JAPAN VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	72,680	63	48	+ 72,632
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,808	3	107,899	- 64,090
Malaria	3	35,710	79	0	+ 35,710
Road Traffic Accidents	4	35,219	31	4,566	+ 30,653
Stroke	5	33,621	2	121,823	- 88,202
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	32,731	37	2,731	+ 30,000
Coronary Heart Disease	7	27,903	1	163,905	- 136,002
Low Birth Weight	8	24,562	55	202	+ 24,360
Birth Trauma	9	20,169	61	104	+ 20,065
Liver Disease	10	18,449	17	14,195	+ 4,253
Tuberculosis	11	16,939	34	3,459	+ 13,480
Cervical Cancer	12	16,282	32	3,799	+ 12,483
Congenital Anomalies	13	14,205	40	2,473	+ 11,732
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,832	29	5,433	+ 7,400
Maternal Conditions	15	10,496	64	39	+ 10,457
Oesophagus Cancer	16	10,426	20	12,316	- 1,890
Hypertension	17	10,170	28	6,673	+ 3,497
Meningitis	18	10,145	52	308	+ 9,838
Kidney Disease	19	8,872	9	44,779	- 35,907
Malnutrition	20	8,488	43	1,910	+ 6,578
Lung Disease	21	7,588	5	78,169	- 70,581
Other Injuries	22	7,168	12	22,068	- 14,900
Suicide	23	5,701	13	19,466	- 13,766
Lymphomas	24	4,747	14	19,273	- 14,526
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,428	7	56,937	- 52,509
Asthma	26	3,991	42	1,922	+ 2,068
Breast Cancer	27	3,397	15	15,805	- 12,407
Falls	28	3,180	23	9,736	- 6,556
Syphilis	29	2,718	65	16	+ 2,702
Drownings	30	2,592	25	8,409	- 5,817
Pertussis	31	2,468	71	1	+ 2,467
Violence	32	2,301	53	266	+ 2,035
Bladder Cancer	33	2,196	22	9,936	- 7,740
Fires	34	2,149	48	1,007	+ 1,142
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,097	27	8,232	- 6,135
Skin Cancers	36	1,873	44	1,843	+ 30
Poisonings	37	1,839	54	255	+ 1,584
Liver Cancer	38	1,792	11	29,384	- 27,592
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,583	35	2,922	- 1,339
Prostate Cancer	40	1,532	19	13,515	- 11,983
Epilepsy	41	1,471	45	1,558	- 87
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,452	21	11,486	- 10,034
Oral Cancer	43	1,421	26	8,333	- 6,912
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	1,327	6	57,340	- 56,013
Stomach Cancer	45	1,166	8	50,433	- 49,267
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,131	18	14,007	- 12,876
Tetanus	47	1,006	67	9	+ 996
Ovary Cancer	48	892	30	5,061	- 4,169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	873	39	2,555	- 1,682
Schistosomiasis	50	811	72	0	+ 811
Lung Cancers	51	739	4	79,688	- 78,949
Alcohol	52	644	51	576	+ 68
Skin Disease	53	574	36	2,806	- 2,232
Appendicitis	54	531	58	126	+ 405
Hepatitis B	55	498	46	1,423	- 925
Leukemia	56	464	24	9,607	- 9,143
Upper Respiratory	57	337	57	159	+ 178
Encephalitis	58	271	69	5	+ 266
Drug Use	59	269	50	732	- 463
Pancreas Cancer	60	215	10	37,027	- 36,812
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	163	38	2,618	- 2,455
Uterin Cancer	62	128	33	3,461	- 3,333
Other Neoplasms	63	94	16	15,120	- 15,025
Hepatitis C	64	83	41	2,220	- 2,137
Dengue	65	52	83	0	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	66	49	59	108	- 59
Measles	67	35	75	0	+ 35
Otitis Media	68	31	68	8	+ 23
Ascariasis	69	24	82	0	+ 24
Chlamydia	70	14	80	0	+ 14
War	71	14	66	15	- 0
Diphtheria	72	10	74	0	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Malawi

Japan

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.