoarthritis	48	172	84	0	+ 172
Schizophrenia	49	151	80	0	+ 151
Violence	50	146	32	406	- 261
Low Birth Weight	51	128	8	4,339	- 4,211
Drownings	52	123	30	458	- 335
Tuberculosis	53	120	11	2,992	- 2,872
Hepatitis B	54	119	55	88	+ 31
Alcohol	55	99	52	114	- 15
Fires	56	97	34	380	- 283
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	86	85	0	+ 86
Poisonings	58	55	37	325	- 270
Birth Trauma	59	50	9	3,563	- 3,513
Meningitis	60	46	18	1,792	- 1,747
Appendicitis	61	17	54	94	- 76
Oral conditions	62	17	86	0	+ 17
Tetanus	63	8	47	178	- 170
Upper Respiratory	64	7	57	60	- 52
Otitis Media	65	6	68	5	+ 0
War	66	2	71	2	- 0
Maternal Conditions	67	2	15	1,854	- 1,852
Encephalitis	68	2	58	48	- 46
Syphilis	69	2	29	480	- 479
Leishmaniasis	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	67	6	- 6
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	31	436	- 436
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Ascariasis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	81	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.