MALAWI VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	97,857	7	4,929	+ 92,928
Stroke	2	71,197	5	5,939	+ 65,258
Hypertension	3	14,423	17	1,797	+ 12,627
Lung Cancers	4	11,556	51	131	+ 11,426
Inflammatory/Heart	5	11,126	35	370	+ 10,756
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,724	44	234	+ 8,490
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	8,018	25	782	+ 7,236
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,397	14	2,267	+ 4,130
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,055	2	7,739	- 1,683
Breast Cancer	10	5,708	27	600	+ 5,108
Stomach Cancer	11	5,673	45	206	+ 5,467
Prostate Cancer	12	5,606	40	271	+ 5,335
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,270	60	38	+ 5,232
Suicide	14	4,636	23	1,007	+ 3,629
Liver Disease	15	4,407	10	3,259	+ 1,148
Other Injuries	16	4,378	22	1,266	+ 3,112
Kidney Disease	17	4,307	19	1,567	+ 2,739
Lung Disease	18	4,184	21	1,340	+ 2,844
Lymphomas	19	2,965	24	839	+ 2,127
Bladder Cancer	20	2,755	33	388	+ 2,367
Alcohol	21	2,747	52	114	+ 2,633
Oral Cancer	22	2,586	43	251	+ 2,335
Falls	23	2,433	28	562	+ 1,871
Ovary Cancer	24	2,373	48	158	+ 2,216
Leukemia	25	2,249	56	82	+ 2,167
Liver Cancer	26	1,893	38	317	+ 1,576
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,855	4	6,221	- 4,366
Other Neoplasms	28	1,844	63	17	+ 1,828
Uterin Cancer	29	1,784	62	23	+ 1,762
Skin Cancers	30	1,745	36	331	+ 1,414
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,714	39	280	+ 1,434
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,585	16	1,842	- 257
Cervical Cancer	33	1,543	12	2,876	- 1,334
Drownings	34	1,533	30	458	+ 1,075
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,516	46	200	+ 1,316
Fires	36	1,248	34	380	+ 868
Violence	37	1,142	32	406	+ 735
Skin Disease	38	924	53	101	+ 822
HIV/AIDS	39	895	1	12,839	- 11,944
Tuberculosis	40	861	11	2,992	- 2,131
Endocrine Disorders	41	714	42	257	+ 457
Hepatitis C	42	639	64	15	+ 624
Congenital Anomalies	43	562	13	2,509	- 1,948
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	549	85	0	+ 549
Epilepsy	45	535	41	260	+ 275
Asthma	46	503	26	705	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	493	49	154	+ 339
Drug Use	48	493	59	48	+ 445
Poisonings	49	281	37	325	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	50	245	66	9	+ 236
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	240	61	29	+ 211
Meningitis	52	179	18	1,792	- 1,614
Anemia	53	171	81	0	+ 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	164	6	5,782	- 5,617
Birth Trauma	55	140	9	3,563	- 3,422
Low Birth Weight	56	136	8	4,339	- 4,203
Schizophrenia	57	90	80	0	+ 90
Osteoarthritis	58	83	84	0	+ 83
Appendicitis	59	57	54	94	- 36
Maternal Conditions	60	55	15	1,854	- 1,799
Oral conditions	61	44	86	0	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	62	43	57	60	- 16
Hepatitis B	63	38	55	88	- 50
Malnutrition	64	23	20	1,499	- 1,476
Syphilis	65	16	29	480	- 464
Otitis Media	66	11	68	5	+ 6
Diphtheria	67	9	72	2	+ 7
War	68	2	71	2	- 0
Encephalitis	69	1	58	48	- 47
Pertussis	70	0	31	436	- 436
Tetanus	71	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	72	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	84	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Latvia

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.