BOLIVIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,263	45	174	+ 7,089
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,378	2	8,069	- 3,691
Malaria	3	3,569	76	0	+ 3,569
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,520	9	2,430	+ 1,090
Stroke	5	3,360	3	7,206	- 3,847
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,271	21	883	+ 2,388
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,788	1	11,051	- 8,263
Low Birth Weight	8	2,455	12	1,265	+ 1,190
Birth Trauma	9	2,016	19	984	+ 1,031
Liver Disease	10	1,844	6	3,987	- 2,144
Tuberculosis	11	1,693	13	1,187	+ 506
Cervical Cancer	12	1,627	16	1,071	+ 556
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,420	15	1,080	+ 339
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,282	5	4,927	- 3,644
Maternal Conditions	15	1,049	39	245	+ 803
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,042	48	133	+ 909
Hypertension	17	1,016	10	1,927	- 910
Meningitis	18	1,014	49	128	+ 886
Kidney Disease	19	887	4	5,879	- 4,992
Malnutrition	20	848	18	1,031	- 183
Lung Disease	21	758	7	3,735	- 2,977
Other Injuries	22	716	11	1,279	- 563
Suicide	23	570	26	715	- 145
Lymphomas	24	474	41	219	+ 255
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	443	8	2,479	- 2,037
Asthma	26	399	38	258	+ 140
Breast Cancer	27	340	29	482	- 142
Falls	28	318	17	1,066	- 749
Syphilis	29	272	53	105	+ 167
Drownings	30	259	31	406	- 147
Pertussis	31	247	50	121	+ 126
Violence	32	230	14	1,097	- 867
Bladder Cancer	33	219	59	43	+ 177
Fires	34	215	44	181	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	35	210	35	374	- 165
Skin Cancers	36	187	43	190	- 3
Poisonings	37	184	57	66	+ 118
Liver Cancer	38	179	25	720	- 541
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	158	27	678	- 520
Prostate Cancer	40	153	28	550	- 397
Epilepsy	41	147	42	199	- 52
Endocrine Disorders	42	145	32	384	- 239
Oral Cancer	43	142	56	91	+ 51
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	133	30	407	- 275
Stomach Cancer	45	117	23	785	- 669
Parkinson's Disease	46	113	22	852	- 739
Tetanus	47	100	60	31	+ 70
Ovary Cancer	48	89	54	102	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	87	37	292	- 205
Schistosomiasis	50	81	75	0	+ 81
Lung Cancers	51	74	20	901	- 828
Alcohol	52	64	33	384	- 320
Skin Disease	53	57	55	101	- 43
Appendicitis	54	53	46	156	- 103
Hepatitis B	55	50	64	6	+ 44
Leukemia	56	46	34	380	- 333
Upper Respiratory	57	34	62	15	+ 18
Encephalitis	58	27	52	110	- 82
Drug Use	59	27	40	244	- 217
Pancreas Cancer	60	21	36	332	- 310
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	16	51	111	- 95
Uterin Cancer	62	13	47	151	- 139
Other Neoplasms	63	9	58	43	- 34
Hepatitis C	64	8	67	3	+ 5
Dengue	65	5	66	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	61	22	- 17
Measles	67	3	73	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	69	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	68	2	- 1
War	71	1	63	9	- 8
Diphtheria	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	75	0	24	755	- 755
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Malawi

Bolivia

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.