CHINA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	835,363	34	28,746	+ 806,618
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	503,520	12	183,342	+ 320,178
Malaria	3	410,434	75	0	+ 410,434
Road Traffic Accidents	4	404,793	8	250,272	+ 154,521
Stroke	5	386,427	1	2,043,210	- 1,656,784
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	376,202	50	8,719	+ 367,483
Coronary Heart Disease	7	320,712	2	1,771,525	- 1,450,814
Low Birth Weight	8	282,313	40	21,631	+ 260,681
Birth Trauma	9	231,819	43	17,644	+ 214,175
Liver Disease	10	212,042	15	145,603	+ 66,439
Tuberculosis	11	194,689	32	34,802	+ 159,886
Cervical Cancer	12	187,145	27	51,650	+ 135,495
Congenital Anomalies	13	163,263	31	36,613	+ 126,651
Diabetes Mellitus	14	147,490	14	161,672	- 14,182
Maternal Conditions	15	120,633	54	3,596	+ 117,036
Oesophagus Cancer	16	119,831	10	242,891	- 123,060
Hypertension	17	116,891	7	301,183	- 184,291
Meningitis	18	116,608	51	5,704	+ 110,904
Kidney Disease	19	101,975	11	192,302	- 90,327
Malnutrition	20	97,559	44	12,995	+ 84,564
Lung Disease	21	87,219	3	968,607	- 881,388
Other Injuries	22	82,386	25	54,087	+ 28,298
Suicide	23	65,521	17	116,324	- 50,803
Lymphomas	24	54,560	23	57,838	- 3,278
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	50,895	6	304,455	- 253,560
Asthma	26	45,866	39	23,147	+ 22,719
Breast Cancer	27	39,049	19	92,757	- 53,708
Falls	28	36,552	16	138,878	- 102,326
Syphilis	29	31,244	58	1,824	+ 29,420
Drownings	30	29,786	26	52,807	- 23,021
Pertussis	31	28,372	64	484	+ 27,888
Violence	32	26,444	47	11,115	+ 15,329
Bladder Cancer	33	25,244	29	37,873	- 12,629
Fires	34	24,695	48	10,498	+ 14,197
Inflammatory/Heart	35	24,104	33	29,954	- 5,850
Skin Cancers	36	21,522	41	19,669	+ 1,853
Poisonings	37	21,132	36	25,762	- 4,630
Liver Cancer	38	20,602	13	180,952	- 160,350
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	18,189	30	37,723	- 19,534
Prostate Cancer	40	17,612	28	51,056	- 33,444
Epilepsy	41	16,912	46	11,365	+ 5,547
Endocrine Disorders	42	16,690	37	25,613	- 8,923
Oral Cancer	43	16,334	24	54,695	- 38,361
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	15,252	9	248,388	- 233,136
Stomach Cancer	45	13,399	5	398,439	- 385,039
Parkinson's Disease	46	13,000	20	70,699	- 57,699
Tetanus	47	11,558	63	491	+ 11,067
Ovary Cancer	48	10,253	35	28,078	- 17,825
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	10,039	21	65,350	- 55,312
Schistosomiasis	50	9,322	65	400	+ 8,922
Lung Cancers	51	8,494	4	714,311	- 705,817
Alcohol	52	7,398	42	19,071	- 11,674
Skin Disease	53	6,594	52	5,222	+ 1,372
Appendicitis	54	6,099	60	1,468	+ 4,631
Hepatitis B	55	5,719	56	2,757	+ 2,961
Leukemia	56	5,332	22	58,145	- 52,813
Upper Respiratory	57	3,873	57	2,663	+ 1,211
Encephalitis	58	3,117	55	2,796	+ 320
Drug Use	59	3,091	38	24,214	- 21,123
Pancreas Cancer	60	2,468	18	111,537	- 109,069
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	1,869	49	10,108	- 8,239
Uterin Cancer	62	1,473	45	11,751	- 10,279
Other Neoplasms	63	1,081	53	4,374	- 3,293
Hepatitis C	64	950	66	86	+ 865
Dengue	65	597	70	12	+ 585
Multiple Sclerosis	66	559	59	1,734	- 1,175
Measles	67	399	62	558	- 158
Otitis Media	68	355	69	15	+ 340
Ascariasis	69	273	68	34	+ 239
Chlamydia	70	163	67	55	+ 107
War	71	162	61	900	- 738
Diphtheria	72	115	71	11	+ 104
Trypanosomiasis	73	28	77	0	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	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 CHINA

Malawi

China

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.