BELARUS VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,605	42	167	+ 5,438
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,379	15	1,086	+ 2,292
Malaria	3	2,754	76	0	+ 2,754
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,716	19	722	+ 1,994
Stroke	5	2,593	2	16,393	- 13,800
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,524	57	13	+ 2,512
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,152	1	53,186	- 51,034
Low Birth Weight	8	1,894	47	64	+ 1,830
Birth Trauma	9	1,555	52	25	+ 1,530
Liver Disease	10	1,423	8	2,078	- 655
Tuberculosis	11	1,306	37	269	+ 1,038
Cervical Cancer	12	1,256	34	303	+ 952
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,095	41	202	+ 893
Diabetes Mellitus	14	990	30	373	+ 617
Maternal Conditions	15	809	60	2	+ 807
Oesophagus Cancer	16	804	25	493	+ 311
Hypertension	17	784	31	367	+ 417
Meningitis	18	782	50	36	+ 746
Kidney Disease	19	684	26	480	+ 204
Malnutrition	20	655	53	22	+ 633
Lung Disease	21	585	7	2,208	- 1,623
Other Injuries	22	553	14	1,099	- 546
Suicide	23	440	9	2,004	- 1,564
Lymphomas	24	366	20	672	- 306
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	341	3	3,530	- 3,189
Asthma	26	308	44	122	+ 186
Breast Cancer	27	262	12	1,230	- 968
Falls	28	245	16	952	- 706
Syphilis	29	210	63	1	+ 209
Drownings	30	200	24	543	- 343
Pertussis	31	190	65	0	+ 190
Violence	32	177	38	255	- 78
Bladder Cancer	33	169	35	295	- 126
Fires	34	166	22	620	- 455
Inflammatory/Heart	35	162	11	1,361	- 1,199
Skin Cancers	36	144	36	272	- 127
Poisonings	37	142	33	311	- 170
Liver Cancer	38	138	32	363	- 225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	122	40	235	- 113
Prostate Cancer	40	118	17	936	- 818
Epilepsy	41	113	45	116	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	42	112	43	141	- 29
Oral Cancer	43	110	18	901	- 791
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	102	5	2,886	- 2,784
Stomach Cancer	45	90	10	1,690	- 1,600
Parkinson's Disease	46	87	21	621	- 534
Tetanus	47	78	64	0	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	48	69	27	429	- 360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	67	39	239	- 172
Schistosomiasis	50	63	74	0	+ 63
Lung Cancers	51	57	4	2,950	- 2,893
Alcohol	52	50	6	2,761	- 2,711
Skin Disease	53	44	51	31	+ 13
Appendicitis	54	41	54	20	+ 21
Hepatitis B	55	38	56	14	+ 25
Leukemia	56	36	23	554	- 518
Upper Respiratory	57	26	58	5	+ 21
Encephalitis	58	21	46	93	- 72
Drug Use	59	21	29	389	- 368
Pancreas Cancer	60	17	13	1,171	- 1,154
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	13	55	15	- 3
Uterin Cancer	62	10	28	391	- 381
Other Neoplasms	63	7	48	52	- 45
Hepatitis C	64	6	62	1	+ 6
Dengue	65	4	71	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	49	42	- 38
Measles	67	3	68	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	66	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	61	1	+ 0
War	71	1	59	3	- 2
Diphtheria	72	1	67	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	69	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Malawi

Belarus

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.