MALAWI VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,611	5	5,939	+ 12,672
Diabetes Mellitus	2	16,008	14	2,267	+ 13,742
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,302	7	4,929	+ 8,373
Violence	4	11,440	32	406	+ 11,034
Prostate Cancer	5	6,809	40	271	+ 6,538
Kidney Disease	6	6,112	19	1,567	+ 4,545
HIV/AIDS	7	5,837	1	12,839	- 7,002
Hypertension	8	5,015	17	1,797	+ 3,219
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,526	25	782	+ 3,744
Lung Cancers	10	3,641	51	131	+ 3,511
Lung Disease	11	3,483	21	1,340	+ 2,143
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,422	4	6,221	- 2,799
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,363	44	234	+ 3,129
Breast Cancer	14	3,185	27	600	+ 2,585
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,028	2	7,739	- 4,710
Cervical Cancer	16	2,758	12	2,876	- 118
Lymphomas	17	1,934	24	839	+ 1,095
Low Birth Weight	18	1,854	8	4,339	- 2,484
Stomach Cancer	19	1,777	45	206	+ 1,571
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,359	42	257	+ 1,102
Liver Disease	21	1,193	10	3,259	- 2,066
Skin Disease	22	1,120	53	101	+ 1,019
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,069	13	2,509	- 1,440
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,027	35	370	+ 657
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,021	46	200	+ 821
Leukemia	26	993	56	82	+ 911
Pancreas Cancer	27	914	60	38	+ 876
Uterin Cancer	28	818	62	23	+ 795
Liver Cancer	29	779	38	317	+ 463
Ovary Cancer	30	747	48	158	+ 590
Other Injuries	31	700	22	1,266	- 566
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	635	39	280	+ 355
Falls	33	632	28	562	+ 70
Oesophagus Cancer	34	569	16	1,842	- 1,273
Suicide	35	541	23	1,007	- 466
Asthma	36	503	26	705	- 202
Birth Trauma	37	501	9	3,563	- 3,062
Bladder Cancer	38	459	33	388	+ 71
Oral Cancer	39	453	43	251	+ 202
Malnutrition	40	368	20	1,499	- 1,132
Epilepsy	41	353	41	260	+ 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	267	6	5,782	- 5,515
Maternal Conditions	43	267	15	1,854	- 1,587
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	205	49	154	+ 51
Other Neoplasms	45	143	63	17	+ 127
Fires	46	120	34	380	- 259
Meningitis	47	120	18	1,792	- 1,672
Drug Use	48	101	59	48	+ 53
Encephalitis	49	100	58	48	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	87	61	29	+ 58
Drownings	51	79	30	458	- 379
Skin Cancers	52	77	36	331	- 253
Appendicitis	53	70	54	94	- 24
Tuberculosis	54	60	11	2,992	- 2,932
Alcohol	55	58	52	114	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	56	26	66	9	+ 17
Poisonings	57	18	37	325	- 307
Dengue	58	8	65	9	- 1
Hepatitis B	59	7	55	88	- 81
Syphilis	60	6	29	480	- 474
War	61	4	71	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	3	70	3	+ 0
Tetanus	63	2	47	178	- 176
Hepatitis C	64	1	64	15	- 14
Upper Respiratory	65	1	57	60	- 59
Ascariasis	66	1	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	31	436	- 436
Diphtheria	68	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	67	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Jamaica

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.