PARAGUAY VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,438	21	448	+ 3,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,675	4	1,661	+ 1,013
Malaria	3	2,180	81	0	+ 2,180
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,150	6	1,552	+ 599
Stroke	5	2,053	2	3,007	- 955
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,999	31	192	+ 1,806
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,704	1	4,327	- 2,624
Low Birth Weight	8	1,500	12	644	+ 855
Birth Trauma	9	1,232	30	213	+ 1,019
Liver Disease	10	1,126	17	524	+ 603
Tuberculosis	11	1,034	26	273	+ 762
Cervical Cancer	12	994	18	516	+ 479
Congenital Anomalies	13	867	11	662	+ 206
Diabetes Mellitus	14	784	3	2,361	- 1,578
Maternal Conditions	15	641	49	64	+ 577
Oesophagus Cancer	16	637	33	173	+ 463
Hypertension	17	621	8	895	- 274
Meningitis	18	619	53	52	+ 567
Kidney Disease	19	542	5	1,592	- 1,051
Malnutrition	20	518	25	330	+ 188
Lung Disease	21	463	7	1,181	- 717
Other Injuries	22	438	9	843	- 406
Suicide	23	348	22	425	- 77
Lymphomas	24	290	29	245	+ 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	270	36	144	+ 126
Asthma	26	244	39	126	+ 117
Breast Cancer	27	207	20	481	- 273
Falls	28	194	43	100	+ 94
Syphilis	29	166	42	119	+ 47
Drownings	30	158	32	178	- 20
Pertussis	31	151	59	30	+ 121
Violence	32	140	13	566	- 425
Bladder Cancer	33	134	51	57	+ 78
Fires	34	131	50	63	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	35	128	34	154	- 26
Skin Cancers	36	114	40	125	- 10
Poisonings	37	112	63	14	+ 99
Liver Cancer	38	109	35	152	- 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	97	47	69	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	40	94	15	546	- 453
Epilepsy	41	90	44	98	- 9
Endocrine Disorders	42	89	14	562	- 473
Oral Cancer	43	87	38	134	- 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	81	16	543	- 462
Stomach Cancer	45	71	24	355	- 284
Parkinson's Disease	46	69	41	122	- 53
Tetanus	47	61	64	12	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	48	54	45	85	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	53	55	43	+ 10
Schistosomiasis	50	50	80	0	+ 50
Lung Cancers	51	45	10	738	- 693
Alcohol	52	39	23	410	- 370
Skin Disease	53	35	37	144	- 109
Appendicitis	54	32	57	37	- 5
Hepatitis B	55	30	67	10	+ 21
Leukemia	56	28	27	272	- 244
Upper Respiratory	57	21	70	4	+ 16
Encephalitis	58	17	66	11	+ 6
Drug Use	59	16	56	38	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	60	13	28	258	- 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	10	48	66	- 56
Uterin Cancer	62	8	54	45	- 38
Other Neoplasms	63	6	19	487	- 481
Hepatitis C	64	5	72	3	+ 2
Dengue	65	3	62	16	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	68	8	- 5
Measles	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	74	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
War	71	1	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	61	17	- 17
Chagas disease	75	0	60	19	- 19
Leprosy	76	0	65	12	- 12
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	8	- 8
Anemia	81	0	46	82	- 82
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	30	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	52	- 52
Oral conditions	86	0	73	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Malawi

Paraguay

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.