MALAWI VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	56,259	5	5,939	+ 50,319
Coronary Heart Disease	2	45,040	7	4,929	+ 40,111
Inflammatory/Heart	3	43,305	35	370	+ 42,934
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,245	14	2,267	+ 8,979
Lung Cancers	5	10,750	51	131	+ 10,619
Lung Disease	6	8,219	21	1,340	+ 6,879
Hypertension	7	6,394	17	1,797	+ 4,598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,711	44	234	+ 5,476
Kidney Disease	9	5,254	19	1,567	+ 3,687
Stomach Cancer	10	4,637	45	206	+ 4,432
Breast Cancer	11	3,936	27	600	+ 3,336
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,716	60	38	+ 2,678
Liver Cancer	13	2,650	38	317	+ 2,333
Prostate Cancer	14	2,640	40	271	+ 2,369
Liver Disease	15	2,219	10	3,259	- 1,040
Suicide	16	1,994	23	1,007	+ 987
Other Injuries	17	1,865	22	1,266	+ 599
Bladder Cancer	18	1,656	33	388	+ 1,268
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	1,595	2	7,739	- 6,143
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,432	46	200	+ 1,232
Skin Cancers	21	1,284	36	331	+ 953
Leukemia	22	1,166	56	82	+ 1,084
Uterin Cancer	23	1,100	62	23	+ 1,078
Road Traffic Accidents	24	1,092	4	6,221	- 5,129
Lymphomas	25	976	24	839	+ 138
Ovary Cancer	26	952	48	158	+ 795
Falls	27	793	28	562	+ 231
Low Birth Weight	28	748	8	4,339	- 3,591
Oral Cancer	29	732	43	251	+ 481
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	722	25	782	- 60
Cervical Cancer	31	691	12	2,876	- 2,185
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	570	39	280	+ 291
Asthma	33	541	26	705	- 164
Oesophagus Cancer	34	462	16	1,842	- 1,380
Tuberculosis	35	324	11	2,992	- 2,668
Violence	36	315	32	406	- 91
Congenital Anomalies	37	292	13	2,509	- 2,217
Epilepsy	38	235	41	260	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	39	216	66	9	+ 207
Other Neoplasms	40	192	63	17	+ 176
Drownings	41	182	30	458	- 276
Alcohol	42	140	52	114	+ 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	131	49	154	- 24
Endocrine Disorders	44	124	42	257	- 132
Poisonings	45	114	37	325	- 210
Fires	46	111	34	380	- 268
Drug Use	47	92	59	48	+ 44
Birth Trauma	48	73	9	3,563	- 3,490
Hepatitis B	49	73	55	88	- 15
Pertussis	50	37	31	436	- 399
Meningitis	51	37	18	1,792	- 1,755
Anemia	52	36	81	0	+ 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	28	85	0	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	54	20	15	1,854	- 1,835
Appendicitis	55	14	54	94	- 79
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	11	6	5,782	- 5,771
Skin Disease	57	11	53	101	- 91
Malnutrition	58	6	20	1,499	- 1,493
Encephalitis	59	5	58	48	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	61	29	- 24
HIV/AIDS	61	3	1	12,839	- 12,835
Syphilis	62	3	29	480	- 477
War	63	2	71	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	64	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	57	60	- 59
Diphtheria	66	0	72	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	15	- 15
Chlamydia	68	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	71	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	67	6	- 6
Tetanus	75	0	47	178	- 178
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	143	- 143
Otitis Media	80	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

No Macedonia

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.