ITALY VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	35,965	46	520	+ 35,445
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,678	9	16,339	+ 5,340
Malaria	3	17,670	79	0	+ 17,670
Road Traffic Accidents	4	17,428	30	3,221	+ 14,207
Stroke	5	16,637	2	62,633	- 45,997
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	16,197	36	1,622	+ 14,575
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,808	1	97,116	- 83,308
Low Birth Weight	8	12,154	51	357	+ 11,797
Birth Trauma	9	9,981	59	140	+ 9,840
Liver Disease	10	9,129	23	5,559	+ 3,570
Tuberculosis	11	8,382	53	336	+ 8,046
Cervical Cancer	12	8,057	40	1,154	+ 6,904
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,029	37	1,443	+ 5,586
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,350	8	19,836	- 13,486
Maternal Conditions	15	5,194	67	6	+ 5,188
Oesophagus Cancer	16	5,159	34	2,045	+ 3,114
Hypertension	17	5,033	6	29,931	- 24,899
Meningitis	18	5,020	60	128	+ 4,893
Kidney Disease	19	4,390	11	12,726	- 8,335
Malnutrition	20	4,200	41	775	+ 3,425
Lung Disease	21	3,755	5	32,382	- 28,627
Other Injuries	22	3,547	12	12,112	- 8,565
Suicide	23	2,821	26	4,042	- 1,221
Lymphomas	24	2,349	16	9,670	- 7,321
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,191	3	41,445	- 39,253
Asthma	26	1,975	47	494	+ 1,481
Breast Cancer	27	1,681	10	13,868	- 12,187
Falls	28	1,574	25	4,222	- 2,649
Syphilis	29	1,345	69	4	+ 1,341
Drownings	30	1,282	52	344	+ 938
Pertussis	31	1,221	73	1	+ 1,221
Violence	32	1,138	50	409	+ 730
Bladder Cancer	33	1,087	22	6,711	- 5,624
Fires	34	1,063	56	271	+ 792
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,038	24	5,531	- 4,493
Skin Cancers	36	927	29	3,239	- 2,312
Poisonings	37	910	58	154	+ 756
Liver Cancer	38	887	17	9,620	- 8,733
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	783	43	690	+ 93
Prostate Cancer	40	758	20	8,409	- 7,651
Epilepsy	41	728	39	1,337	- 608
Endocrine Disorders	42	719	18	8,431	- 7,712
Oral Cancer	43	703	27	3,343	- 2,640
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	657	7	21,254	- 20,597
Stomach Cancer	45	577	14	10,252	- 9,676
Parkinson's Disease	46	560	19	8,428	- 7,868
Tetanus	47	498	63	22	+ 476
Ovary Cancer	48	441	28	3,282	- 2,840
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	432	32	2,216	- 1,784
Schistosomiasis	50	401	78	0	+ 401
Lung Cancers	51	366	4	34,152	- 33,787
Alcohol	52	318	55	277	+ 41
Skin Disease	53	284	38	1,440	- 1,156
Appendicitis	54	263	61	49	+ 214
Hepatitis B	55	246	54	334	- 88
Leukemia	56	230	21	6,728	- 6,499
Upper Respiratory	57	167	64	20	+ 147
Encephalitis	58	134	68	5	+ 130
Drug Use	59	133	45	654	- 521
Pancreas Cancer	60	106	13	12,095	- 11,988
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	80	42	701	- 621
Uterin Cancer	62	63	33	2,198	- 2,134
Other Neoplasms	63	47	15	9,984	- 9,938
Hepatitis C	64	41	31	2,451	- 2,410
Dengue	65	26	81	0	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	44	677	- 653
Measles	67	17	71	1	+ 16
Otitis Media	68	15	65	16	- 1
Ascariasis	69	12	80	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	70	7	84	0	+ 7
War	71	7	66	6	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	5	76	0	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Malawi

Italy

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.