IRAN VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	52,142	28	2,521	+ 49,621
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,429	8	11,243	+ 20,185
Malaria	3	25,619	77	0	+ 25,619
Road Traffic Accidents	4	25,266	3	17,803	+ 7,464
Stroke	5	24,120	2	36,730	- 12,610
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	23,482	33	1,836	+ 21,646
Coronary Heart Disease	7	20,018	1	93,308	- 73,290
Low Birth Weight	8	17,621	13	4,861	+ 12,761
Birth Trauma	9	14,470	25	2,735	+ 11,735
Liver Disease	10	13,235	12	6,637	+ 6,598
Tuberculosis	11	12,152	41	882	+ 11,270
Cervical Cancer	12	11,681	48	501	+ 11,180
Congenital Anomalies	13	10,191	14	4,844	+ 5,347
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,206	5	13,910	- 4,704
Maternal Conditions	15	7,530	52	285	+ 7,245
Oesophagus Cancer	16	7,480	30	2,371	+ 5,109
Hypertension	17	7,296	4	16,415	- 9,119
Meningitis	18	7,278	46	642	+ 6,637
Kidney Disease	19	6,365	6	11,810	- 5,445
Malnutrition	20	6,089	56	157	+ 5,933
Lung Disease	21	5,444	7	11,409	- 5,965
Other Injuries	22	5,142	17	4,048	+ 1,094
Suicide	23	4,090	16	4,334	- 244
Lymphomas	24	3,406	23	2,882	+ 524
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,177	9	11,046	- 7,870
Asthma	26	2,863	22	3,360	- 497
Breast Cancer	27	2,437	19	3,736	- 1,299
Falls	28	2,281	24	2,821	- 540
Syphilis	29	1,950	61	52	+ 1,898
Drownings	30	1,859	40	930	+ 929
Pertussis	31	1,771	60	75	+ 1,696
Violence	32	1,651	27	2,535	- 885
Bladder Cancer	33	1,576	36	1,410	+ 166
Fires	34	1,541	34	1,823	- 281
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,505	35	1,611	- 106
Skin Cancers	36	1,343	47	518	+ 825
Poisonings	37	1,319	43	816	+ 503
Liver Cancer	38	1,286	20	3,714	- 2,429
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,135	37	1,246	- 111
Prostate Cancer	40	1,099	21	3,583	- 2,484
Epilepsy	41	1,056	44	719	+ 337
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,042	32	2,092	- 1,050
Oral Cancer	43	1,020	45	655	+ 365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	952	15	4,575	- 3,623
Stomach Cancer	45	836	10	9,822	- 8,985
Parkinson's Disease	46	811	26	2,545	- 1,734
Tetanus	47	721	62	37	+ 685
Ovary Cancer	48	640	39	937	- 297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	627	38	996	- 369
Schistosomiasis	50	582	66	3	+ 579
Lung Cancers	51	530	11	6,784	- 6,253
Alcohol	52	462	53	253	+ 209
Skin Disease	53	412	55	237	+ 174
Appendicitis	54	381	57	155	+ 226
Hepatitis B	55	357	49	425	- 68
Leukemia	56	333	18	3,966	- 3,633
Upper Respiratory	57	242	63	16	+ 226
Encephalitis	58	195	54	246	- 51
Drug Use	59	193	31	2,242	- 2,049
Pancreas Cancer	60	154	29	2,418	- 2,264
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	117	59	80	+ 37
Uterin Cancer	62	92	51	355	- 263
Other Neoplasms	63	67	58	112	- 44
Hepatitis C	64	59	69	1	+ 58
Dengue	65	37	74	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	66	35	50	405	- 370
Measles	67	25	68	2	+ 22
Otitis Media	68	22	71	0	+ 22
Ascariasis	69	17	67	3	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	10	65	4	+ 6
War	71	10	42	848	- 838
Diphtheria	72	7	70	1	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	73	2	79	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	8	- 8
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	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 IRAN

Malawi

Iran

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.