BELGIUM VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,066	57	36	+ 7,030
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,259	6	5,677	- 1,418
Malaria	3	3,472	75	0	+ 3,472
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,424	29	666	+ 2,758
Stroke	5	3,269	3	7,408	- 4,139
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,182	33	418	+ 2,764
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,713	1	15,281	- 12,568
Low Birth Weight	8	2,388	50	70	+ 2,318
Birth Trauma	9	1,961	53	47	+ 1,914
Liver Disease	10	1,794	17	1,433	+ 361
Tuberculosis	11	1,647	54	46	+ 1,601
Cervical Cancer	12	1,583	41	243	+ 1,340
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,381	40	282	+ 1,099
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,248	20	1,269	- 22
Maternal Conditions	15	1,020	64	6	+ 1,014
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,014	25	898	+ 115
Hypertension	17	989	27	740	+ 249
Meningitis	18	986	58	28	+ 958
Kidney Disease	19	863	8	2,952	- 2,089
Malnutrition	20	825	38	291	+ 534
Lung Disease	21	738	5	6,438	- 5,700
Other Injuries	22	697	11	2,006	- 1,309
Suicide	23	554	10	2,111	- 1,557
Lymphomas	24	461	16	1,552	- 1,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	430	2	9,416	- 8,985
Asthma	26	388	46	128	+ 260
Breast Cancer	27	330	9	2,587	- 2,256
Falls	28	309	15	1,756	- 1,446
Syphilis	29	264	70	0	+ 264
Drownings	30	252	47	79	+ 173
Pertussis	31	240	68	1	+ 239
Violence	32	224	44	149	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	33	214	22	1,078	- 865
Fires	34	209	48	75	+ 134
Inflammatory/Heart	35	204	23	1,060	- 857
Skin Cancers	36	182	31	522	- 340
Poisonings	37	179	55	41	+ 138
Liver Cancer	38	174	24	976	- 801
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	154	42	213	- 59
Prostate Cancer	40	149	13	1,824	- 1,675
Epilepsy	41	143	36	348	- 205
Endocrine Disorders	42	141	18	1,432	- 1,291
Oral Cancer	43	138	28	675	- 536
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	129	7	3,329	- 3,200
Stomach Cancer	45	113	26	863	- 750
Parkinson's Disease	46	110	19	1,378	- 1,268
Tetanus	47	98	78	0	+ 98
Ovary Cancer	48	87	30	653	- 566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	85	37	293	- 208
Schistosomiasis	50	79	76	0	+ 79
Lung Cancers	51	72	4	6,777	- 6,705
Alcohol	52	63	32	500	- 437
Skin Disease	53	56	35	380	- 324
Appendicitis	54	52	62	17	+ 35
Hepatitis B	55	48	63	17	+ 32
Leukemia	56	45	21	1,199	- 1,154
Upper Respiratory	57	33	59	22	+ 11
Encephalitis	58	26	66	1	+ 25
Drug Use	59	26	39	287	- 261
Pancreas Cancer	60	21	14	1,809	- 1,789
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	16	49	73	- 57
Uterin Cancer	62	12	34	384	- 372
Other Neoplasms	63	9	12	1,828	- 1,818
Hepatitis C	64	8	52	53	- 45
Dengue	65	5	83	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	45	147	- 142
Measles	67	3	79	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	65	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	71	0	+ 1
War	71	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Malawi

Belgium

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.