CANADA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,886	53	163	+ 22,723
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,795	7	7,431	+ 6,363
Malaria	3	11,245	76	0	+ 11,245
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,090	28	1,998	+ 9,092
Stroke	5	10,587	5	14,159	- 3,572
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,307	36	840	+ 9,466
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,786	1	40,063	- 31,277
Low Birth Weight	8	7,734	42	553	+ 7,181
Birth Trauma	9	6,351	50	193	+ 6,158
Liver Disease	10	5,809	17	3,624	+ 2,186
Tuberculosis	11	5,334	58	97	+ 5,236
Cervical Cancer	12	5,127	41	578	+ 4,549
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,473	35	1,081	+ 3,392
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,041	9	5,718	- 1,677
Maternal Conditions	15	3,305	64	45	+ 3,260
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,283	25	2,230	+ 1,053
Hypertension	17	3,202	22	2,563	+ 640
Meningitis	18	3,195	59	68	+ 3,126
Kidney Disease	19	2,794	14	4,578	- 1,784
Malnutrition	20	2,673	51	192	+ 2,480
Lung Disease	21	2,390	4	14,212	- 11,823
Other Injuries	22	2,257	24	2,392	- 135
Suicide	23	1,795	15	4,417	- 2,622
Lymphomas	24	1,495	10	5,146	- 3,651
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,394	2	30,970	- 29,575
Asthma	26	1,257	49	262	+ 994
Breast Cancer	27	1,070	8	5,910	- 4,840
Falls	28	1,001	12	4,829	- 3,828
Syphilis	29	856	67	5	+ 851
Drownings	30	816	48	283	+ 533
Pertussis	31	777	69	1	+ 777
Violence	32	724	40	605	+ 119
Bladder Cancer	33	692	23	2,521	- 1,829
Fires	34	677	52	192	+ 484
Inflammatory/Heart	35	660	27	2,060	- 1,399
Skin Cancers	36	590	30	1,756	- 1,167
Poisonings	37	579	56	121	+ 458
Liver Cancer	38	564	20	3,113	- 2,548
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	498	43	442	+ 56
Prostate Cancer	40	483	13	4,711	- 4,228
Epilepsy	41	463	44	384	+ 79
Endocrine Disorders	42	457	19	3,233	- 2,775
Oral Cancer	43	447	32	1,592	- 1,145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	418	6	9,651	- 9,233
Stomach Cancer	45	367	26	2,177	- 1,810
Parkinson's Disease	46	356	18	3,359	- 3,003
Tetanus	47	317	71	0	+ 316
Ovary Cancer	48	281	29	1,902	- 1,621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	275	39	636	- 361
Schistosomiasis	50	255	78	0	+ 255
Lung Cancers	51	233	3	20,937	- 20,704
Alcohol	52	203	33	1,491	- 1,288
Skin Disease	53	181	38	679	- 498
Appendicitis	54	167	62	49	+ 118
Hepatitis B	55	157	60	66	+ 91
Leukemia	56	146	21	3,098	- 2,952
Upper Respiratory	57	106	63	47	+ 59
Encephalitis	58	85	68	3	+ 82
Drug Use	59	85	16	3,686	- 3,601
Pancreas Cancer	60	68	11	5,057	- 4,990
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	51	47	322	- 271
Uterin Cancer	62	40	34	1,183	- 1,142
Other Neoplasms	63	30	31	1,679	- 1,649
Hepatitis C	64	26	45	363	- 337
Dengue	65	16	72	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	37	692	- 677
Measles	67	11	74	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	10	66	8	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	7	82	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	4	83	0	+ 4
War	71	4	65	21	- 17
Diphtheria	72	3	73	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	118	- 118
Anemia	81	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Malawi

Canada

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.