CHILE VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,011	33	539	+ 10,471
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,637	6	3,920	+ 2,717
Malaria	3	5,410	82	0	+ 5,410
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,336	12	2,826	+ 2,509
Stroke	5	5,093	2	9,731	- 4,638
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,959	39	334	+ 4,624
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,227	1	10,685	- 6,458
Low Birth Weight	8	3,721	36	437	+ 3,284
Birth Trauma	9	3,056	54	87	+ 2,968
Liver Disease	10	2,795	13	2,647	+ 148
Tuberculosis	11	2,566	38	410	+ 2,156
Cervical Cancer	12	2,467	27	780	+ 1,687
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,152	25	858	+ 1,294
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,944	10	3,177	- 1,233
Maternal Conditions	15	1,590	63	24	+ 1,566
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,579	30	722	+ 857
Hypertension	17	1,541	7	3,817	- 2,276
Meningitis	18	1,537	53	95	+ 1,442
Kidney Disease	19	1,344	3	4,065	- 2,721
Malnutrition	20	1,286	37	420	+ 866
Lung Disease	21	1,150	4	4,062	- 2,913
Other Injuries	22	1,086	21	1,310	- 224
Suicide	23	864	15	1,700	- 837
Lymphomas	24	719	18	1,394	- 675
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	671	5	4,000	- 3,329
Asthma	26	605	42	295	+ 310
Breast Cancer	27	515	16	1,689	- 1,174
Falls	28	482	23	904	- 423
Syphilis	29	412	66	5	+ 407
Drownings	30	393	44	283	+ 110
Pertussis	31	374	68	3	+ 371
Violence	32	349	29	744	- 395
Bladder Cancer	33	333	32	641	- 308
Fires	34	325	41	295	+ 30
Inflammatory/Heart	35	318	31	709	- 391
Skin Cancers	36	284	34	526	- 242
Poisonings	37	279	57	68	+ 210
Liver Cancer	38	272	19	1,369	- 1,098
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	240	46	223	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	40	232	14	2,435	- 2,203
Epilepsy	41	223	43	294	- 71
Endocrine Disorders	42	220	22	1,286	- 1,066
Oral Cancer	43	215	40	307	- 92
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	201	11	3,022	- 2,821
Stomach Cancer	45	177	8	3,631	- 3,454
Parkinson's Disease	46	171	26	790	- 619
Tetanus	47	152	69	2	+ 151
Ovary Cancer	48	135	35	514	- 379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	132	52	104	+ 28
Schistosomiasis	50	123	84	0	+ 123
Lung Cancers	51	112	9	3,452	- 3,340
Alcohol	52	98	47	207	- 109
Skin Disease	53	87	28	763	- 676
Appendicitis	54	80	59	37	+ 44
Hepatitis B	55	75	60	30	+ 45
Leukemia	56	70	24	879	- 809
Upper Respiratory	57	51	67	4	+ 47
Encephalitis	58	41	70	2	+ 39
Drug Use	59	41	50	149	- 108
Pancreas Cancer	60	33	17	1,567	- 1,534
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	25	48	187	- 162
Uterin Cancer	62	19	45	275	- 255
Other Neoplasms	63	14	20	1,358	- 1,344
Hepatitis C	64	13	61	27	- 14
Dengue	65	8	73	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	62	27	- 19
Measles	67	5	75	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	5	71	2	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	4	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	2	80	0	+ 2
War	71	2	64	14	- 11
Diphtheria	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	55	79	- 79
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	38	- 38
Anemia	81	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Malawi

Chile

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.