INDONESIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		INDONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	166,102	11	34,321	+ 131,781
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	100,119	9	52,539	+ 47,580
Malaria	3	81,610	55	1,156	+ 80,454
Road Traffic Accidents	4	80,488	12	30,668	+ 49,820
Stroke	5	76,836	1	357,183	- 280,347
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	74,803	7	63,966	+ 10,837
Coronary Heart Disease	7	63,769	2	259,297	- 195,527
Low Birth Weight	8	56,134	17	22,326	+ 33,809
Birth Trauma	9	46,094	25	14,511	+ 31,583
Liver Disease	10	42,162	5	89,583	- 47,421
Tuberculosis	11	38,711	4	90,077	- 51,366
Cervical Cancer	12	37,211	20	19,306	+ 17,905
Congenital Anomalies	13	32,463	24	14,900	+ 17,563
Diabetes Mellitus	14	29,327	3	110,513	- 81,187
Maternal Conditions	15	23,986	35	6,214	+ 17,773
Oesophagus Cancer	16	23,827	54	1,175	+ 22,651
Hypertension	17	23,242	8	54,904	- 31,661
Meningitis	18	23,186	43	3,140	+ 20,046
Kidney Disease	19	20,276	10	43,039	- 22,762
Malnutrition	20	19,398	18	19,978	- 580
Lung Disease	21	17,342	6	78,285	- 60,942
Other Injuries	22	16,381	30	9,499	+ 6,882
Suicide	23	13,028	34	6,544	+ 6,484
Lymphomas	24	10,849	28	11,251	- 402
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	10,120	15	27,054	- 16,934
Asthma	26	9,120	14	27,635	- 18,515
Breast Cancer	27	7,764	16	24,160	- 16,395
Falls	28	7,268	21	18,404	- 11,136
Syphilis	29	6,212	50	2,166	+ 4,046
Drownings	30	5,923	38	4,518	+ 1,405
Pertussis	31	5,641	48	2,200	+ 3,441
Violence	32	5,258	27	11,606	- 6,348
Bladder Cancer	33	5,020	42	3,720	+ 1,300
Fires	34	4,910	52	1,388	+ 3,522
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,793	29	9,548	- 4,755
Skin Cancers	36	4,279	40	3,756	+ 523
Poisonings	37	4,202	58	800	+ 3,402
Liver Cancer	38	4,096	19	19,721	- 15,625
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	3,617	49	2,174	+ 1,443
Prostate Cancer	40	3,502	36	5,707	- 2,205
Epilepsy	41	3,363	59	706	+ 2,657
Endocrine Disorders	42	3,319	39	4,027	- 709
Oral Cancer	43	3,248	23	16,080	- 12,832
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	3,033	22	18,064	- 15,031
Stomach Cancer	45	2,664	45	2,821	- 156
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,585	32	8,492	- 5,907
Tetanus	47	2,298	46	2,742	- 444
Ovary Cancer	48	2,039	31	8,499	- 6,460
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,996	53	1,251	+ 745
Schistosomiasis	50	1,854	71	10	+ 1,843
Lung Cancers	51	1,689	13	28,633	- 26,944
Alcohol	52	1,471	61	589	+ 882
Skin Disease	53	1,311	41	3,734	- 2,422
Appendicitis	54	1,213	56	1,109	+ 104
Hepatitis B	55	1,137	44	2,853	- 1,716
Leukemia	56	1,060	26	11,719	- 10,659
Upper Respiratory	57	770	67	78	+ 693
Encephalitis	58	620	51	1,549	- 929
Drug Use	59	615	57	959	- 345
Pancreas Cancer	60	491	37	5,410	- 4,919
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	372	63	421	- 49
Uterin Cancer	62	293	47	2,625	- 2,332
Other Neoplasms	63	215	60	681	- 466
Hepatitis C	64	189	62	550	- 361
Dengue	65	119	33	7,938	- 7,820
Multiple Sclerosis	66	111	64	250	- 138
Measles	67	79	65	215	- 136
Otitis Media	68	71	72	3	+ 68
Ascariasis	69	54	68	29	+ 26
Chlamydia	70	32	70	15	+ 17
War	71	32	66	163	- 131
Diphtheria	72	23	69	18	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	73	6	74	0	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDONESIA

Malawi

Indonesia

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.