MALAWI VS KAZAKHSTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KAZAKHSTAN		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,380	7	4,929	+ 28,451
Stroke	2	23,152	5	5,939	+ 17,213
Lung Disease	3	7,939	21	1,340	+ 6,599
Liver Disease	4	5,880	10	3,259	+ 2,621
Lung Cancers	5	4,176	51	131	+ 4,045
Inflammatory/Heart	6	4,149	35	370	+ 3,779
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,727	2	7,739	- 4,012
Suicide	8	3,501	23	1,007	+ 2,494
Stomach Cancer	9	2,842	45	206	+ 2,636
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	2,583	25	782	+ 1,800
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,527	4	6,221	- 3,695
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,411	14	2,267	+ 144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,286	44	234	+ 2,052
Hypertension	14	1,972	17	1,797	+ 175
Breast Cancer	15	1,822	27	600	+ 1,222
Kidney Disease	16	1,761	19	1,567	+ 194
Other Injuries	17	1,577	22	1,266	+ 311
Alcohol	18	1,407	52	114	+ 1,294
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,395	16	1,842	- 447
Asthma	20	1,225	26	705	+ 520
Pancreas Cancer	21	1,205	60	38	+ 1,167
Liver Cancer	22	1,095	38	317	+ 779
Violence	23	1,020	32	406	+ 614
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,016	13	2,509	- 1,493
Cervical Cancer	25	865	12	2,876	- 2,011
Parkinson's Disease	26	777	46	200	+ 577
Falls	27	754	28	562	+ 192
Low Birth Weight	28	753	8	4,339	- 3,586
Drug Use	29	743	59	48	+ 695
Drownings	30	731	30	458	+ 273
Oral Cancer	31	729	43	251	+ 478
Ovary Cancer	32	681	48	158	+ 523
Leukemia	33	657	56	82	+ 575
Prostate Cancer	34	571	40	271	+ 300
Birth Trauma	35	471	9	3,563	- 3,092
Lymphomas	36	468	24	839	- 370
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	404	39	280	+ 124
Uterin Cancer	38	394	62	23	+ 371
Poisonings	39	385	37	325	+ 60
Fires	40	381	34	380	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	41	371	33	388	- 17
HIV/AIDS	42	365	1	12,839	- 12,473
Endocrine Disorders	43	326	42	257	+ 69
Epilepsy	44	317	41	260	+ 57
Tuberculosis	45	315	11	2,992	- 2,677
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	314	49	154	+ 160
Skin Cancers	47	308	36	331	- 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	277	6	5,782	- 5,505
Encephalitis	49	153	58	48	+ 105
Meningitis	50	95	18	1,792	- 1,697
Malnutrition	51	90	20	1,499	- 1,410
Multiple Sclerosis	52	51	66	9	+ 42
Other Neoplasms	53	40	63	17	+ 23
Skin Disease	54	34	53	101	- 68
Maternal Conditions	55	32	15	1,854	- 1,822
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	27	61	29	- 2
Appendicitis	57	20	54	94	- 73
Upper Respiratory	58	18	57	60	- 42
Hepatitis B	59	16	55	88	- 72
War	60	8	71	2	+ 5
Tetanus	61	4	47	178	- 174
Chlamydia	62	3	70	3	+ 0
Syphilis	63	2	29	480	- 478
Hepatitis C	64	1	64	15	- 13
Leishmaniasis	65	1	74	0	+ 1
Pertussis	66	1	31	436	- 435
Ascariasis	67	0	69	4	- 4
Otitis Media	68	0	68	5	- 5
Diphtheria	69	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	70	0	67	6	- 6
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	76	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Kazakhstan

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.