POLAND VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,858	54	115	+ 22,743
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,778	4	19,998	- 6,221
Malaria	3	11,230	78	0	+ 11,230
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,076	22	3,555	+ 7,522
Stroke	5	10,574	2	32,693	- 22,120
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,294	37	839	+ 9,455
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,775	1	117,700	- 108,924
Low Birth Weight	8	7,725	42	579	+ 7,146
Birth Trauma	9	6,343	57	52	+ 6,291
Liver Disease	10	5,802	10	7,912	- 2,110
Tuberculosis	11	5,327	41	597	+ 4,731
Cervical Cancer	12	5,121	32	1,907	+ 3,214
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,467	36	916	+ 3,551
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,036	8	8,947	- 4,912
Maternal Conditions	15	3,301	63	10	+ 3,291
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,279	33	1,803	+ 1,476
Hypertension	17	3,198	15	4,937	- 1,738
Meningitis	18	3,191	53	171	+ 3,020
Kidney Disease	19	2,790	20	4,065	- 1,275
Malnutrition	20	2,669	50	291	+ 2,379
Lung Disease	21	2,387	6	13,677	- 11,290
Other Injuries	22	2,254	28	2,527	- 272
Suicide	23	1,793	18	4,282	- 2,489
Lymphomas	24	1,493	19	4,141	- 2,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,393	21	3,701	- 2,309
Asthma	26	1,255	43	540	+ 715
Breast Cancer	27	1,068	9	7,967	- 6,898
Falls	28	1,000	16	4,712	- 3,711
Syphilis	29	855	69	0	+ 854
Drownings	30	815	39	636	+ 179
Pertussis	31	776	71	0	+ 776
Violence	32	724	49	294	+ 430
Bladder Cancer	33	691	17	4,700	- 4,010
Fires	34	676	45	474	+ 202
Inflammatory/Heart	35	660	23	3,495	- 2,835
Skin Cancers	36	589	31	2,155	- 1,566
Poisonings	37	578	51	205	+ 373
Liver Cancer	38	564	29	2,290	- 1,726
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	498	26	3,091	- 2,593
Prostate Cancer	40	482	11	6,489	- 6,007
Epilepsy	41	463	35	1,145	- 682
Endocrine Disorders	42	457	38	831	- 374
Oral Cancer	43	447	25	3,377	- 2,930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	417	5	14,610	- 14,193
Stomach Cancer	45	367	12	5,910	- 5,544
Parkinson's Disease	46	356	34	1,500	- 1,145
Tetanus	47	316	67	2	+ 315
Ovary Cancer	48	281	27	2,929	- 2,648
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	275	40	612	- 337
Schistosomiasis	50	255	76	0	+ 255
Lung Cancers	51	232	3	25,781	- 25,548
Alcohol	52	202	14	5,238	- 5,036
Skin Disease	53	180	46	469	- 289
Appendicitis	54	167	55	69	+ 98
Hepatitis B	55	156	56	52	+ 104
Leukemia	56	146	24	3,456	- 3,310
Upper Respiratory	57	106	60	19	+ 87
Encephalitis	58	85	64	6	+ 79
Drug Use	59	85	48	321	- 236
Pancreas Cancer	60	68	13	5,430	- 5,362
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	51	47	369	- 318
Uterin Cancer	62	40	30	2,163	- 2,122
Other Neoplasms	63	30	7	9,256	- 9,227
Hepatitis C	64	26	52	188	- 162
Dengue	65	16	84	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	44	502	- 487
Measles	67	11	72	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	10	68	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	69	7	82	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	4	73	0	+ 4
War	71	4	66	4	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	3	70	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Malawi

Poland

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.