ROMANIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,706	47	219	+ 10,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,453	5	9,357	- 2,904
Malaria	3	5,260	75	0	+ 5,260
Road Traffic Accidents	4	5,188	20	1,992	+ 3,196
Stroke	5	4,952	2	49,707	- 44,755
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,821	46	223	+ 4,598
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,110	1	71,810	- 67,700
Low Birth Weight	8	3,618	41	317	+ 3,301
Birth Trauma	9	2,971	57	38	+ 2,933
Liver Disease	10	2,718	6	8,920	- 6,202
Tuberculosis	11	2,495	28	1,015	+ 1,480
Cervical Cancer	12	2,398	22	1,870	+ 528
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,092	38	367	+ 1,726
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,890	18	2,230	- 340
Maternal Conditions	15	1,546	58	35	+ 1,511
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,536	30	755	+ 781
Hypertension	17	1,498	3	11,007	- 9,509
Meningitis	18	1,494	54	76	+ 1,418
Kidney Disease	19	1,307	9	5,175	- 3,868
Malnutrition	20	1,250	50	142	+ 1,109
Lung Disease	21	1,118	7	7,359	- 6,241
Other Injuries	22	1,056	19	2,139	- 1,083
Suicide	23	840	21	1,886	- 1,047
Lymphomas	24	699	25	1,385	- 685
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	652	15	2,839	- 2,187
Asthma	26	588	45	225	+ 363
Breast Cancer	27	500	11	3,851	- 3,350
Falls	28	468	24	1,504	- 1,036
Syphilis	29	400	66	1	+ 399
Drownings	30	382	32	596	- 214
Pertussis	31	364	69	0	+ 363
Violence	32	339	44	255	+ 84
Bladder Cancer	33	324	23	1,715	- 1,391
Fires	34	316	36	421	- 105
Inflammatory/Heart	35	309	10	4,433	- 4,124
Skin Cancers	36	276	29	1,003	- 727
Poisonings	37	271	39	366	- 96
Liver Cancer	38	264	13	3,114	- 2,850
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	233	33	531	- 298
Prostate Cancer	40	226	16	2,449	- 2,223
Epilepsy	41	217	42	314	- 97
Endocrine Disorders	42	214	48	193	+ 21
Oral Cancer	43	209	17	2,290	- 2,080
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	195	8	6,835	- 6,640
Stomach Cancer	45	172	12	3,457	- 3,285
Parkinson's Disease	46	167	31	741	- 574
Tetanus	47	148	67	1	+ 147
Ovary Cancer	48	131	27	1,109	- 977
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	129	35	440	- 312
Schistosomiasis	50	119	74	0	+ 119
Lung Cancers	51	109	4	10,113	- 10,005
Alcohol	52	95	37	409	- 314
Skin Disease	53	85	53	97	- 13
Appendicitis	54	78	60	21	+ 57
Hepatitis B	55	73	59	30	+ 43
Leukemia	56	68	26	1,342	- 1,274
Upper Respiratory	57	50	63	3	+ 47
Encephalitis	58	40	62	6	+ 34
Drug Use	59	40	40	346	- 306
Pancreas Cancer	60	32	14	2,935	- 2,903
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	24	85	0	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	62	19	34	522	- 503
Other Neoplasms	63	14	43	289	- 275
Hepatitis C	64	12	52	98	- 86
Dengue	65	8	81	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	55	66	- 59
Measles	67	5	61	7	- 2
Otitis Media	68	5	68	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	82	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	2	78	0	+ 2
War	71	2	65	2	- 0
Diphtheria	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	103	- 103
Anemia	81	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	64	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Malawi

Romania

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.