ISRAEL VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,547	52	25	+ 5,521
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,343	8	1,519	+ 1,824
Malaria	3	2,725	77	0	+ 2,725
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,688	26	333	+ 2,355
Stroke	5	2,566	4	2,431	+ 135
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,498	32	166	+ 2,332
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,130	1	5,122	- 2,993
Low Birth Weight	8	1,875	42	94	+ 1,781
Birth Trauma	9	1,539	50	35	+ 1,504
Liver Disease	10	1,408	28	292	+ 1,116
Tuberculosis	11	1,293	57	16	+ 1,277
Cervical Cancer	12	1,243	38	133	+ 1,110
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,084	29	291	+ 793
Diabetes Mellitus	14	979	6	1,913	- 934
Maternal Conditions	15	801	61	6	+ 795
Oesophagus Cancer	16	796	37	138	+ 658
Hypertension	17	776	21	400	+ 376
Meningitis	18	774	55	20	+ 754
Kidney Disease	19	677	3	2,437	- 1,760
Malnutrition	20	648	48	39	+ 609
Lung Disease	21	579	7	1,546	- 967
Other Injuries	22	547	14	828	- 281
Suicide	23	435	19	453	- 18
Lymphomas	24	362	13	925	- 563
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	338	2	2,996	- 2,658
Asthma	26	305	36	142	+ 163
Breast Cancer	27	259	10	1,237	- 978
Falls	28	243	39	123	+ 119
Syphilis	29	207	71	0	+ 207
Drownings	30	198	45	39	+ 159
Pertussis	31	188	69	0	+ 188
Violence	32	176	41	104	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	33	168	18	496	- 329
Fires	34	164	53	24	+ 140
Inflammatory/Heart	35	160	30	214	- 54
Skin Cancers	36	143	23	379	- 236
Poisonings	37	140	63	4	+ 136
Liver Cancer	38	137	25	345	- 208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	121	51	33	+ 88
Prostate Cancer	40	117	17	521	- 404
Epilepsy	41	112	40	109	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	42	111	12	1,002	- 892
Oral Cancer	43	108	33	150	- 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	101	9	1,510	- 1,409
Stomach Cancer	45	89	16	565	- 476
Parkinson's Disease	46	86	22	398	- 312
Tetanus	47	77	73	0	+ 77
Ovary Cancer	48	68	27	323	- 254
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	67	35	144	- 77
Schistosomiasis	50	62	78	0	+ 62
Lung Cancers	51	56	5	2,026	- 1,969
Alcohol	52	49	49	39	+ 11
Skin Disease	53	44	24	368	- 324
Appendicitis	54	40	64	4	+ 37
Hepatitis B	55	38	58	16	+ 22
Leukemia	56	35	15	612	- 576
Upper Respiratory	57	26	62	5	+ 20
Encephalitis	58	21	66	3	+ 17
Drug Use	59	21	43	67	- 47
Pancreas Cancer	60	16	11	1,023	- 1,006
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	12	54	23	- 11
Uterin Cancer	62	10	31	202	- 192
Other Neoplasms	63	7	20	420	- 413
Hepatitis C	64	6	46	39	- 33
Dengue	65	4	84	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	47	39	- 35
Measles	67	3	74	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	2	67	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	83	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
War	71	1	60	7	- 6
Diphtheria	72	1	72	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	44	66	- 66
Anemia	81	0	34	149	- 149
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Malawi

Israel

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.