ARGENTINA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,723	32	1,481	+ 26,242
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,710	2	40,986	- 24,276
Malaria	3	13,621	83	0	+ 13,621
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,434	10	6,298	+ 7,136
Stroke	5	12,824	4	22,878	- 10,053
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	12,485	42	578	+ 11,907
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,643	1	48,765	- 38,121
Low Birth Weight	8	9,369	28	2,183	+ 7,186
Birth Trauma	9	7,693	49	373	+ 7,320
Liver Disease	10	7,037	16	4,029	+ 3,008
Tuberculosis	11	6,461	41	655	+ 5,806
Cervical Cancer	12	6,211	25	2,480	+ 3,731
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,418	26	2,419	+ 2,999
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,895	9	6,838	- 1,943
Maternal Conditions	15	4,003	53	279	+ 3,725
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,977	29	2,054	+ 1,923
Hypertension	17	3,879	11	5,799	- 1,920
Meningitis	18	3,870	51	316	+ 3,553
Kidney Disease	19	3,384	5	13,588	- 10,204
Malnutrition	20	3,238	38	929	+ 2,308
Lung Disease	21	2,895	3	23,234	- 20,339
Other Injuries	22	2,734	12	5,642	- 2,908
Suicide	23	2,174	18	3,747	- 1,573
Lymphomas	24	1,811	24	2,708	- 897
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,689	19	3,737	- 2,048
Asthma	26	1,522	47	403	+ 1,119
Breast Cancer	27	1,296	8	7,063	- 5,767
Falls	28	1,213	43	506	+ 707
Syphilis	29	1,037	65	15	+ 1,022
Drownings	30	989	48	380	+ 608
Pertussis	31	942	68	10	+ 931
Violence	32	878	23	2,712	- 1,834
Bladder Cancer	33	838	31	1,675	- 838
Fires	34	820	52	280	+ 540
Inflammatory/Heart	35	800	13	5,495	- 4,695
Skin Cancers	36	714	34	1,073	- 359
Poisonings	37	701	55	193	+ 508
Liver Cancer	38	684	30	2,045	- 1,361
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	604	44	488	+ 116
Prostate Cancer	40	584	15	4,507	- 3,923
Epilepsy	41	561	50	332	+ 229
Endocrine Disorders	42	554	17	3,987	- 3,433
Oral Cancer	43	542	35	1,073	- 531
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	506	7	8,931	- 8,424
Stomach Cancer	45	445	20	3,523	- 3,079
Parkinson's Disease	46	431	36	965	- 533
Tetanus	47	384	71	3	+ 380
Ovary Cancer	48	340	33	1,307	- 967
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	333	56	139	+ 194
Schistosomiasis	50	309	84	0	+ 309
Lung Cancers	51	282	6	10,014	- 9,732
Alcohol	52	246	46	442	- 196
Skin Disease	53	219	22	3,171	- 2,952
Appendicitis	54	202	60	71	+ 132
Hepatitis B	55	190	62	56	+ 134
Leukemia	56	177	27	2,189	- 2,012
Upper Respiratory	57	129	67	12	+ 117
Encephalitis	58	103	64	17	+ 86
Drug Use	59	103	39	826	- 723
Pancreas Cancer	60	82	14	4,607	- 4,525
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	62	54	243	- 181
Uterin Cancer	62	49	37	944	- 895
Other Neoplasms	63	36	21	3,224	- 3,188
Hepatitis C	64	32	57	113	- 81
Dengue	65	20	80	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	58	101	- 83
Measles	67	13	79	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	12	73	2	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	9	77	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	5	82	0	+ 5
War	71	5	70	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	4	78	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	45	451	- 451
Leprosy	76	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	61	59	- 59
Anemia	81	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Malawi

Argentina

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.