MALAWI VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,953	7	4,929	+ 24,024
Stroke	2	21,520	5	5,939	+ 15,581
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	19,060	2	7,739	+ 11,321
Lung Cancers	4	14,077	51	131	+ 13,946
Lung Disease	5	13,808	21	1,340	+ 12,468
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,129	44	234	+ 9,895
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	10,058	25	782	+ 9,276
Stomach Cancer	8	8,909	45	206	+ 8,703
Kidney Disease	9	7,910	19	1,567	+ 6,343
Pancreas Cancer	10	6,541	60	38	+ 6,503
Liver Cancer	11	5,191	38	317	+ 4,874
Other Injuries	12	3,898	22	1,266	+ 2,632
Suicide	13	3,439	23	1,007	+ 2,432
Lymphomas	14	3,405	24	839	+ 2,566
Breast Cancer	15	2,792	27	600	+ 2,192
Other Neoplasms	16	2,671	63	17	+ 2,654
Liver Disease	17	2,508	10	3,259	- 751
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,474	46	200	+ 2,275
Prostate Cancer	19	2,387	40	271	+ 2,117
Oesophagus Cancer	20	2,176	16	1,842	+ 334
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,029	42	257	+ 1,772
Bladder Cancer	22	1,755	33	388	+ 1,367
Falls	23	1,720	28	562	+ 1,158
Leukemia	24	1,697	56	82	+ 1,615
Drownings	25	1,485	30	458	+ 1,028
Oral Cancer	26	1,472	43	251	+ 1,221
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,454	35	370	+ 1,084
Hypertension	28	1,179	17	1,797	- 618
Diabetes Mellitus	29	960	14	2,267	- 1,307
Ovary Cancer	30	894	48	158	+ 736
Road Traffic Accidents	31	807	4	6,221	- 5,415
Cervical Cancer	32	671	12	2,876	- 2,205
Uterin Cancer	33	611	62	23	+ 589
Tuberculosis	34	611	11	2,992	- 2,381
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	516	39	280	+ 237
Skin Disease	36	496	53	101	+ 394
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	482	6	5,782	- 5,299
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	462	61	29	+ 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	451	49	154	+ 297
Congenital Anomalies	40	437	13	2,509	- 2,072
Hepatitis C	41	392	64	15	+ 377
Asthma	42	340	26	705	- 365
Malnutrition	43	337	20	1,499	- 1,162
Skin Cancers	44	325	36	331	- 5
Epilepsy	45	275	41	260	+ 15
Hepatitis B	46	251	55	88	+ 163
Schizophrenia	47	186	80	0	+ 186
Fires	48	178	34	380	- 202
Anemia	49	155	81	0	+ 155
Drug Use	50	129	59	48	+ 82
Alcohol	51	102	52	114	- 12
Meningitis	52	54	18	1,792	- 1,738
Violence	53	47	32	406	- 359
Poisonings	54	45	37	325	- 280
Low Birth Weight	55	36	8	4,339	- 4,303
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	30	85	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	57	28	57	60	- 31
Appendicitis	58	22	54	94	- 72
Multiple Sclerosis	59	19	66	9	+ 10
Oral conditions	60	19	86	0	+ 19
Birth Trauma	61	18	9	3,563	- 3,544
Osteoarthritis	62	15	84	0	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	63	8	1	12,839	- 12,830
Maternal Conditions	64	7	15	1,854	- 1,847
Syphilis	65	3	29	480	- 477
War	66	3	71	2	+ 0
Tetanus	67	2	47	178	- 176
Otitis Media	68	1	68	5	- 4
Encephalitis	69	1	58	48	- 47
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	31	436	- 436
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	143	- 143
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	67	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	83	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
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.