MEXICO VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	77,127	28	4,128	+ 72,999
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	46,489	8	24,816	+ 21,673
Malaria	3	37,894	84	0	+ 37,894
Road Traffic Accidents	4	37,374	10	16,303	+ 21,071
Stroke	5	35,678	4	39,790	- 4,112
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	34,734	29	3,476	+ 31,258
Coronary Heart Disease	7	29,611	1	116,238	- 86,627
Low Birth Weight	8	26,065	18	7,163	+ 18,903
Birth Trauma	9	21,403	36	2,552	+ 18,851
Liver Disease	10	19,577	6	29,838	- 10,261
Tuberculosis	11	17,975	38	1,943	+ 16,032
Cervical Cancer	12	17,279	26	4,787	+ 12,491
Congenital Anomalies	13	15,074	13	10,457	+ 4,617
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,617	2	86,110	- 72,492
Maternal Conditions	15	11,138	54	750	+ 10,388
Oesophagus Cancer	16	11,064	49	1,252	+ 9,812
Hypertension	17	10,792	9	17,806	- 7,014
Meningitis	18	10,766	58	357	+ 10,409
Kidney Disease	19	9,415	3	44,622	- 35,207
Malnutrition	20	9,007	14	7,552	+ 1,456
Lung Disease	21	8,053	7	29,123	- 21,070
Other Injuries	22	7,606	11	12,175	- 4,568
Suicide	23	6,049	22	6,772	- 722
Lymphomas	24	5,037	24	4,961	+ 76
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,699	30	3,447	+ 1,252
Asthma	26	4,235	47	1,342	+ 2,892
Breast Cancer	27	3,605	16	7,380	- 3,774
Falls	28	3,375	35	2,628	+ 747
Syphilis	29	2,885	73	5	+ 2,880
Drownings	30	2,750	42	1,799	+ 951
Pertussis	31	2,620	70	21	+ 2,598
Violence	32	2,441	5	32,450	- 30,009
Bladder Cancer	33	2,331	48	1,272	+ 1,058
Fires	34	2,280	56	604	+ 1,676
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,225	41	1,866	+ 359
Skin Cancers	36	1,987	40	1,909	+ 78
Poisonings	37	1,951	57	531	+ 1,420
Liver Cancer	38	1,902	21	6,817	- 4,915
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,679	33	2,734	- 1,055
Prostate Cancer	40	1,626	15	7,494	- 5,868
Epilepsy	41	1,561	39	1,912	- 350
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,541	12	11,310	- 9,769
Oral Cancer	43	1,508	46	1,355	+ 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	1,408	20	6,871	- 5,463
Stomach Cancer	45	1,237	19	6,939	- 5,701
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,200	43	1,567	- 367
Tetanus	47	1,067	71	10	+ 1,058
Ovary Cancer	48	947	34	2,649	- 1,703
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	927	52	859	+ 68
Schistosomiasis	50	861	83	0	+ 861
Lung Cancers	51	784	17	7,349	- 6,565
Alcohol	52	683	32	2,945	- 2,262
Skin Disease	53	609	31	3,029	- 2,420
Appendicitis	54	563	53	774	- 211
Hepatitis B	55	528	61	210	+ 318
Leukemia	56	492	25	4,830	- 4,338
Upper Respiratory	57	358	64	127	+ 231
Encephalitis	58	288	62	140	+ 148
Drug Use	59	285	44	1,470	- 1,185
Pancreas Cancer	60	228	27	4,510	- 4,282
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	173	45	1,415	- 1,243
Uterin Cancer	62	136	50	902	- 766
Other Neoplasms	63	100	23	6,204	- 6,105
Hepatitis C	64	88	55	625	- 538
Dengue	65	55	67	30	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	66	52	60	295	- 244
Measles	67	37	80	0	+ 37
Otitis Media	68	33	68	29	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	25	72	5	+ 20
Chlamydia	70	15	77	0	+ 15
War	71	15	66	112	- 97
Diphtheria	72	11	79	0	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	73	3	82	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	69	24	- 24
Leprosy	76	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	81	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Malawi

Mexico

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.