DENMARK VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,524	55	23	+ 3,501
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,124	6	2,244	- 120
Malaria	3	1,731	79	0	+ 1,731
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,707	33	213	+ 1,494
Stroke	5	1,630	5	3,662	- 2,032
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,587	38	145	+ 1,442
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,353	1	5,341	- 3,988
Low Birth Weight	8	1,191	41	116	+ 1,074
Birth Trauma	9	978	56	21	+ 957
Liver Disease	10	894	14	692	+ 202
Tuberculosis	11	821	57	16	+ 806
Cervical Cancer	12	789	37	153	+ 637
Congenital Anomalies	13	689	36	153	+ 536
Diabetes Mellitus	14	622	10	1,284	- 662
Maternal Conditions	15	509	64	2	+ 507
Oesophagus Cancer	16	505	24	477	+ 29
Hypertension	17	493	15	642	- 149
Meningitis	18	492	52	25	+ 467
Kidney Disease	19	430	12	911	- 481
Malnutrition	20	412	59	14	+ 398
Lung Disease	21	368	3	4,387	- 4,019
Other Injuries	22	348	30	347	+ 0
Suicide	23	276	16	617	- 341
Lymphomas	24	230	13	730	- 500
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	215	2	5,218	- 5,003
Asthma	26	193	44	82	+ 111
Breast Cancer	27	165	9	1,299	- 1,134
Falls	28	154	22	541	- 387
Syphilis	29	132	70	0	+ 131
Drownings	30	126	50	37	+ 88
Pertussis	31	120	72	0	+ 120
Violence	32	112	47	63	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	33	106	21	545	- 439
Fires	34	104	49	53	+ 51
Inflammatory/Heart	35	102	31	284	- 183
Skin Cancers	36	91	26	388	- 298
Poisonings	37	89	62	6	+ 84
Liver Cancer	38	87	25	464	- 378
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	77	32	216	- 140
Prostate Cancer	40	74	8	1,480	- 1,406
Epilepsy	41	71	40	125	- 54
Endocrine Disorders	42	70	19	575	- 504
Oral Cancer	43	69	28	371	- 302
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	64	7	2,147	- 2,082
Stomach Cancer	45	57	23	484	- 428
Parkinson's Disease	46	55	17	600	- 545
Tetanus	47	49	68	0	+ 48
Ovary Cancer	48	43	29	367	- 324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	42	42	96	- 54
Schistosomiasis	50	39	75	0	+ 39
Lung Cancers	51	36	4	3,721	- 3,685
Alcohol	52	31	18	598	- 567
Skin Disease	53	28	45	79	- 51
Appendicitis	54	26	54	23	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	24	61	6	+ 18
Leukemia	56	22	20	558	- 536
Upper Respiratory	57	16	58	15	+ 1
Encephalitis	58	13	67	1	+ 13
Drug Use	59	13	34	197	- 184
Pancreas Cancer	60	10	11	1,096	- 1,085
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	8	43	84	- 77
Uterin Cancer	62	6	35	156	- 149
Other Neoplasms	63	5	27	378	- 373
Hepatitis C	64	4	60	9	- 5
Dengue	65	3	83	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	39	132	- 130
Measles	67	2	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	65	2	- 0
Ascariasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 0
War	71	1	66	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	57	- 57
Anemia	81	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Malawi

Denmark

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.