COLOMBIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	29,254	17	2,683	+ 26,570
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,633	5	10,773	+ 6,859
Malaria	3	14,373	67	26	+ 14,347
Road Traffic Accidents	4	14,175	6	7,765	+ 6,411
Stroke	5	13,532	3	16,573	- 3,040
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	13,174	38	747	+ 12,427
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,231	1	43,066	- 31,835
Low Birth Weight	8	9,886	23	2,095	+ 7,791
Birth Trauma	9	8,118	41	648	+ 7,470
Liver Disease	10	7,425	19	2,426	+ 4,999
Tuberculosis	11	6,818	32	1,272	+ 5,546
Cervical Cancer	12	6,554	20	2,266	+ 4,287
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,717	16	2,963	+ 2,755
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,165	11	5,028	+ 137
Maternal Conditions	15	4,224	46	394	+ 3,831
Oesophagus Cancer	16	4,196	36	835	+ 3,361
Hypertension	17	4,093	8	6,400	- 2,306
Meningitis	18	4,083	50	244	+ 3,840
Kidney Disease	19	3,571	7	6,834	- 3,263
Malnutrition	20	3,416	27	1,878	+ 1,538
Lung Disease	21	3,054	4	15,928	- 12,874
Other Injuries	22	2,885	28	1,592	+ 1,293
Suicide	23	2,294	26	1,965	+ 330
Lymphomas	24	1,911	18	2,603	- 692
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,782	22	2,157	- 375
Asthma	26	1,606	54	191	+ 1,415
Breast Cancer	27	1,367	13	3,669	- 2,302
Falls	28	1,280	29	1,518	- 238
Syphilis	29	1,094	65	30	+ 1,064
Drownings	30	1,043	40	689	+ 354
Pertussis	31	994	69	18	+ 975
Violence	32	926	2	19,268	- 18,342
Bladder Cancer	33	884	42	609	+ 275
Fires	34	865	56	127	+ 738
Inflammatory/Heart	35	844	31	1,329	- 485
Skin Cancers	36	754	35	1,028	- 275
Poisonings	37	740	61	61	+ 679
Liver Cancer	38	721	24	2,065	- 1,343
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	637	39	698	- 61
Prostate Cancer	40	617	14	3,584	- 2,968
Epilepsy	41	592	43	597	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	42	584	30	1,367	- 783
Oral Cancer	43	572	37	807	- 235
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	534	12	4,371	- 3,837
Stomach Cancer	45	469	9	6,112	- 5,643
Parkinson's Disease	46	455	47	383	+ 72
Tetanus	47	405	71	14	+ 391
Ovary Cancer	48	359	33	1,122	- 763
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	352	63	38	+ 314
Schistosomiasis	50	326	77	1	+ 326
Lung Cancers	51	297	10	5,250	- 4,953
Alcohol	52	259	68	23	+ 236
Skin Disease	53	231	34	1,102	- 871
Appendicitis	54	214	52	213	+ 1
Hepatitis B	55	200	62	50	+ 150
Leukemia	56	187	21	2,208	- 2,022
Upper Respiratory	57	136	66	27	+ 109
Encephalitis	58	109	64	38	+ 71
Drug Use	59	108	44	492	- 383
Pancreas Cancer	60	86	25	2,022	- 1,936
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	65	51	242	- 177
Uterin Cancer	62	52	45	423	- 371
Other Neoplasms	63	38	15	3,205	- 3,167
Hepatitis C	64	33	59	65	- 32
Dengue	65	21	55	133	- 112
Multiple Sclerosis	66	20	60	62	- 43
Measles	67	14	78	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	68	12	73	7	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	10	76	5	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	6	81	0	+ 6
War	71	6	49	260	- 254
Diphtheria	72	4	80	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Malawi

Colombia

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.