ECUADOR VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,802	27	609	+ 10,192
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,511	4	5,083	+ 1,428
Malaria	3	5,307	77	0	+ 5,307
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,234	6	3,490	+ 1,744
Stroke	5	4,997	3	5,429	- 432
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,864	34	410	+ 4,454
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,147	1	9,805	- 5,658
Low Birth Weight	8	3,650	16	1,172	+ 2,479
Birth Trauma	9	2,998	38	302	+ 2,695
Liver Disease	10	2,742	7	3,330	- 589
Tuberculosis	11	2,517	29	574	+ 1,944
Cervical Cancer	12	2,420	24	840	+ 1,580
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,111	13	1,335	+ 776
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,907	5	4,321	- 2,414
Maternal Conditions	15	1,560	46	164	+ 1,395
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,549	42	180	+ 1,370
Hypertension	17	1,511	10	2,507	- 995
Meningitis	18	1,508	52	90	+ 1,418
Kidney Disease	19	1,319	2	6,184	- 4,865
Malnutrition	20	1,261	28	578	+ 683
Lung Disease	21	1,128	8	2,576	- 1,449
Other Injuries	22	1,065	17	1,161	- 95
Suicide	23	847	14	1,326	- 479
Lymphomas	24	705	22	883	- 177
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	658	9	2,565	- 1,907
Asthma	26	593	53	85	+ 508
Breast Cancer	27	505	25	825	- 320
Falls	28	473	18	1,114	- 641
Syphilis	29	404	54	85	+ 319
Drownings	30	385	32	470	- 85
Pertussis	31	367	56	79	+ 288
Violence	32	342	15	1,210	- 868
Bladder Cancer	33	326	44	168	+ 158
Fires	34	319	43	175	+ 144
Inflammatory/Heart	35	312	36	308	+ 4
Skin Cancers	36	278	37	308	- 29
Poisonings	37	273	58	59	+ 215
Liver Cancer	38	266	21	954	- 687
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	235	33	417	- 181
Prostate Cancer	40	228	12	1,362	- 1,134
Epilepsy	41	219	40	273	- 54
Endocrine Disorders	42	216	31	507	- 291
Oral Cancer	43	211	45	166	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	197	19	1,109	- 912
Stomach Cancer	45	173	11	2,089	- 1,916
Parkinson's Disease	46	168	26	658	- 490
Tetanus	47	149	62	9	+ 141
Ovary Cancer	48	133	35	322	- 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	130	47	163	- 33
Schistosomiasis	50	121	75	0	+ 121
Lung Cancers	51	110	20	1,075	- 965
Alcohol	52	96	39	280	- 184
Skin Disease	53	85	51	103	- 17
Appendicitis	54	79	50	110	- 32
Hepatitis B	55	74	64	3	+ 71
Leukemia	56	69	23	882	- 813
Upper Respiratory	57	50	63	8	+ 42
Encephalitis	58	40	55	82	- 42
Drug Use	59	40	41	214	- 174
Pancreas Cancer	60	32	30	562	- 530
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	24	49	124	- 99
Uterin Cancer	62	19	48	129	- 110
Other Neoplasms	63	14	57	64	- 50
Hepatitis C	64	12	67	1	+ 11
Dengue	65	8	61	10	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	60	18	- 11
Measles	67	5	72	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	5	70	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	4	65	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	68	1	+ 1
War	71	2	66	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	69	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	21	- 21
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Malawi

Ecuador

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.