INDIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	831,284	31	44,406	+ 786,878
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	501,061	6	392,425	+ 108,636
Malaria	3	408,430	57	7,705	+ 400,725
Road Traffic Accidents	4	402,816	12	212,596	+ 190,220
Stroke	5	384,540	3	697,038	- 312,498
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	374,365	4	670,315	- 295,950
Coronary Heart Disease	7	319,146	1	1,520,034	- 1,200,889
Low Birth Weight	8	280,934	9	238,739	+ 42,195
Birth Trauma	9	230,687	20	102,819	+ 127,869
Liver Disease	10	211,007	8	268,580	- 57,573
Tuberculosis	11	193,738	5	435,882	- 242,144
Cervical Cancer	12	186,231	30	45,319	+ 140,911
Congenital Anomalies	13	162,466	23	82,769	+ 79,697
Diabetes Mellitus	14	146,770	7	271,495	- 124,725
Maternal Conditions	15	120,043	41	25,917	+ 94,126
Oesophagus Cancer	16	119,245	34	38,898	+ 80,348
Hypertension	17	116,321	19	108,050	+ 8,271
Meningitis	18	116,039	36	33,337	+ 82,702
Kidney Disease	19	101,477	11	222,903	- 121,426
Malnutrition	20	97,082	55	8,626	+ 88,456
Lung Disease	21	86,793	2	879,732	- 792,939
Other Injuries	22	81,984	15	149,570	- 67,587
Suicide	23	65,201	14	173,347	- 108,146
Lymphomas	24	54,294	33	40,159	+ 14,135
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	50,646	17	126,593	- 75,947
Asthma	26	45,642	13	196,051	- 150,409
Breast Cancer	27	38,859	22	82,821	- 43,962
Falls	28	36,373	10	225,755	- 189,382
Syphilis	29	31,091	64	2,007	+ 29,084
Drownings	30	29,641	28	48,774	- 19,134
Pertussis	31	28,233	54	10,094	+ 18,140
Violence	32	26,315	27	51,767	- 25,452
Bladder Cancer	33	25,121	48	14,081	+ 11,040
Fires	34	24,574	42	23,265	+ 1,309
Inflammatory/Heart	35	23,986	49	12,651	+ 11,335
Skin Cancers	36	21,417	60	5,054	+ 16,363
Poisonings	37	21,029	61	3,540	+ 17,489
Liver Cancer	38	20,501	39	30,369	- 9,868
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	18,100	26	68,108	- 50,007
Prostate Cancer	40	17,526	38	30,945	- 13,419
Epilepsy	41	16,829	40	30,307	- 13,478
Endocrine Disorders	42	16,608	47	15,264	+ 1,344
Oral Cancer	43	16,254	16	134,187	- 117,933
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	15,178	25	77,368	- 62,190
Stomach Cancer	45	13,334	24	81,058	- 67,724
Parkinson's Disease	46	12,936	32	43,398	- 30,462
Tetanus	47	11,502	58	7,093	+ 4,409
Ovary Cancer	48	10,203	44	21,947	- 11,744
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	9,990	18	126,079	- 116,089
Schistosomiasis	50	9,277	76	0	+ 9,277
Lung Cancers	51	8,452	21	88,276	- 79,823
Alcohol	52	7,362	43	23,097	- 15,735
Skin Disease	53	6,562	45	17,857	- 11,295
Appendicitis	54	6,069	53	11,245	- 5,176
Hepatitis B	55	5,691	56	8,184	- 2,493
Leukemia	56	5,306	35	33,383	- 28,077
Upper Respiratory	57	3,855	68	584	+ 3,271
Encephalitis	58	3,101	29	48,080	- 44,979
Drug Use	59	3,076	52	11,747	- 8,672
Pancreas Cancer	60	2,456	37	32,812	- 30,356
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	1,860	50	11,931	- 10,071
Uterin Cancer	62	1,466	59	6,841	- 5,375
Other Neoplasms	63	1,075	62	2,968	- 1,893
Hepatitis C	64	946	65	1,364	- 418
Dengue	65	594	46	17,546	- 16,952
Multiple Sclerosis	66	556	63	2,328	- 1,772
Measles	67	397	51	11,923	- 11,525
Otitis Media	68	354	71	68	+ 286
Ascariasis	69	271	70	126	+ 145
Chlamydia	70	162	69	379	- 216
War	71	161	67	890	- 729
Diphtheria	72	115	72	65	+ 50
Trypanosomiasis	73	28	78	0	+ 28
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	973	- 973
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Malawi

India

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.