GUATEMALA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,769	21	1,173	+ 9,597
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,491	2	9,245	- 2,754
Malaria	3	5,291	74	0	+ 5,291
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,218	8	4,026	+ 1,192
Stroke	5	4,982	6	4,849	+ 133
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,850	9	2,617	+ 2,233
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,135	1	9,825	- 5,690
Low Birth Weight	8	3,639	16	1,658	+ 1,981
Birth Trauma	9	2,989	19	1,466	+ 1,523
Liver Disease	10	2,734	5	5,684	- 2,951
Tuberculosis	11	2,510	37	301	+ 2,208
Cervical Cancer	12	2,413	25	808	+ 1,605
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,105	18	1,517	+ 588
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,901	3	6,932	- 5,030
Maternal Conditions	15	1,555	30	468	+ 1,087
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,545	48	144	+ 1,401
Hypertension	17	1,507	26	679	+ 828
Meningitis	18	1,503	41	271	+ 1,232
Kidney Disease	19	1,315	4	6,277	- 4,962
Malnutrition	20	1,258	11	1,981	- 723
Lung Disease	21	1,124	13	1,901	- 777
Other Injuries	22	1,062	10	2,466	- 1,404
Suicide	23	845	22	1,039	- 195
Lymphomas	24	703	43	229	+ 474
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	656	12	1,957	- 1,301
Asthma	26	591	36	335	+ 257
Breast Cancer	27	503	28	495	+ 8
Falls	28	471	20	1,371	- 900
Syphilis	29	403	64	3	+ 400
Drownings	30	384	32	463	- 79
Pertussis	31	366	53	70	+ 296
Violence	32	341	7	4,411	- 4,070
Bladder Cancer	33	325	55	57	+ 268
Fires	34	318	45	207	+ 111
Inflammatory/Heart	35	311	44	225	+ 85
Skin Cancers	36	277	46	195	+ 82
Poisonings	37	272	39	275	- 3
Liver Cancer	38	266	15	1,765	- 1,500
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	234	23	1,029	- 795
Prostate Cancer	40	227	24	846	- 619
Epilepsy	41	218	33	463	- 245
Endocrine Disorders	42	215	29	486	- 270
Oral Cancer	43	211	49	142	+ 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	197	31	464	- 268
Stomach Cancer	45	173	17	1,570	- 1,398
Parkinson's Disease	46	168	34	393	- 225
Tetanus	47	149	62	10	+ 139
Ovary Cancer	48	132	50	133	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	129	54	62	+ 68
Schistosomiasis	50	120	75	0	+ 120
Lung Cancers	51	110	35	391	- 282
Alcohol	52	95	14	1,799	- 1,704
Skin Disease	53	85	42	232	- 147
Appendicitis	54	79	47	164	- 85
Hepatitis B	55	74	65	2	+ 71
Leukemia	56	69	27	601	- 532
Upper Respiratory	57	50	57	34	+ 16
Encephalitis	58	40	51	104	- 63
Drug Use	59	40	40	272	- 232
Pancreas Cancer	60	32	38	282	- 250
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	24	52	82	- 58
Uterin Cancer	62	19	59	27	- 8
Other Neoplasms	63	14	56	42	- 28
Hepatitis C	64	12	66	2	+ 10
Dengue	65	8	58	33	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	60	21	- 13
Measles	67	5	72	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	5	70	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	4	63	7	- 4
Chlamydia	70	2	67	2	- 0
War	71	2	68	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	61	19	- 19
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Malawi

Guatemala

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.