DOMINICAN REP. VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,381	8	1,931	+ 4,450
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,846	6	2,254	+ 1,592
Malaria	3	3,135	65	4	+ 3,131
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,092	3	6,937	- 3,845
Stroke	5	2,952	2	7,882	- 4,931
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,873	26	504	+ 2,369
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,450	1	14,986	- 12,536
Low Birth Weight	8	2,156	13	1,532	+ 624
Birth Trauma	9	1,771	18	915	+ 856
Liver Disease	10	1,620	5	2,680	- 1,061
Tuberculosis	11	1,487	38	242	+ 1,245
Cervical Cancer	12	1,429	23	560	+ 869
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,247	17	1,038	+ 209
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,127	4	2,762	- 1,636
Maternal Conditions	15	921	39	202	+ 719
Oesophagus Cancer	16	915	40	200	+ 715
Hypertension	17	893	10	1,894	- 1,001
Meningitis	18	891	45	134	+ 757
Kidney Disease	19	779	7	2,121	- 1,342
Malnutrition	20	745	34	372	+ 374
Lung Disease	21	666	15	1,360	- 694
Other Injuries	22	629	19	890	- 261
Suicide	23	500	25	530	- 29
Lymphomas	24	417	33	374	+ 43
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	389	11	1,808	- 1,419
Asthma	26	350	29	441	- 91
Breast Cancer	27	298	14	1,460	- 1,162
Falls	28	279	30	435	- 156
Syphilis	29	239	51	70	+ 168
Drownings	30	228	37	248	- 20
Pertussis	31	217	47	121	+ 96
Violence	32	202	9	1,917	- 1,715
Bladder Cancer	33	193	49	92	+ 100
Fires	34	189	44	139	+ 49
Inflammatory/Heart	35	184	35	312	- 127
Skin Cancers	36	164	41	172	- 8
Poisonings	37	161	55	47	+ 115
Liver Cancer	38	157	21	664	- 507
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	139	36	295	- 156
Prostate Cancer	40	135	12	1,655	- 1,520
Epilepsy	41	129	42	158	- 29
Endocrine Disorders	42	127	22	602	- 475
Oral Cancer	43	125	31	434	- 309
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	116	20	851	- 734
Stomach Cancer	45	102	24	547	- 445
Parkinson's Disease	46	99	28	446	- 347
Tetanus	47	88	61	17	+ 71
Ovary Cancer	48	78	50	89	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	77	46	123	- 46
Schistosomiasis	50	71	59	22	+ 49
Lung Cancers	51	65	16	1,244	- 1,179
Alcohol	52	57	48	120	- 64
Skin Disease	53	50	53	50	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	47	52	67	- 20
Hepatitis B	55	44	63	11	+ 33
Leukemia	56	41	32	409	- 368
Upper Respiratory	57	30	68	1	+ 29
Encephalitis	58	24	56	44	- 21
Drug Use	59	24	43	156	- 132
Pancreas Cancer	60	19	27	456	- 437
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	14	54	48	- 34
Uterin Cancer	62	11	57	43	- 32
Other Neoplasms	63	8	58	35	- 27
Hepatitis C	64	7	60	17	- 10
Dengue	65	5	64	5	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	62	13	- 9
Measles	67	3	79	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	66	2	- 0
War	71	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	69	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Malawi

Dominican Rep.

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.