RUSSIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	83,074	15	21,262	+ 61,813
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	50,073	10	32,404	+ 17,669
Malaria	3	40,816	74	0	+ 40,816
Road Traffic Accidents	4	40,255	19	17,507	+ 22,748
Stroke	5	38,429	2	327,199	- 288,770
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	37,412	55	403	+ 37,009
Coronary Heart Disease	7	31,894	1	562,711	- 530,817
Low Birth Weight	8	28,075	44	2,153	+ 25,922
Birth Trauma	9	23,054	53	714	+ 22,340
Liver Disease	10	21,087	6	45,463	- 24,376
Tuberculosis	11	19,361	30	8,422	+ 10,939
Cervical Cancer	12	18,611	34	7,423	+ 11,188
Congenital Anomalies	13	16,236	41	4,201	+ 12,035
Diabetes Mellitus	14	14,667	18	18,345	- 3,677
Maternal Conditions	15	11,997	56	267	+ 11,729
Oesophagus Cancer	16	11,917	33	7,431	+ 4,485
Hypertension	17	11,624	17	18,348	- 6,723
Meningitis	18	11,596	48	1,037	+ 10,559
Kidney Disease	19	10,141	22	11,581	- 1,440
Malnutrition	20	9,702	57	242	+ 9,460
Lung Disease	21	8,674	9	36,600	- 27,927
Other Injuries	22	8,193	14	22,517	- 14,324
Suicide	23	6,516	8	36,625	- 30,109
Lymphomas	24	5,426	29	8,919	- 3,494
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	5,061	5	48,522	- 43,460
Asthma	26	4,561	46	1,764	+ 2,797
Breast Cancer	27	3,883	13	23,242	- 19,358
Falls	28	3,635	21	11,705	- 8,070
Syphilis	29	3,107	62	19	+ 3,089
Drownings	30	2,962	36	6,629	- 3,666
Pertussis	31	2,821	65	2	+ 2,819
Violence	32	2,630	23	11,450	- 8,820
Bladder Cancer	33	2,510	38	6,307	- 3,797
Fires	34	2,456	37	6,387	- 3,931
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,397	4	54,060	- 51,663
Skin Cancers	36	2,140	39	5,612	- 3,471
Poisonings	37	2,102	40	5,565	- 3,463
Liver Cancer	38	2,049	24	11,165	- 9,116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,809	28	8,938	- 7,129
Prostate Cancer	40	1,751	20	14,107	- 12,356
Epilepsy	41	1,682	52	718	+ 964
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,660	45	2,004	- 344
Oral Cancer	43	1,624	25	10,880	- 9,256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	1,517	7	42,633	- 41,116
Stomach Cancer	45	1,333	11	29,386	- 28,053
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,293	26	9,371	- 8,078
Tetanus	47	1,149	63	3	+ 1,146
Ovary Cancer	48	1,020	32	8,123	- 7,103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	998	42	2,770	- 1,772
Schistosomiasis	50	927	72	0	+ 927
Lung Cancers	51	845	3	54,361	- 53,517
Alcohol	52	736	12	27,984	- 27,249
Skin Disease	53	656	43	2,735	- 2,080
Appendicitis	54	607	54	409	+ 198
Hepatitis B	55	569	60	43	+ 525
Leukemia	56	530	31	8,238	- 7,707
Upper Respiratory	57	385	58	158	+ 227
Encephalitis	58	310	47	1,076	- 766
Drug Use	59	307	27	9,113	- 8,805
Pancreas Cancer	60	245	16	20,282	- 20,037
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	186	50	750	- 564
Uterin Cancer	62	146	35	6,867	- 6,721
Other Neoplasms	63	107	51	729	- 621
Hepatitis C	64	95	66	2	+ 93
Dengue	65	59	79	0	+ 59
Multiple Sclerosis	66	56	49	827	- 771
Measles	67	40	68	0	+ 40
Otitis Media	68	35	64	3	+ 32
Ascariasis	69	27	77	0	+ 27
Chlamydia	70	16	61	25	- 9
War	71	16	59	123	- 107
Diphtheria	72	11	67	0	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	73	3	70	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Malawi

Russia

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.