PHILIPPINES VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	69,775	66	204	+ 69,571
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,057	2	93,807	- 51,749
Malaria	3	34,282	69	94	+ 34,188
Road Traffic Accidents	4	33,811	10	13,017	+ 20,794
Stroke	5	32,277	3	74,167	- 41,890
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	31,423	22	6,189	+ 25,234
Coronary Heart Disease	7	26,788	1	129,955	- 103,167
Low Birth Weight	8	23,581	14	10,141	+ 13,440
Birth Trauma	9	19,363	18	7,960	+ 11,403
Liver Disease	10	17,711	20	7,076	+ 10,635
Tuberculosis	11	16,262	8	27,061	- 10,799
Cervical Cancer	12	15,632	33	3,076	+ 12,556
Congenital Anomalies	13	13,637	17	8,051	+ 5,586
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,319	7	32,260	- 19,941
Maternal Conditions	15	10,076	38	2,042	+ 8,034
Oesophagus Cancer	16	10,009	53	672	+ 9,337
Hypertension	17	9,764	5	34,500	- 24,736
Meningitis	18	9,740	47	1,041	+ 8,699
Kidney Disease	19	8,518	4	39,380	- 30,863
Malnutrition	20	8,149	24	4,311	+ 3,838
Lung Disease	21	7,285	6	32,559	- 25,274
Other Injuries	22	6,881	31	3,536	+ 3,346
Suicide	23	5,473	35	2,325	+ 3,147
Lymphomas	24	4,557	36	2,279	+ 2,279
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,251	39	2,010	+ 2,241
Asthma	26	3,831	11	11,404	- 7,573
Breast Cancer	27	3,262	15	9,802	- 6,541
Falls	28	3,053	28	3,861	- 808
Syphilis	29	2,610	44	1,157	+ 1,453
Drownings	30	2,488	27	3,881	- 1,393
Pertussis	31	2,370	43	1,760	+ 610
Violence	32	2,209	9	14,835	- 12,626
Bladder Cancer	33	2,109	58	569	+ 1,539
Fires	34	2,063	54	600	+ 1,463
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,013	30	3,545	- 1,532
Skin Cancers	36	1,798	61	368	+ 1,430
Poisonings	37	1,765	65	226	+ 1,539
Liver Cancer	38	1,721	19	7,663	- 5,943
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,519	21	6,865	- 5,346
Prostate Cancer	40	1,471	26	4,149	- 2,678
Epilepsy	41	1,413	45	1,120	+ 293
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,394	12	10,464	- 9,070
Oral Cancer	43	1,364	34	2,916	- 1,552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	1,274	16	8,063	- 6,789
Stomach Cancer	45	1,119	41	1,868	- 749
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,086	55	594	+ 492
Tetanus	47	965	59	521	+ 445
Ovary Cancer	48	856	40	1,994	- 1,137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	838	42	1,807	- 968
Schistosomiasis	50	779	64	233	+ 546
Lung Cancers	51	709	13	10,296	- 9,586
Alcohol	52	618	60	401	+ 217
Skin Disease	53	551	25	4,229	- 3,679
Appendicitis	54	509	63	276	+ 234
Hepatitis B	55	478	56	590	- 112
Leukemia	56	445	29	3,596	- 3,151
Upper Respiratory	57	324	70	39	+ 285
Encephalitis	58	260	67	185	+ 76
Drug Use	59	258	52	695	- 437
Pancreas Cancer	60	206	37	2,121	- 1,915
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	156	62	323	- 166
Uterin Cancer	62	123	50	761	- 638
Other Neoplasms	63	90	23	5,146	- 5,056
Hepatitis C	64	79	81	0	+ 79
Dengue	65	50	46	1,060	- 1,010
Multiple Sclerosis	66	47	72	31	+ 16
Measles	67	33	48	894	- 860
Otitis Media	68	30	74	23	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	23	76	13	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	14	78	4	+ 10
War	71	14	49	817	- 804
Diphtheria	72	10	75	14	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	73	2	83	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	71	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	68	127	- 127
Anemia	81	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	570	- 570
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	752	- 752
Oral conditions	86	0	73	28	- 28
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Malawi

Philippines

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.