PORTUGAL VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,021	35	320	+ 5,702
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,629	4	6,851	- 3,222
Malaria	3	2,959	78	0	+ 2,959
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,918	27	838	+ 2,080
Stroke	5	2,785	2	12,339	- 9,554
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,712	36	231	+ 2,481
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,312	1	12,878	- 10,566
Low Birth Weight	8	2,035	52	79	+ 1,956
Birth Trauma	9	1,671	60	24	+ 1,647
Liver Disease	10	1,528	22	1,126	+ 403
Tuberculosis	11	1,403	38	213	+ 1,190
Cervical Cancer	12	1,349	34	329	+ 1,020
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,177	40	196	+ 980
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,063	8	3,601	- 2,538
Maternal Conditions	15	870	63	7	+ 862
Oesophagus Cancer	16	864	29	623	+ 241
Hypertension	17	843	14	1,880	- 1,037
Meningitis	18	841	56	43	+ 798
Kidney Disease	19	735	9	2,803	- 2,068
Malnutrition	20	703	53	79	+ 625
Lung Disease	21	629	7	4,286	- 3,657
Other Injuries	22	594	13	1,937	- 1,343
Suicide	23	472	19	1,172	- 700
Lymphomas	24	393	16	1,608	- 1,214
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	367	3	7,191	- 6,824
Asthma	26	331	43	146	+ 184
Breast Cancer	27	281	12	1,997	- 1,715
Falls	28	263	23	1,033	- 769
Syphilis	29	225	64	3	+ 222
Drownings	30	215	51	79	+ 135
Pertussis	31	205	72	0	+ 204
Violence	32	191	48	96	+ 94
Bladder Cancer	33	182	20	1,171	- 989
Fires	34	178	46	108	+ 70
Inflammatory/Heart	35	174	26	909	- 735
Skin Cancers	36	155	30	523	- 368
Poisonings	37	152	57	29	+ 123
Liver Cancer	38	149	18	1,270	- 1,122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	131	37	229	- 97
Prostate Cancer	40	127	11	2,124	- 1,997
Epilepsy	41	122	31	415	- 293
Endocrine Disorders	42	120	17	1,547	- 1,426
Oral Cancer	43	118	25	912	- 794
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	110	6	4,389	- 4,280
Stomach Cancer	45	97	10	2,532	- 2,435
Parkinson's Disease	46	94	21	1,139	- 1,046
Tetanus	47	83	73	0	+ 83
Ovary Cancer	48	74	33	397	- 323
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	72	41	169	- 96
Schistosomiasis	50	67	77	0	+ 67
Lung Cancers	51	61	5	4,406	- 4,345
Alcohol	52	53	45	111	- 58
Skin Disease	53	48	39	202	- 155
Appendicitis	54	44	61	21	+ 23
Hepatitis B	55	41	59	26	+ 15
Leukemia	56	38	24	1,015	- 977
Upper Respiratory	57	28	62	15	+ 13
Encephalitis	58	22	67	1	+ 21
Drug Use	59	22	44	128	- 106
Pancreas Cancer	60	18	15	1,669	- 1,651
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	13	47	99	- 85
Uterin Cancer	62	11	32	406	- 395
Other Neoplasms	63	8	28	652	- 644
Hepatitis C	64	7	49	87	- 80
Dengue	65	4	84	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	54	56	- 52
Measles	67	3	71	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	66	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	2	83	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	76	0	+ 1
War	71	1	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	81	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Malawi

Portugal

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.