AUSTRALIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,792	57	50	+ 15,742
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,518	8	4,446	+ 5,072
Malaria	3	7,759	82	0	+ 7,759
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,652	29	1,245	+ 6,407
Stroke	5	7,305	3	10,331	- 3,026
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,112	40	296	+ 6,816
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,063	1	21,548	- 15,486
Low Birth Weight	8	5,337	43	248	+ 5,089
Birth Trauma	9	4,382	50	140	+ 4,242
Liver Disease	10	4,008	26	1,421	+ 2,587
Tuberculosis	11	3,680	56	53	+ 3,628
Cervical Cancer	12	3,538	39	342	+ 3,196
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,086	33	711	+ 2,376
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,788	7	4,471	- 1,683
Maternal Conditions	15	2,280	63	20	+ 2,260
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,265	25	1,494	+ 772
Hypertension	17	2,210	23	1,631	+ 578
Meningitis	18	2,204	60	37	+ 2,167
Kidney Disease	19	1,928	12	3,139	- 1,212
Malnutrition	20	1,844	51	117	+ 1,727
Lung Disease	21	1,649	5	8,487	- 6,839
Other Injuries	22	1,557	22	1,642	- 85
Suicide	23	1,239	11	3,150	- 1,911
Lymphomas	24	1,031	15	3,039	- 2,007
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	962	2	15,588	- 14,626
Asthma	26	867	36	455	+ 412
Breast Cancer	27	738	10	3,405	- 2,667
Falls	28	691	14	3,116	- 2,425
Syphilis	29	591	67	3	+ 588
Drownings	30	563	47	177	+ 386
Pertussis	31	536	69	1	+ 535
Violence	32	500	44	243	+ 256
Bladder Cancer	33	477	30	1,187	- 710
Fires	34	467	55	55	+ 412
Inflammatory/Heart	35	456	24	1,571	- 1,115
Skin Cancers	36	407	17	2,319	- 1,912
Poisonings	37	399	61	35	+ 365
Liver Cancer	38	389	20	2,036	- 1,647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	344	42	276	+ 68
Prostate Cancer	40	333	9	3,766	- 3,433
Epilepsy	41	320	41	285	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	42	316	16	2,328	- 2,013
Oral Cancer	43	309	32	972	- 663
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	288	6	6,209	- 5,920
Stomach Cancer	45	253	27	1,288	- 1,035
Parkinson's Disease	46	246	19	2,036	- 1,790
Tetanus	47	218	70	1	+ 217
Ovary Cancer	48	194	31	1,003	- 809
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	190	38	379	- 189
Schistosomiasis	50	176	79	0	+ 176
Lung Cancers	51	161	4	8,769	- 8,608
Alcohol	52	140	37	380	- 240
Skin Disease	53	125	34	594	- 470
Appendicitis	54	115	62	26	+ 89
Hepatitis B	55	108	58	41	+ 67
Leukemia	56	101	18	2,126	- 2,025
Upper Respiratory	57	73	64	17	+ 56
Encephalitis	58	59	68	3	+ 56
Drug Use	59	58	21	1,783	- 1,724
Pancreas Cancer	60	47	13	3,118	- 3,071
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	35	45	229	- 194
Uterin Cancer	62	28	35	524	- 496
Other Neoplasms	63	20	28	1,252	- 1,232
Hepatitis C	64	18	48	173	- 155
Dengue	65	11	72	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	46	188	- 177
Measles	67	8	78	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	68	7	66	6	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	5	75	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	3	77	0	+ 3
War	71	3	65	8	- 5
Diphtheria	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	81	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Malawi

Australia

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.