IRAQ VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,826	72	0	+ 24,826
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,964	8	5,551	+ 9,413
Malaria	3	12,198	73	0	+ 12,198
Road Traffic Accidents	4	12,030	3	10,726	+ 1,304
Stroke	5	11,484	2	20,793	- 9,308
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	11,180	18	1,578	+ 9,602
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,531	1	36,594	- 27,063
Low Birth Weight	8	8,390	5	6,573	+ 1,817
Birth Trauma	9	6,889	10	4,223	+ 2,667
Liver Disease	10	6,302	16	2,127	+ 4,174
Tuberculosis	11	5,786	25	821	+ 4,965
Cervical Cancer	12	5,562	48	162	+ 5,399
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,852	9	4,812	+ 40
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,383	4	7,395	- 3,012
Maternal Conditions	15	3,585	27	780	+ 2,805
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,561	46	173	+ 3,388
Hypertension	17	3,474	12	2,451	+ 1,023
Meningitis	18	3,465	42	372	+ 3,093
Kidney Disease	19	3,031	6	6,323	- 3,292
Malnutrition	20	2,899	53	92	+ 2,808
Lung Disease	21	2,592	20	1,329	+ 1,263
Other Injuries	22	2,448	14	2,212	+ 236
Suicide	23	1,947	19	1,418	+ 529
Lymphomas	24	1,621	26	811	+ 810
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,513	13	2,429	- 917
Asthma	26	1,363	23	914	+ 449
Breast Cancer	27	1,161	17	1,783	- 622
Falls	28	1,086	30	709	+ 377
Syphilis	29	929	50	137	+ 792
Drownings	30	885	32	658	+ 227
Pertussis	31	843	33	636	+ 207
Violence	32	786	7	5,658	- 4,872
Bladder Cancer	33	750	34	628	+ 122
Fires	34	734	29	742	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	35	716	22	1,190	- 474
Skin Cancers	36	640	43	339	+ 301
Poisonings	37	628	52	95	+ 533
Liver Cancer	38	612	35	555	+ 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	541	49	159	+ 382
Prostate Cancer	40	523	47	171	+ 353
Epilepsy	41	503	45	253	+ 250
Endocrine Disorders	42	496	37	462	+ 34
Oral Cancer	43	485	39	410	+ 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	453	24	852	- 398
Stomach Cancer	45	398	28	771	- 372
Parkinson's Disease	46	386	31	658	- 272
Tetanus	47	344	51	111	+ 232
Ovary Cancer	48	305	41	376	- 71
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	298	44	283	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	50	277	59	37	+ 240
Lung Cancers	51	252	15	2,162	- 1,909
Alcohol	52	220	58	40	+ 180
Skin Disease	53	196	57	49	+ 147
Appendicitis	54	181	64	15	+ 166
Hepatitis B	55	170	56	57	+ 113
Leukemia	56	158	21	1,315	- 1,157
Upper Respiratory	57	115	65	6	+ 109
Encephalitis	58	93	40	378	- 286
Drug Use	59	92	38	441	- 349
Pancreas Cancer	60	73	36	530	- 457
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	56	63	21	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	62	44	54	61	- 17
Other Neoplasms	63	32	61	26	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	28	68	1	+ 27
Dengue	65	18	77	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	60	30	- 14
Measles	67	12	55	59	- 47
Otitis Media	68	11	70	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	8	67	2	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 4
War	71	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Diphtheria	72	3	66	4	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	62	22	- 22
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 IRAQ

Malawi

Iraq

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.