GERMANY VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	49,624	54	345	+ 49,279
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,911	9	20,712	+ 9,199
Malaria	3	24,382	79	0	+ 24,382
Road Traffic Accidents	4	24,046	34	3,160	+ 20,887
Stroke	5	22,955	3	49,794	- 26,838
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	22,348	32	3,830	+ 18,518
Coronary Heart Disease	7	19,052	1	147,055	- 128,003
Low Birth Weight	8	16,771	45	770	+ 16,000
Birth Trauma	9	13,771	57	239	+ 13,532
Liver Disease	10	12,596	15	15,194	- 2,598
Tuberculosis	11	11,565	56	281	+ 11,284
Cervical Cancer	12	11,117	39	2,131	+ 8,986
Congenital Anomalies	13	9,699	36	2,291	+ 7,407
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,762	13	15,560	- 6,798
Maternal Conditions	15	7,166	64	38	+ 7,128
Oesophagus Cancer	16	7,118	27	6,212	+ 906
Hypertension	17	6,944	6	26,796	- 19,852
Meningitis	18	6,927	60	168	+ 6,759
Kidney Disease	19	6,058	8	22,770	- 16,713
Malnutrition	20	5,795	50	450	+ 5,345
Lung Disease	21	5,181	5	42,797	- 37,616
Other Injuries	22	4,894	23	8,248	- 3,354
Suicide	23	3,892	19	10,284	- 6,392
Lymphomas	24	3,241	17	12,249	- 9,008
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,023	2	51,168	- 48,145
Asthma	26	2,725	44	924	+ 1,800
Breast Cancer	27	2,320	10	18,842	- 16,522
Falls	28	2,171	14	15,325	- 13,154
Syphilis	29	1,856	68	6	+ 1,851
Drownings	30	1,769	49	459	+ 1,311
Pertussis	31	1,685	69	2	+ 1,683
Violence	32	1,571	46	769	+ 802
Bladder Cancer	33	1,500	28	6,193	- 4,693
Fires	34	1,467	53	359	+ 1,108
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,432	21	8,891	- 7,459
Skin Cancers	36	1,278	31	4,055	- 2,777
Poisonings	37	1,255	58	216	+ 1,039
Liver Cancer	38	1,224	25	8,057	- 6,834
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,081	38	2,166	- 1,086
Prostate Cancer	40	1,046	12	16,487	- 15,441
Epilepsy	41	1,005	35	3,091	- 2,087
Endocrine Disorders	42	991	18	10,677	- 9,686
Oral Cancer	43	970	29	6,023	- 5,053
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	906	7	26,026	- 25,120
Stomach Cancer	45	796	20	9,658	- 8,862
Parkinson's Disease	46	772	16	12,594	- 11,822
Tetanus	47	687	75	1	+ 686
Ovary Cancer	48	609	30	5,192	- 4,583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	596	33	3,615	- 3,019
Schistosomiasis	50	554	73	1	+ 553
Lung Cancers	51	505	4	46,560	- 46,055
Alcohol	52	439	26	6,257	- 5,818
Skin Disease	53	392	42	1,543	- 1,151
Appendicitis	54	362	62	129	+ 233
Hepatitis B	55	340	59	182	+ 158
Leukemia	56	317	22	8,737	- 8,420
Upper Respiratory	57	230	61	138	+ 92
Encephalitis	58	185	67	8	+ 178
Drug Use	59	184	40	1,930	- 1,747
Pancreas Cancer	60	147	11	17,971	- 17,825
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	111	47	543	- 432
Uterin Cancer	62	87	37	2,231	- 2,143
Other Neoplasms	63	64	24	8,161	- 8,097
Hepatitis C	64	56	48	507	- 450
Dengue	65	35	83	0	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	66	33	41	1,571	- 1,537
Measles	67	24	70	2	+ 22
Otitis Media	68	21	65	16	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	16	81	0	+ 16
Chlamydia	70	10	85	0	+ 10
War	71	10	66	10	- 1
Diphtheria	72	7	77	0	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	73	2	78	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	391	- 391
Anemia	81	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.