MALAYSIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,391	13	2,679	+ 17,712
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,291	2	23,477	- 11,187
Malaria	3	10,018	76	0	+ 10,018
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,881	4	7,181	+ 2,699
Stroke	5	9,432	3	21,592	- 12,160
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,183	20	1,773	+ 7,410
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,828	1	36,729	- 28,901
Low Birth Weight	8	6,891	29	1,020	+ 5,871
Birth Trauma	9	5,659	42	359	+ 5,300
Liver Disease	10	5,176	7	5,125	+ 50
Tuberculosis	11	4,752	26	1,227	+ 3,525
Cervical Cancer	12	4,568	31	1,010	+ 3,558
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,985	24	1,403	+ 2,582
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,600	9	4,107	- 507
Maternal Conditions	15	2,945	56	167	+ 2,778
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,925	41	435	+ 2,490
Hypertension	17	2,853	38	649	+ 2,204
Meningitis	18	2,846	46	301	+ 2,545
Kidney Disease	19	2,489	6	6,629	- 4,140
Malnutrition	20	2,381	49	249	+ 2,132
Lung Disease	21	2,129	5	6,633	- 4,504
Other Injuries	22	2,011	14	2,222	- 211
Suicide	23	1,599	19	1,823	- 224
Lymphomas	24	1,332	25	1,321	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,242	10	3,996	- 2,754
Asthma	26	1,120	30	1,013	+ 106
Breast Cancer	27	953	12	3,071	- 2,118
Falls	28	892	18	1,855	- 963
Syphilis	29	763	62	19	+ 744
Drownings	30	727	36	820	- 93
Pertussis	31	693	57	80	+ 613
Violence	32	645	34	869	- 223
Bladder Cancer	33	616	39	467	+ 149
Fires	34	603	44	336	+ 267
Inflammatory/Heart	35	588	27	1,214	- 625
Skin Cancers	36	525	50	247	+ 278
Poisonings	37	516	53	211	+ 305
Liver Cancer	38	503	16	1,984	- 1,481
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	444	22	1,424	- 980
Prostate Cancer	40	430	33	903	- 473
Epilepsy	41	413	52	226	+ 187
Endocrine Disorders	42	407	37	809	- 402
Oral Cancer	43	399	17	1,865	- 1,466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	372	11	3,832	- 3,460
Stomach Cancer	45	327	21	1,441	- 1,114
Parkinson's Disease	46	317	28	1,106	- 789
Tetanus	47	282	61	21	+ 261
Ovary Cancer	48	250	35	827	- 577
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	245	51	246	- 1
Schistosomiasis	50	228	75	0	+ 228
Lung Cancers	51	207	8	4,319	- 4,112
Alcohol	52	181	55	181	- 0
Skin Disease	53	161	15	2,066	- 1,905
Appendicitis	54	149	58	71	+ 77
Hepatitis B	55	140	54	206	- 66
Leukemia	56	130	23	1,412	- 1,282
Upper Respiratory	57	95	65	5	+ 90
Encephalitis	58	76	40	452	- 376
Drug Use	59	75	45	322	- 247
Pancreas Cancer	60	60	32	994	- 934
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	46	60	27	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	62	36	43	352	- 316
Other Neoplasms	63	26	48	265	- 238
Hepatitis C	64	23	64	6	+ 18
Dengue	65	15	47	280	- 265
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	59	30	- 17
Measles	67	10	70	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	9	66	3	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	7	67	2	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	4	68	2	+ 2
War	71	4	63	11	- 7
Diphtheria	72	3	69	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Malawi

Malaysia

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.