KAZAKHSTAN VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		KAZAKHSTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,952	42	340	+ 11,612
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,204	7	3,469	+ 3,735
Malaria	3	5,872	76	0	+ 5,872
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,792	11	2,352	+ 3,439
Stroke	5	5,529	2	21,553	- 16,024
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,382	48	258	+ 5,125
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,589	1	31,074	- 26,486
Low Birth Weight	8	4,039	28	701	+ 3,338
Birth Trauma	9	3,317	35	438	+ 2,878
Liver Disease	10	3,034	4	5,474	- 2,440
Tuberculosis	11	2,786	45	293	+ 2,492
Cervical Cancer	12	2,678	25	806	+ 1,872
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,336	24	946	+ 1,390
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,110	12	2,244	- 134
Maternal Conditions	15	1,726	55	29	+ 1,697
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,714	19	1,298	+ 416
Hypertension	17	1,672	14	1,836	- 163
Meningitis	18	1,668	50	89	+ 1,580
Kidney Disease	19	1,459	16	1,640	- 181
Malnutrition	20	1,396	51	83	+ 1,312
Lung Disease	21	1,248	3	7,391	- 6,143
Other Injuries	22	1,179	17	1,468	- 290
Suicide	23	937	8	3,259	- 2,321
Lymphomas	24	781	36	436	+ 345
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	728	10	2,404	- 1,676
Asthma	26	656	20	1,140	- 484
Breast Cancer	27	559	15	1,696	- 1,138
Falls	28	523	27	701	- 179
Syphilis	29	447	63	2	+ 445
Drownings	30	426	30	680	- 254
Pertussis	31	406	66	1	+ 405
Violence	32	378	23	949	- 571
Bladder Cancer	33	361	41	346	+ 15
Fires	34	353	40	354	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	35	345	6	3,863	- 3,518
Skin Cancers	36	308	47	286	+ 22
Poisonings	37	302	39	358	- 56
Liver Cancer	38	295	22	1,020	- 725
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	260	37	376	- 116
Prostate Cancer	40	252	34	532	- 280
Epilepsy	41	242	44	295	- 53
Endocrine Disorders	42	239	43	303	- 64
Oral Cancer	43	234	31	679	- 445
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	218	13	2,128	- 1,910
Stomach Cancer	45	192	9	2,645	- 2,454
Parkinson's Disease	46	186	26	723	- 537
Tetanus	47	165	61	4	+ 162
Ovary Cancer	48	147	32	634	- 487
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	144	46	293	- 149
Schistosomiasis	50	133	75	0	+ 133
Lung Cancers	51	122	5	3,888	- 3,766
Alcohol	52	106	18	1,310	- 1,204
Skin Disease	53	94	54	31	+ 63
Appendicitis	54	87	57	19	+ 68
Hepatitis B	55	82	59	15	+ 67
Leukemia	56	76	33	612	- 536
Upper Respiratory	57	55	58	17	+ 39
Encephalitis	58	45	49	142	- 97
Drug Use	59	44	29	692	- 647
Pancreas Cancer	60	35	21	1,122	- 1,086
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	27	56	25	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	62	21	38	366	- 345
Other Neoplasms	63	15	53	37	- 21
Hepatitis C	64	14	64	1	+ 12
Dengue	65	9	72	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	52	47	- 39
Measles	67	6	70	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	5	68	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	4	67	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	2	62	3	- 0
War	71	2	60	7	- 5
Diphtheria	72	2	69	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KAZAKHSTAN

Malawi

Kazakhstan

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.