BRAZIL VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	129,814	22	12,558	+ 117,256
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	78,246	3	94,705	- 16,458
Malaria	3	63,781	74	44	+ 63,737
Road Traffic Accidents	4	62,904	8	33,871	+ 29,034
Stroke	5	60,050	2	123,207	- 63,157
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	58,461	35	5,659	+ 52,802
Coronary Heart Disease	7	49,838	1	165,788	- 115,950
Low Birth Weight	8	43,871	33	6,881	+ 36,990
Birth Trauma	9	36,024	45	3,777	+ 32,248
Liver Disease	10	32,951	13	21,422	+ 11,529
Tuberculosis	11	30,254	40	4,895	+ 25,359
Cervical Cancer	12	29,082	29	9,511	+ 19,571
Congenital Anomalies	13	25,371	23	12,317	+ 13,054
Diabetes Mellitus	14	22,920	5	59,608	- 36,688
Maternal Conditions	15	18,746	53	1,507	+ 17,239
Oesophagus Cancer	16	18,622	26	10,466	+ 8,156
Hypertension	17	18,165	11	28,822	- 10,657
Meningitis	18	18,121	54	1,359	+ 16,762
Kidney Disease	19	15,847	7	37,690	- 21,844
Malnutrition	20	15,161	34	6,695	+ 8,465
Lung Disease	21	13,554	6	59,373	- 45,819
Other Injuries	22	12,803	21	13,807	- 1,004
Suicide	23	10,182	20	14,540	- 4,358
Lymphomas	24	8,479	27	10,376	- 1,897
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	7,909	10	30,717	- 22,808
Asthma	26	7,128	48	2,595	+ 4,533
Breast Cancer	27	6,068	14	20,759	- 14,691
Falls	28	5,680	16	18,847	- 13,167
Syphilis	29	4,855	68	223	+ 4,632
Drownings	30	4,629	39	4,937	- 308
Pertussis	31	4,409	75	30	+ 4,379
Violence	32	4,109	4	68,779	- 64,670
Bladder Cancer	33	3,923	36	5,306	- 1,383
Fires	34	3,838	58	1,028	+ 2,810
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,746	18	17,508	- 13,762
Skin Cancers	36	3,344	38	5,032	- 1,687
Poisonings	37	3,284	66	317	+ 2,967
Liver Cancer	38	3,201	25	11,514	- 8,313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,827	44	4,258	- 1,431
Prostate Cancer	40	2,737	15	19,001	- 16,264
Epilepsy	41	2,628	46	3,263	- 635
Endocrine Disorders	42	2,594	19	16,927	- 14,333
Oral Cancer	43	2,538	28	9,951	- 7,413
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	2,370	12	23,161	- 20,791
Stomach Cancer	45	2,082	17	17,992	- 15,910
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,020	41	4,770	- 2,750
Tetanus	47	1,796	71	88	+ 1,708
Ovary Cancer	48	1,593	43	4,355	- 2,762
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,560	51	2,193	- 633
Schistosomiasis	50	1,449	62	593	+ 856
Lung Cancers	51	1,320	9	31,659	- 30,339
Alcohol	52	1,150	32	7,121	- 5,971
Skin Disease	53	1,025	31	7,179	- 6,154
Appendicitis	54	948	57	1,067	- 120
Hepatitis B	55	889	59	775	+ 114
Leukemia	56	829	30	8,531	- 7,702
Upper Respiratory	57	602	67	260	+ 342
Encephalitis	58	484	72	65	+ 419
Drug Use	59	480	49	2,467	- 1,987
Pancreas Cancer	60	383	24	11,999	- 11,615
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	290	61	596	- 306
Uterin Cancer	62	229	47	2,780	- 2,551
Other Neoplasms	63	168	42	4,665	- 4,497
Hepatitis C	64	148	52	1,955	- 1,807
Dengue	65	93	76	14	+ 79
Multiple Sclerosis	66	87	64	356	- 269
Measles	67	62	81	4	+ 58
Otitis Media	68	55	70	94	- 39
Ascariasis	69	42	78	7	+ 35
Chlamydia	70	25	80	5	+ 20
War	71	25	56	1,090	- 1,065
Diphtheria	72	18	79	7	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	73	4	83	1	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	74	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	75	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Leprosy	76	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Malawi

Brazil

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.