MALAWI VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,228	7	4,929	+ 16,299
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,659	25	782	+ 8,877
Lung Cancers	3	8,421	51	131	+ 8,291
Stroke	4	8,332	5	5,939	+ 2,393
Lung Disease	5	7,858	21	1,340	+ 6,518
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,250	44	234	+ 4,015
Breast Cancer	7	3,672	27	600	+ 3,072
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,604	2	7,739	- 4,135
Kidney Disease	9	2,947	19	1,567	+ 1,380
Other Injuries	10	2,865	22	1,266	+ 1,598
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,651	60	38	+ 2,613
Liver Disease	12	2,432	10	3,259	- 827
Suicide	13	2,249	23	1,007	+ 1,242
Lymphomas	14	2,089	24	839	+ 1,250
Prostate Cancer	15	2,062	40	271	+ 1,792
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,006	46	200	+ 1,806
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,980	14	2,267	- 286
Falls	18	1,965	28	562	+ 1,403
Hypertension	19	1,739	17	1,797	- 58
Leukemia	20	1,717	56	82	+ 1,635
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,710	42	257	+ 1,454
Stomach Cancer	22	1,658	45	206	+ 1,452
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,590	35	370	+ 1,220
Other Neoplasms	24	1,583	63	17	+ 1,566
Liver Cancer	25	1,573	38	317	+ 1,256
Bladder Cancer	26	1,419	33	388	+ 1,031
Ovary Cancer	27	1,143	48	158	+ 986
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,031	16	1,842	- 811
Alcohol	29	820	52	114	+ 707
Road Traffic Accidents	30	813	4	6,221	- 5,408
Skin Cancers	31	700	36	331	+ 369
Malnutrition	32	630	20	1,499	- 869
Oral Cancer	33	616	43	251	+ 365
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	613	49	154	+ 459
Epilepsy	35	545	41	260	+ 286
Uterin Cancer	36	507	62	23	+ 485
Congenital Anomalies	37	337	13	2,509	- 2,172
Cervical Cancer	38	311	12	2,876	- 2,566
Drug Use	39	301	59	48	+ 254
Anemia	40	274	81	0	+ 274
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	219	39	280	- 61
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	200	6	5,782	- 5,582
Schizophrenia	43	188	80	0	+ 188
Skin Disease	44	174	53	101	+ 73
Asthma	45	150	26	705	- 555
Multiple Sclerosis	46	133	66	9	+ 124
Hepatitis C	47	120	64	15	+ 106
Violence	48	101	32	406	- 306
Low Birth Weight	49	99	8	4,339	- 4,240
Osteoarthritis	50	85	84	0	+ 85
Fires	51	82	34	380	- 298
HIV/AIDS	52	80	1	12,839	- 12,759
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	75	61	29	+ 46
Drownings	54	63	30	458	- 395
Tuberculosis	55	60	11	2,992	- 2,932
Poisonings	56	48	37	325	- 277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	39	85	0	+ 39
Meningitis	58	22	18	1,792	- 1,770
Birth Trauma	59	19	9	3,563	- 3,543
Hepatitis B	60	18	55	88	- 70
Upper Respiratory	61	13	57	60	- 47
Appendicitis	62	11	54	94	- 83
Maternal Conditions	63	11	15	1,854	- 1,843
Oral conditions	64	10	86	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	65	5	58	48	- 43
Syphilis	66	5	29	480	- 476
War	67	2	71	2	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	31	436	- 436
Tetanus	69	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	70	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Chlamydia	72	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	65	9	- 9
Schistosomiasis	80	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	81	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Luxembourg

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.