MOLDOVA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,123	28	189	+ 1,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,280	6	1,042	+ 238
Malaria	3	1,043	84	0	+ 1,043
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,029	20	293	+ 736
Stroke	5	982	2	5,878	- 4,896
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	956	59	4	+ 953
Coronary Heart Disease	7	815	1	14,292	- 13,477
Low Birth Weight	8	718	39	90	+ 628
Birth Trauma	9	589	47	37	+ 552
Liver Disease	10	539	3	2,869	- 2,330
Tuberculosis	11	495	26	197	+ 298
Cervical Cancer	12	476	25	212	+ 263
Congenital Anomalies	13	415	27	190	+ 225
Diabetes Mellitus	14	375	16	407	- 32
Maternal Conditions	15	307	54	7	+ 300
Oesophagus Cancer	16	305	38	105	+ 199
Hypertension	17	297	4	2,287	- 1,990
Meningitis	18	296	49	17	+ 280
Kidney Disease	19	259	18	307	- 48
Malnutrition	20	248	64	1	+ 247
Lung Disease	21	222	9	752	- 530
Other Injuries	22	209	8	772	- 562
Suicide	23	167	10	593	- 427
Lymphomas	24	139	22	230	- 91
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	129	32	163	- 34
Asthma	26	117	48	26	+ 90
Breast Cancer	27	99	11	592	- 493
Falls	28	93	33	149	- 56
Syphilis	29	79	68	0	+ 79
Drownings	30	76	30	179	- 104
Pertussis	31	72	70	0	+ 72
Violence	32	67	31	167	- 99
Bladder Cancer	33	64	29	181	- 117
Fires	34	63	40	70	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	35	61	14	476	- 415
Skin Cancers	36	55	36	121	- 66
Poisonings	37	54	23	220	- 167
Liver Cancer	38	52	13	514	- 462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	46	24	219	- 172
Prostate Cancer	40	45	19	295	- 250
Epilepsy	41	43	44	46	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	42	42	46	40	+ 2
Oral Cancer	43	42	17	375	- 334
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	39	7	1,030	- 991
Stomach Cancer	45	34	12	518	- 484
Parkinson's Disease	46	33	55	6	+ 27
Tetanus	47	29	72	0	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	48	26	35	123	- 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	26	41	68	- 43
Schistosomiasis	50	24	80	0	+ 24
Lung Cancers	51	22	5	1,131	- 1,109
Alcohol	52	19	21	233	- 214
Skin Disease	53	17	45	45	- 28
Appendicitis	54	16	51	10	+ 6
Hepatitis B	55	15	58	4	+ 10
Leukemia	56	14	34	140	- 127
Upper Respiratory	57	10	62	2	+ 7
Encephalitis	58	8	60	3	+ 5
Drug Use	59	8	43	59	- 51
Pancreas Cancer	60	6	15	427	- 421
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	5	57	5	- 1
Uterin Cancer	62	4	37	108	- 104
Other Neoplasms	63	3	42	65	- 62
Hepatitis C	64	2	63	1	+ 1
Dengue	65	2	76	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	52	9	- 8
Measles	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	61	2	- 2
Ascariasis	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	0	73	0	+ 0
War	71	0	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	1	- 1
Anemia	81	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Malawi

Moldova

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.