MALAWI VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	126,939	7	4,929	+ 122,010
Stroke	2	46,729	5	5,939	+ 40,790
Lung Cancers	3	11,003	51	131	+ 10,872
Hypertension	4	10,675	17	1,797	+ 8,878
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,891	44	234	+ 8,657
Suicide	6	5,974	23	1,007	+ 4,967
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,417	2	7,739	- 2,322
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,374	25	782	+ 4,592
Liver Disease	9	5,329	10	3,259	+ 2,070
Stomach Cancer	10	5,293	45	206	+ 5,087
Breast Cancer	11	5,208	27	600	+ 4,608
Prostate Cancer	12	4,951	40	271	+ 4,680
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,786	60	38	+ 4,748
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,348	14	2,267	+ 2,082
Falls	15	4,290	28	562	+ 3,728
Lung Disease	16	4,248	21	1,340	+ 2,907
Inflammatory/Heart	17	4,008	35	370	+ 3,637
Other Injuries	18	3,441	22	1,266	+ 2,175
Kidney Disease	19	3,079	19	1,567	+ 1,512
Oral Cancer	20	2,799	43	251	+ 2,548
Lymphomas	21	2,662	24	839	+ 1,823
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,590	39	280	+ 2,310
Bladder Cancer	23	2,422	33	388	+ 2,034
Leukemia	24	2,350	56	82	+ 2,268
Liver Cancer	25	1,978	38	317	+ 1,661
Ovary Cancer	26	1,931	48	158	+ 1,773
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,859	4	6,221	- 4,362
Cervical Cancer	28	1,857	12	2,876	- 1,019
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,841	46	200	+ 1,641
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,812	16	1,842	- 30
Other Neoplasms	31	1,755	63	17	+ 1,738
Skin Cancers	32	1,628	36	331	+ 1,297
Alcohol	33	1,587	52	114	+ 1,473
Uterin Cancer	34	1,319	62	23	+ 1,297
Drownings	35	1,241	30	458	+ 784
Violence	36	1,089	32	406	+ 683
Drug Use	37	1,012	59	48	+ 965
Tuberculosis	38	983	11	2,992	- 2,009
Endocrine Disorders	39	597	42	257	+ 340
Epilepsy	40	514	41	260	+ 254
Congenital Anomalies	41	511	13	2,509	- 1,999
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	492	6	5,782	- 5,290
Fires	43	424	34	380	+ 44
Skin Disease	44	397	53	101	+ 295
Poisonings	45	382	37	325	+ 57
Asthma	46	376	26	705	- 329
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	340	61	29	+ 311
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	242	49	154	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	49	238	66	9	+ 230
Hepatitis C	50	194	64	15	+ 179
HIV/AIDS	51	185	1	12,839	- 12,654
Meningitis	52	160	18	1,792	- 1,632
Birth Trauma	53	85	9	3,563	- 3,478
Appendicitis	54	81	54	94	- 13
Low Birth Weight	55	73	8	4,339	- 4,266
Schizophrenia	56	70	80	0	+ 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	66	85	0	+ 66
Malnutrition	58	59	20	1,499	- 1,441
Osteoarthritis	59	52	84	0	+ 52
Anemia	60	44	81	0	+ 44
Hepatitis B	61	39	55	88	- 49
Tetanus	62	20	47	178	- 158
Maternal Conditions	63	18	15	1,854	- 1,836
Oral conditions	64	16	86	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	65	13	58	48	- 35
Otitis Media	66	8	68	5	+ 3
War	67	2	71	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	57	60	- 59
Pertussis	69	0	31	436	- 436
Syphilis	70	0	29	480	- 480
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	65	9	- 9
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Diphtheria	82	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	83	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Lithuania

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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.