BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,241	70	0	+ 2,241
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,351	17	440	+ 911
Malaria	3	1,101	79	0	+ 1,101
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,086	16	446	+ 640
Stroke	5	1,037	2	7,871	- 6,835
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,009	54	8	+ 1,001
Coronary Heart Disease	7	860	1	9,201	- 8,340
Low Birth Weight	8	757	41	48	+ 709
Birth Trauma	9	622	49	14	+ 608
Liver Disease	10	569	10	613	- 45
Tuberculosis	11	522	32	93	+ 429
Cervical Cancer	12	502	29	132	+ 370
Congenital Anomalies	13	438	35	69	+ 369
Diabetes Mellitus	14	396	3	2,406	- 2,010
Maternal Conditions	15	324	58	2	+ 321
Oesophagus Cancer	16	321	31	110	+ 211
Hypertension	17	314	11	546	- 232
Meningitis	18	313	53	10	+ 303
Kidney Disease	19	274	9	689	- 415
Malnutrition	20	262	57	2	+ 259
Lung Disease	21	234	5	1,163	- 929
Other Injuries	22	221	26	157	+ 64
Suicide	23	176	19	361	- 185
Lymphomas	24	146	24	184	- 38
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	137	6	1,144	- 1,007
Asthma	26	123	37	60	+ 64
Breast Cancer	27	105	13	528	- 423
Falls	28	98	21	267	- 169
Syphilis	29	84	61	1	+ 83
Drownings	30	80	42	48	+ 32
Pertussis	31	76	59	2	+ 74
Violence	32	71	40	49	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	33	68	22	232	- 165
Fires	34	66	38	54	+ 12
Inflammatory/Heart	35	65	8	874	- 809
Skin Cancers	36	58	28	133	- 76
Poisonings	37	57	50	13	+ 43
Liver Cancer	38	55	14	480	- 424
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	49	30	121	- 72
Prostate Cancer	40	47	18	413	- 366
Epilepsy	41	45	36	60	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	42	45	39	53	- 9
Oral Cancer	43	44	27	146	- 102
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	41	7	998	- 957
Stomach Cancer	45	36	12	532	- 496
Parkinson's Disease	46	35	20	341	- 306
Tetanus	47	31	60	1	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	48	28	25	182	- 155
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	27	43	36	- 9
Schistosomiasis	50	25	77	0	+ 25
Lung Cancers	51	23	4	2,076	- 2,053
Alcohol	52	20	34	90	- 70
Skin Disease	53	18	47	21	- 3
Appendicitis	54	16	52	11	+ 6
Hepatitis B	55	15	56	3	+ 13
Leukemia	56	14	23	186	- 172
Upper Respiratory	57	10	63	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	58	8	51	13	- 4
Drug Use	59	8	44	25	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	60	7	15	463	- 457
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	5	48	19	- 14
Uterin Cancer	62	4	33	92	- 88
Other Neoplasms	63	3	45	23	- 20
Hepatitis C	64	3	65	0	+ 2
Dengue	65	2	74	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	46	22	- 20
Measles	67	1	55	5	- 4
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	66	0	+ 0
War	71	0	62	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Malawi

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.