FINLAND VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,319	59	6	+ 3,314
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,001	21	436	+ 1,564
Malaria	3	1,631	74	0	+ 1,631
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,608	33	215	+ 1,393
Stroke	5	1,535	3	4,115	- 2,580
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,495	52	15	+ 1,479
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,274	2	9,831	- 8,557
Low Birth Weight	8	1,122	48	26	+ 1,096
Birth Trauma	9	921	56	8	+ 913
Liver Disease	10	843	10	1,068	- 226
Tuberculosis	11	774	46	32	+ 742
Cervical Cancer	12	744	44	62	+ 681
Congenital Anomalies	13	649	35	192	+ 457
Diabetes Mellitus	14	586	22	418	+ 168
Maternal Conditions	15	479	64	2	+ 478
Oesophagus Cancer	16	476	27	320	+ 156
Hypertension	17	464	5	2,030	- 1,566
Meningitis	18	463	55	9	+ 454
Kidney Disease	19	405	26	342	+ 63
Malnutrition	20	388	57	7	+ 381
Lung Disease	21	347	8	1,289	- 943
Other Injuries	22	327	20	437	- 109
Suicide	23	260	15	846	- 586
Lymphomas	24	217	14	851	- 634
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	202	1	11,120	- 10,918
Asthma	26	182	40	85	+ 98
Breast Cancer	27	155	12	948	- 793
Falls	28	145	7	1,325	- 1,180
Syphilis	29	124	67	0	+ 124
Drownings	30	118	37	106	+ 12
Pertussis	31	113	69	0	+ 113
Violence	32	105	43	64	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	33	100	28	308	- 208
Fires	34	98	45	62	+ 37
Inflammatory/Heart	35	96	17	518	- 422
Skin Cancers	36	86	29	297	- 212
Poisonings	37	84	49	25	+ 59
Liver Cancer	38	82	16	545	- 463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	72	36	151	- 79
Prostate Cancer	40	70	11	970	- 900
Epilepsy	41	67	38	104	- 37
Endocrine Disorders	42	66	31	257	- 190
Oral Cancer	43	65	34	207	- 142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	61	6	1,433	- 1,373
Stomach Cancer	45	53	19	447	- 394
Parkinson's Disease	46	52	13	853	- 801
Tetanus	47	46	70	0	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	48	41	25	344	- 304
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	40	50	19	+ 21
Schistosomiasis	50	37	77	0	+ 37
Lung Cancers	51	34	4	2,312	- 2,278
Alcohol	52	29	18	464	- 435
Skin Disease	53	26	47	27	- 1
Appendicitis	54	24	54	10	+ 15
Hepatitis B	55	23	63	2	+ 21
Leukemia	56	21	24	371	- 350
Upper Respiratory	57	15	62	2	+ 13
Encephalitis	58	12	66	0	+ 12
Drug Use	59	12	30	269	- 257
Pancreas Cancer	60	10	9	1,247	- 1,237
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	7	41	83	- 76
Uterin Cancer	62	6	32	225	- 219
Other Neoplasms	63	4	23	377	- 373
Hepatitis C	64	4	60	5	- 1
Dengue	65	2	82	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	42	80	- 78
Measles	67	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
War	71	1	65	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	39	93	- 93
Anemia	81	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	11	- 11
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Malawi

Finland

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.