NETHERLANDS VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,484	55	33	+ 10,452
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,320	7	4,946	+ 1,373
Malaria	3	5,151	77	0	+ 5,151
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,080	31	681	+ 4,399
Stroke	5	4,850	4	9,707	- 4,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,722	33	584	+ 4,138
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,025	2	17,601	- 13,576
Low Birth Weight	8	3,543	45	167	+ 3,376
Birth Trauma	9	2,910	52	74	+ 2,836
Liver Disease	10	2,661	28	936	+ 1,726
Tuberculosis	11	2,443	56	29	+ 2,415
Cervical Cancer	12	2,349	39	266	+ 2,083
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,049	35	544	+ 1,505
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,851	14	2,386	- 535
Maternal Conditions	15	1,514	65	8	+ 1,506
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,504	15	2,145	- 641
Hypertension	17	1,467	29	818	+ 649
Meningitis	18	1,464	51	78	+ 1,385
Kidney Disease	19	1,280	12	2,530	- 1,250
Malnutrition	20	1,224	63	12	+ 1,212
Lung Disease	21	1,095	5	9,567	- 8,473
Other Injuries	22	1,034	19	1,648	- 614
Suicide	23	822	17	2,025	- 1,203
Lymphomas	24	685	13	2,511	- 1,826
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	639	1	18,148	- 17,509
Asthma	26	576	46	165	+ 411
Breast Cancer	27	490	9	3,535	- 3,045
Falls	28	459	8	4,131	- 3,672
Syphilis	29	392	69	1	+ 391
Drownings	30	374	49	98	+ 276
Pertussis	31	356	67	1	+ 355
Violence	32	332	48	107	+ 225
Bladder Cancer	33	317	21	1,471	- 1,154
Fires	34	310	53	49	+ 261
Inflammatory/Heart	35	303	23	1,201	- 898
Skin Cancers	36	270	27	1,024	- 754
Poisonings	37	265	61	17	+ 248
Liver Cancer	38	259	24	1,163	- 904
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	228	47	130	+ 98
Prostate Cancer	40	221	10	3,265	- 3,044
Epilepsy	41	212	38	289	- 77
Endocrine Disorders	42	209	26	1,055	- 845
Oral Cancer	43	205	30	768	- 563
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	191	6	5,829	- 5,638
Stomach Cancer	45	168	22	1,361	- 1,193
Parkinson's Disease	46	163	16	2,120	- 1,956
Tetanus	47	145	72	0	+ 145
Ovary Cancer	48	129	25	1,067	- 938
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	126	41	238	- 112
Schistosomiasis	50	117	74	0	+ 117
Lung Cancers	51	107	3	10,980	- 10,873
Alcohol	52	93	32	612	- 520
Skin Disease	53	83	36	295	- 213
Appendicitis	54	77	58	26	+ 51
Hepatitis B	55	72	62	14	+ 58
Leukemia	56	67	20	1,578	- 1,512
Upper Respiratory	57	49	57	28	+ 21
Encephalitis	58	39	68	1	+ 38
Drug Use	59	39	42	231	- 192
Pancreas Cancer	60	31	11	2,995	- 2,964
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	23	44	214	- 191
Uterin Cancer	62	18	34	566	- 548
Other Neoplasms	63	14	18	1,831	- 1,818
Hepatitis C	64	12	60	20	- 8
Dengue	65	7	81	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	37	295	- 288
Measles	67	5	73	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	4	64	10	- 5
Ascariasis	69	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	78	0	+ 2
War	71	2	66	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	81	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Malawi

Netherlands

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.