PAKISTAN VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	148,876	32	6,797	+ 142,079
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	89,736	6	83,483	+ 6,253
Malaria	3	73,146	63	587	+ 72,559
Road Traffic Accidents	4	72,141	12	28,170	+ 43,971
Stroke	5	68,868	2	141,432	- 72,564
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	67,046	3	104,383	- 37,337
Coronary Heart Disease	7	57,156	1	240,720	- 183,563
Low Birth Weight	8	50,313	4	93,373	- 43,060
Birth Trauma	9	41,314	8	59,559	- 18,244
Liver Disease	10	37,790	10	54,835	- 17,046
Tuberculosis	11	34,697	11	42,103	- 7,406
Cervical Cancer	12	33,352	44	4,009	+ 29,343
Congenital Anomalies	13	29,096	14	26,320	+ 2,777
Diabetes Mellitus	14	26,285	7	63,852	- 37,567
Maternal Conditions	15	21,499	24	12,392	+ 9,106
Oesophagus Cancer	16	21,356	29	7,866	+ 13,490
Hypertension	17	20,832	16	22,917	- 2,085
Meningitis	18	20,782	19	18,025	+ 2,756
Kidney Disease	19	18,174	9	56,796	- 38,623
Malnutrition	20	17,387	27	8,852	+ 8,535
Lung Disease	21	15,544	5	86,968	- 71,424
Other Injuries	22	14,683	13	27,010	- 12,327
Suicide	23	11,677	18	19,331	- 7,654
Lymphomas	24	9,724	31	7,020	+ 2,704
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	9,070	22	15,216	- 6,145
Asthma	26	8,174	17	20,750	- 12,576
Breast Cancer	27	6,959	20	18,009	- 11,050
Falls	28	6,514	28	8,642	- 2,128
Syphilis	29	5,568	57	1,289	+ 4,280
Drownings	30	5,308	37	5,376	- 68
Pertussis	31	5,056	34	6,358	- 1,302
Violence	32	4,713	23	12,925	- 8,212
Bladder Cancer	33	4,499	48	2,727	+ 1,772
Fires	34	4,401	42	4,305	+ 96
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,296	52	2,318	+ 1,978
Skin Cancers	36	3,836	54	1,539	+ 2,297
Poisonings	37	3,766	47	3,364	+ 402
Liver Cancer	38	3,672	41	4,427	- 755
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	3,242	36	5,450	- 2,209
Prostate Cancer	40	3,139	45	3,559	- 421
Epilepsy	41	3,014	40	4,873	- 1,859
Endocrine Disorders	42	2,974	25	11,439	- 8,465
Oral Cancer	43	2,911	21	17,181	- 14,270
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	2,718	38	5,279	- 2,560
Stomach Cancer	45	2,388	43	4,044	- 1,656
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,317	35	6,145	- 3,828
Tetanus	47	2,060	30	7,541	- 5,481
Ovary Cancer	48	1,827	46	3,533	- 1,706
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,789	15	26,017	- 24,228
Schistosomiasis	50	1,661	74	0	+ 1,661
Lung Cancers	51	1,514	26	9,688	- 8,174
Alcohol	52	1,318	50	2,520	- 1,202
Skin Disease	53	1,175	67	132	+ 1,043
Appendicitis	54	1,087	51	2,472	- 1,385
Hepatitis B	55	1,019	53	2,267	- 1,248
Leukemia	56	950	39	5,254	- 4,304
Upper Respiratory	57	690	66	288	+ 402
Encephalitis	58	555	33	6,651	- 6,096
Drug Use	59	551	61	829	- 278
Pancreas Cancer	60	440	60	1,069	- 629
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	333	56	1,388	- 1,055
Uterin Cancer	62	262	59	1,191	- 929
Other Neoplasms	63	193	64	412	- 219
Hepatitis C	64	169	58	1,227	- 1,057
Dengue	65	106	55	1,429	- 1,323
Multiple Sclerosis	66	100	65	411	- 312
Measles	67	71	49	2,579	- 2,508
Otitis Media	68	63	71	28	+ 35
Ascariasis	69	49	68	75	- 26
Chlamydia	70	29	70	44	- 15
War	71	29	62	597	- 568
Diphtheria	72	21	69	68	- 47
Trypanosomiasis	73	5	73	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	4	- 4
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	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 PAKISTAN

Malawi

Pakistan

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.