PERU VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,232	31	849	+ 18,383
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,592	1	15,326	- 3,734
Malaria	3	9,449	61	35	+ 9,414
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,319	9	4,414	+ 4,905
Stroke	5	8,896	3	7,722	+ 1,175
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,661	27	1,108	+ 7,553
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,383	2	13,769	- 6,386
Low Birth Weight	8	6,499	24	1,475	+ 5,024
Birth Trauma	9	5,337	37	537	+ 4,800
Liver Disease	10	4,882	5	6,375	- 1,494
Tuberculosis	11	4,482	17	2,377	+ 2,105
Cervical Cancer	12	4,308	21	1,924	+ 2,385
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,759	19	1,997	+ 1,762
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,396	8	4,437	- 1,041
Maternal Conditions	15	2,777	43	345	+ 2,432
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,759	42	394	+ 2,365
Hypertension	17	2,691	28	1,061	+ 1,630
Meningitis	18	2,685	56	118	+ 2,567
Kidney Disease	19	2,348	4	7,234	- 4,886
Malnutrition	20	2,246	29	1,006	+ 1,240
Lung Disease	21	2,008	15	2,519	- 511
Other Injuries	22	1,897	13	2,876	- 979
Suicide	23	1,508	30	903	+ 606
Lymphomas	24	1,256	18	2,254	- 998
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,172	6	5,811	- 4,640
Asthma	26	1,056	50	208	+ 848
Breast Cancer	27	899	20	1,969	- 1,070
Falls	28	841	25	1,285	- 443
Syphilis	29	719	52	182	+ 537
Drownings	30	686	36	584	+ 102
Pertussis	31	653	48	260	+ 393
Violence	32	609	12	3,013	- 2,404
Bladder Cancer	33	581	41	463	+ 118
Fires	34	569	49	239	+ 330
Inflammatory/Heart	35	555	39	494	+ 61
Skin Cancers	36	495	32	786	- 290
Poisonings	37	487	55	126	+ 361
Liver Cancer	38	474	16	2,476	- 2,002
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	419	35	609	- 190
Prostate Cancer	40	405	11	3,167	- 2,762
Epilepsy	41	389	47	262	+ 127
Endocrine Disorders	42	384	40	474	- 90
Oral Cancer	43	376	38	519	- 143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	351	14	2,642	- 2,291
Stomach Cancer	45	308	7	5,072	- 4,763
Parkinson's Disease	46	299	26	1,270	- 970
Tetanus	47	266	60	48	+ 219
Ovary Cancer	48	236	33	713	- 477
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	231	51	198	+ 33
Schistosomiasis	50	215	77	0	+ 215
Lung Cancers	51	196	10	3,169	- 2,973
Alcohol	52	170	44	321	- 151
Skin Disease	53	152	54	156	- 4
Appendicitis	54	140	53	170	- 30
Hepatitis B	55	132	64	10	+ 122
Leukemia	56	123	22	1,850	- 1,727
Upper Respiratory	57	89	63	11	+ 78
Encephalitis	58	72	46	281	- 209
Drug Use	59	71	34	635	- 564
Pancreas Cancer	60	57	23	1,607	- 1,550
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	43	57	107	- 64
Uterin Cancer	62	34	45	304	- 270
Other Neoplasms	63	25	58	54	- 29
Hepatitis C	64	22	65	4	+ 18
Dengue	65	14	66	4	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	62	35	- 22
Measles	67	9	73	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	8	71	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	6	69	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	4	68	3	+ 1
War	71	4	67	3	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	3	70	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	49	- 49
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Malawi

Peru

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.