NICARAGUA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,939	35	139	+ 3,800
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,374	7	1,152	+ 1,223
Malaria	3	1,935	83	0	+ 1,935
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,909	8	1,109	+ 800
Stroke	5	1,822	3	2,225	- 402
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,774	36	122	+ 1,651
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,512	1	5,843	- 4,331
Low Birth Weight	8	1,331	13	490	+ 842
Birth Trauma	9	1,093	25	198	+ 895
Liver Disease	10	1,000	6	1,203	- 203
Tuberculosis	11	918	37	115	+ 803
Cervical Cancer	12	882	16	374	+ 508
Congenital Anomalies	13	770	11	571	+ 199
Diabetes Mellitus	14	695	4	2,068	- 1,372
Maternal Conditions	15	569	39	88	+ 481
Oesophagus Cancer	16	565	47	42	+ 523
Hypertension	17	551	9	1,103	- 552
Meningitis	18	550	51	29	+ 521
Kidney Disease	19	481	2	3,533	- 3,052
Malnutrition	20	460	30	163	+ 297
Lung Disease	21	411	5	1,570	- 1,158
Other Injuries	22	388	17	358	+ 31
Suicide	23	309	19	285	+ 24
Lymphomas	24	257	29	164	+ 94
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	240	33	149	+ 91
Asthma	26	216	38	105	+ 111
Breast Cancer	27	184	20	283	- 99
Falls	28	172	22	276	- 104
Syphilis	29	147	60	9	+ 138
Drownings	30	140	32	157	- 16
Pertussis	31	134	67	3	+ 131
Violence	32	125	10	619	- 494
Bladder Cancer	33	119	52	28	+ 91
Fires	34	116	57	16	+ 100
Inflammatory/Heart	35	114	34	139	- 26
Skin Cancers	36	101	45	59	+ 43
Poisonings	37	100	55	18	+ 82
Liver Cancer	38	97	12	509	- 411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	86	40	85	+ 0
Prostate Cancer	40	83	15	386	- 303
Epilepsy	41	80	41	74	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	42	79	28	164	- 85
Oral Cancer	43	77	43	64	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	72	18	315	- 243
Stomach Cancer	45	63	14	478	- 414
Parkinson's Disease	46	61	42	67	- 5
Tetanus	47	55	79	0	+ 55
Ovary Cancer	48	48	44	61	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	47	54	20	+ 27
Schistosomiasis	50	44	84	0	+ 44
Lung Cancers	51	40	23	274	- 234
Alcohol	52	35	21	279	- 244
Skin Disease	53	31	31	162	- 131
Appendicitis	54	29	49	32	- 3
Hepatitis B	55	27	62	5	+ 22
Leukemia	56	25	24	227	- 202
Upper Respiratory	57	18	72	1	+ 18
Encephalitis	58	15	58	10	+ 4
Drug Use	59	15	46	50	- 36
Pancreas Cancer	60	12	27	178	- 166
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	9	50	31	- 22
Uterin Cancer	62	7	48	39	- 32
Other Neoplasms	63	5	26	192	- 187
Hepatitis C	64	4	68	1	+ 3
Dengue	65	3	64	4	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	61	7	- 4
Measles	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	75	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	69	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	1	74	0	+ 0
War	71	1	70	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	65	4	- 4
Leprosy	76	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	66	3	- 3
Anemia	81	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Malawi

Nicaragua

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.