FIJI VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	561	31	30	+ 531
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	338	5	228	+ 110
Malaria	3	276	75	0	+ 276
Road Traffic Accidents	4	272	11	120	+ 152
Stroke	5	260	3	583	- 323
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	253	12	96	+ 156
Coronary Heart Disease	7	216	2	1,481	- 1,266
Low Birth Weight	8	190	14	86	+ 104
Birth Trauma	9	156	28	36	+ 119
Liver Disease	10	142	15	82	+ 61
Tuberculosis	11	131	27	39	+ 92
Cervical Cancer	12	126	13	86	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	13	110	10	129	- 20
Diabetes Mellitus	14	99	1	1,628	- 1,529
Maternal Conditions	15	81	49	9	+ 72
Oesophagus Cancer	16	81	42	18	+ 63
Hypertension	17	79	7	170	- 91
Meningitis	18	78	43	17	+ 61
Kidney Disease	19	69	4	277	- 208
Malnutrition	20	66	45	14	+ 51
Lung Disease	21	59	9	141	- 82
Other Injuries	22	55	17	77	- 21
Suicide	23	44	16	80	- 36
Lymphomas	24	37	35	27	+ 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	34	19	63	- 29
Asthma	26	31	6	226	- 195
Breast Cancer	27	26	8	162	- 136
Falls	28	25	36	27	- 2
Syphilis	29	21	47	11	+ 10
Drownings	30	20	21	60	- 40
Pertussis	31	19	48	10	+ 9
Violence	32	18	40	19	- 2
Bladder Cancer	33	17	50	8	+ 9
Fires	34	17	33	28	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	35	16	23	45	- 29
Skin Cancers	36	14	61	1	+ 14
Poisonings	37	14	56	2	+ 12
Liver Cancer	38	14	18	68	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	12	29	34	- 21
Prostate Cancer	40	12	25	41	- 29
Epilepsy	41	11	44	16	- 5
Endocrine Disorders	42	11	34	28	- 16
Oral Cancer	43	11	46	13	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	10	24	45	- 35
Stomach Cancer	45	9	37	23	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	46	9	26	40	- 32
Tetanus	47	8	58	1	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	48	7	32	29	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	7	20	62	- 55
Schistosomiasis	50	6	74	0	+ 6
Lung Cancers	51	6	22	48	- 42
Alcohol	52	5	57	2	+ 3
Skin Disease	53	4	41	19	- 15
Appendicitis	54	4	54	3	+ 1
Hepatitis B	55	4	59	1	+ 3
Leukemia	56	4	30	31	- 27
Upper Respiratory	57	3	69	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	58	2	51	7	- 5
Drug Use	59	2	52	4	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	60	2	38	21	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	1	62	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	62	1	39	20	- 19
Other Neoplasms	63	1	53	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	0	+ 1
Dengue	65	0	55	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	60	1	- 0
Measles	67	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	64	0	- 0
War	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Malawi

Fiji

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.