BANGLADESH VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	99,519	55	563	+ 98,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	59,986	6	29,586	+ 30,400
Malaria	3	48,896	68	45	+ 48,851
Road Traffic Accidents	4	48,224	8	25,023	+ 23,201
Stroke	5	46,036	1	134,166	- 88,130
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	44,818	5	36,111	+ 8,707
Coronary Heart Disease	7	38,207	2	108,528	- 70,321
Low Birth Weight	8	33,633	11	17,457	+ 16,176
Birth Trauma	9	27,617	15	13,392	+ 14,225
Liver Disease	10	25,261	9	21,024	+ 4,237
Tuberculosis	11	23,194	4	37,175	- 13,982
Cervical Cancer	12	22,295	26	5,132	+ 17,163
Congenital Anomalies	13	19,450	18	10,113	+ 9,337
Diabetes Mellitus	14	17,571	7	28,976	- 11,405
Maternal Conditions	15	14,371	29	3,920	+ 10,452
Oesophagus Cancer	16	14,276	10	19,525	- 5,249
Hypertension	17	13,926	14	14,776	- 850
Meningitis	18	13,892	38	2,105	+ 11,787
Kidney Disease	19	12,149	17	10,841	+ 1,307
Malnutrition	20	11,622	36	2,418	+ 9,205
Lung Disease	21	10,391	3	45,699	- 35,309
Other Injuries	22	9,815	21	7,629	+ 2,186
Suicide	23	7,806	25	5,998	+ 1,808
Lymphomas	24	6,500	35	2,667	+ 3,833
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	6,063	13	14,993	- 8,930
Asthma	26	5,464	20	8,893	- 3,429
Breast Cancer	27	4,652	23	6,808	- 2,156
Falls	28	4,355	31	3,328	+ 1,027
Syphilis	29	3,722	49	1,227	+ 2,495
Drownings	30	3,549	22	7,094	- 3,545
Pertussis	31	3,380	39	2,011	+ 1,369
Violence	32	3,150	27	4,623	- 1,472
Bladder Cancer	33	3,007	52	991	+ 2,017
Fires	34	2,942	46	1,271	+ 1,671
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,872	42	1,485	+ 1,387
Skin Cancers	36	2,564	53	853	+ 1,711
Poisonings	37	2,518	56	539	+ 1,979
Liver Cancer	38	2,454	34	2,884	- 430
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,167	48	1,251	+ 916
Prostate Cancer	40	2,098	41	1,664	+ 434
Epilepsy	41	2,015	44	1,353	+ 661
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,988	45	1,335	+ 653
Oral Cancer	43	1,946	12	15,511	- 13,565
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	1,817	28	4,534	- 2,717
Stomach Cancer	45	1,596	24	6,799	- 5,202
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,549	30	3,782	- 2,233
Tetanus	47	1,377	57	450	+ 927
Ovary Cancer	48	1,221	37	2,231	- 1,010
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,196	33	2,922	- 1,726
Schistosomiasis	50	1,111	74	0	+ 1,111
Lung Cancers	51	1,012	16	12,174	- 11,163
Alcohol	52	881	60	262	+ 619
Skin Disease	53	786	50	1,131	- 346
Appendicitis	54	727	47	1,262	- 535
Hepatitis B	55	681	51	1,121	- 440
Leukemia	56	635	40	1,895	- 1,260
Upper Respiratory	57	461	66	100	+ 361
Encephalitis	58	371	59	371	+ 0
Drug Use	59	368	32	2,967	- 2,599
Pancreas Cancer	60	294	43	1,414	- 1,120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	223	54	815	- 593
Uterin Cancer	62	175	58	405	- 230
Other Neoplasms	63	129	61	243	- 115
Hepatitis C	64	113	62	207	- 94
Dengue	65	71	65	161	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	66	67	64	179	- 113
Measles	67	48	19	9,021	- 8,973
Otitis Media	68	42	71	14	+ 29
Ascariasis	69	32	69	31	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	19	70	21	- 2
War	71	19	63	202	- 183
Diphtheria	72	14	72	5	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	73	3	76	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	74	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Malawi

Bangladesh

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.