LUXEMBOURG VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	396	52	2	+ 394
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	239	8	111	+ 128
Malaria	3	195	81	0	+ 195
Road Traffic Accidents	4	192	30	25	+ 167
Stroke	5	183	4	257	- 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	178	42	6	+ 172
Coronary Heart Disease	7	152	1	655	- 503
Low Birth Weight	8	134	49	3	+ 131
Birth Trauma	9	110	59	1	+ 109
Liver Disease	10	101	12	75	+ 25
Tuberculosis	11	92	55	2	+ 90
Cervical Cancer	12	89	38	10	+ 79
Congenital Anomalies	13	77	37	10	+ 67
Diabetes Mellitus	14	70	17	61	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	15	57	63	0	+ 57
Oesophagus Cancer	16	57	28	32	+ 25
Hypertension	17	55	19	54	+ 2
Meningitis	18	55	58	1	+ 55
Kidney Disease	19	48	9	91	- 43
Malnutrition	20	46	32	19	+ 27
Lung Disease	21	41	5	242	- 201
Other Injuries	22	39	10	88	- 49
Suicide	23	31	13	69	- 38
Lymphomas	24	26	14	64	- 39
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	24	2	298	- 274
Asthma	26	22	45	5	+ 17
Breast Cancer	27	19	7	113	- 95
Falls	28	17	18	61	- 43
Syphilis	29	15	66	0	+ 15
Drownings	30	14	54	2	+ 12
Pertussis	31	13	68	0	+ 13
Violence	32	13	48	3	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	33	12	26	44	- 32
Fires	34	12	51	3	+ 9
Inflammatory/Heart	35	11	23	49	- 38
Skin Cancers	36	10	31	22	- 11
Poisonings	37	10	56	1	+ 9
Liver Cancer	38	10	25	49	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	9	41	7	+ 2
Prostate Cancer	40	8	15	64	- 55
Epilepsy	41	8	35	17	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	42	8	21	53	- 45
Oral Cancer	43	8	33	19	- 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	7	6	131	- 124
Stomach Cancer	45	6	22	51	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	46	6	16	62	- 56
Tetanus	47	5	69	0	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	48	5	27	35	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	5	34	19	- 14
Schistosomiasis	50	4	80	0	+ 4
Lung Cancers	51	4	3	260	- 256
Alcohol	52	4	29	25	- 22
Skin Disease	53	3	44	5	- 2
Appendicitis	54	3	62	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	3	60	1	+ 2
Leukemia	56	3	20	53	- 50
Upper Respiratory	57	2	61	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	58	1	65	0	+ 1
Drug Use	59	1	39	9	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	60	1	11	82	- 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	1	53	2	- 1
Uterin Cancer	62	1	36	16	- 15
Other Neoplasms	63	1	24	49	- 48
Hepatitis C	64	0	47	4	- 3
Dengue	65	0	79	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	46	4	- 4
Measles	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	72	0	+ 0
War	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	43	6	- 6
Anemia	81	0	40	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	1	- 1
Oral conditions	86	0	64	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Malawi

Luxembourg

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.