GREECE VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,171	50	47	+ 6,124
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,720	3	8,282	- 4,563
Malaria	3	3,032	78	0	+ 3,032
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,990	22	870	+ 2,120
Stroke	5	2,855	2	14,077	- 11,223
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,779	44	95	+ 2,684
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,369	1	21,124	- 18,755
Low Birth Weight	8	2,086	41	127	+ 1,958
Birth Trauma	9	1,713	57	17	+ 1,696
Liver Disease	10	1,566	23	809	+ 757
Tuberculosis	11	1,438	46	66	+ 1,372
Cervical Cancer	12	1,383	36	243	+ 1,139
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,206	38	174	+ 1,032
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,090	20	1,266	- 176
Maternal Conditions	15	891	61	2	+ 889
Oesophagus Cancer	16	885	35	246	+ 640
Hypertension	17	864	9	2,922	- 2,059
Meningitis	18	861	53	33	+ 828
Kidney Disease	19	753	6	4,759	- 4,005
Malnutrition	20	721	66	1	+ 720
Lung Disease	21	644	5	5,526	- 4,882
Other Injuries	22	609	17	1,453	- 845
Suicide	23	484	28	533	- 49
Lymphomas	24	403	19	1,268	- 865
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	376	7	3,940	- 3,564
Asthma	26	339	55	27	+ 311
Breast Cancer	27	288	11	2,520	- 2,232
Falls	28	270	21	1,245	- 975
Syphilis	29	231	65	1	+ 230
Drownings	30	220	32	435	- 215
Pertussis	31	210	69	0	+ 210
Violence	32	195	42	104	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	33	186	15	1,551	- 1,364
Fires	34	182	39	146	+ 36
Inflammatory/Heart	35	178	24	725	- 547
Skin Cancers	36	159	31	438	- 279
Poisonings	37	156	56	19	+ 137
Liver Cancer	38	152	14	1,566	- 1,413
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	134	26	611	- 476
Prostate Cancer	40	130	12	2,023	- 1,893
Epilepsy	41	125	34	249	- 124
Endocrine Disorders	42	123	29	526	- 403
Oral Cancer	43	121	30	440	- 320
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	113	8	3,264	- 3,151
Stomach Cancer	45	99	16	1,535	- 1,436
Parkinson's Disease	46	96	10	2,646	- 2,550
Tetanus	47	85	62	2	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	48	76	27	557	- 481
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	74	43	100	- 26
Schistosomiasis	50	69	75	0	+ 69
Lung Cancers	51	63	4	7,355	- 7,293
Alcohol	52	55	49	50	+ 4
Skin Disease	53	49	47	56	- 8
Appendicitis	54	45	58	9	+ 36
Hepatitis B	55	42	48	56	- 14
Leukemia	56	39	18	1,354	- 1,315
Upper Respiratory	57	29	59	8	+ 21
Encephalitis	58	23	67	1	+ 22
Drug Use	59	23	37	193	- 170
Pancreas Cancer	60	18	13	1,904	- 1,886
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	14	45	67	- 53
Uterin Cancer	62	11	33	373	- 362
Other Neoplasms	63	8	25	679	- 671
Hepatitis C	64	7	52	38	- 31
Dengue	65	4	71	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	40	135	- 131
Measles	67	3	68	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
War	71	1	64	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	27	- 27
Anemia	81	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Malawi

Greece

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.