AUSTRIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		AUSTRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,290	49	41	+ 5,249
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,189	13	1,563	+ 1,625
Malaria	3	2,599	75	0	+ 2,599
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,564	31	436	+ 2,128
Stroke	5	2,447	2	5,208	- 2,761
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,383	40	152	+ 2,230
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,031	1	17,638	- 15,607
Low Birth Weight	8	1,788	51	40	+ 1,748
Birth Trauma	9	1,468	54	34	+ 1,434
Liver Disease	10	1,343	16	1,366	- 23
Tuberculosis	11	1,233	50	41	+ 1,192
Cervical Cancer	12	1,185	37	205	+ 980
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,034	34	327	+ 707
Diabetes Mellitus	14	934	9	2,093	- 1,159
Maternal Conditions	15	764	64	4	+ 760
Oesophagus Cancer	16	759	32	406	+ 353
Hypertension	17	740	6	3,601	- 2,861
Meningitis	18	738	58	22	+ 717
Kidney Disease	19	646	8	2,247	- 1,601
Malnutrition	20	618	46	71	+ 547
Lung Disease	21	552	5	4,107	- 3,554
Other Injuries	22	522	12	1,700	- 1,179
Suicide	23	415	17	1,307	- 892
Lymphomas	24	346	18	1,167	- 821
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	322	4	4,174	- 3,852
Asthma	26	290	45	81	+ 210
Breast Cancer	27	247	11	1,857	- 1,609
Falls	28	231	21	982	- 750
Syphilis	29	198	66	1	+ 197
Drownings	30	189	48	42	+ 146
Pertussis	31	180	70	0	+ 180
Violence	32	167	47	47	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	33	160	26	617	- 458
Fires	34	156	52	36	+ 121
Inflammatory/Heart	35	153	14	1,515	- 1,363
Skin Cancers	36	136	28	585	- 448
Poisonings	37	134	60	15	+ 119
Liver Cancer	38	130	22	922	- 791
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	115	42	142	- 27
Prostate Cancer	40	112	15	1,501	- 1,389
Epilepsy	41	107	36	222	- 115
Endocrine Disorders	42	106	20	1,077	- 972
Oral Cancer	43	103	27	614	- 511
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	97	7	2,324	- 2,227
Stomach Cancer	45	85	24	817	- 732
Parkinson's Disease	46	82	19	1,102	- 1,020
Tetanus	47	73	72	0	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	48	65	30	513	- 449
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	64	33	379	- 315
Schistosomiasis	50	59	74	0	+ 59
Lung Cancers	51	54	3	4,217	- 4,163
Alcohol	52	47	29	538	- 491
Skin Disease	53	42	43	99	- 58
Appendicitis	54	39	59	15	+ 24
Hepatitis B	55	36	62	8	+ 28
Leukemia	56	34	23	878	- 845
Upper Respiratory	57	25	55	26	- 1
Encephalitis	58	20	68	1	+ 19
Drug Use	59	20	39	161	- 142
Pancreas Cancer	60	16	10	1,901	- 1,886
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	12	53	35	- 23
Uterin Cancer	62	9	35	275	- 266
Other Neoplasms	63	7	25	814	- 808
Hepatitis C	64	6	41	147	- 141
Dengue	65	4	81	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	38	170	- 166
Measles	67	3	73	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	65	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	78	0	+ 1
War	71	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	4	- 4
Anemia	81	0	44	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	22	- 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRIA

Malawi

Austria

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.