SAUDI ARABIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,559	47	192	+ 21,367
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,995	5	6,132	+ 6,863
Malaria	3	10,592	75	0	+ 10,592
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,447	3	12,317	- 1,871
Stroke	5	9,973	2	16,793	- 6,820
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,709	35	457	+ 9,252
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,277	1	39,037	- 30,760
Low Birth Weight	8	7,286	18	989	+ 6,297
Birth Trauma	9	5,983	37	343	+ 5,640
Liver Disease	10	5,472	7	4,931	+ 541
Tuberculosis	11	5,024	27	752	+ 4,273
Cervical Cancer	12	4,830	49	157	+ 4,673
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,213	12	2,307	+ 1,906
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,806	9	3,890	- 84
Maternal Conditions	15	3,113	48	172	+ 2,941
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,093	44	229	+ 2,863
Hypertension	17	3,017	22	834	+ 2,183
Meningitis	18	3,009	45	227	+ 2,783
Kidney Disease	19	2,632	4	9,051	- 6,419
Malnutrition	20	2,518	52	79	+ 2,438
Lung Disease	21	2,251	10	2,842	- 591
Other Injuries	22	2,126	8	4,004	- 1,878
Suicide	23	1,691	13	2,046	- 355
Lymphomas	24	1,408	28	716	+ 692
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,313	11	2,442	- 1,129
Asthma	26	1,184	17	1,168	+ 16
Breast Cancer	27	1,008	20	908	+ 100
Falls	28	943	6	5,340	- 4,397
Syphilis	29	806	59	33	+ 774
Drownings	30	769	24	821	- 53
Pertussis	31	732	54	56	+ 676
Violence	32	682	30	646	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	33	651	46	214	+ 437
Fires	34	637	23	825	- 188
Inflammatory/Heart	35	622	16	1,342	- 720
Skin Cancers	36	555	55	55	+ 501
Poisonings	37	545	40	279	+ 266
Liver Cancer	38	532	21	845	- 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	469	41	275	+ 194
Prostate Cancer	40	455	50	148	+ 306
Epilepsy	41	436	29	694	- 258
Endocrine Disorders	42	431	15	1,447	- 1,016
Oral Cancer	43	422	34	465	- 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	394	14	1,630	- 1,237
Stomach Cancer	45	346	36	389	- 43
Parkinson's Disease	46	335	25	776	- 441
Tetanus	47	298	61	16	+ 283
Ovary Cancer	48	265	42	247	+ 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	259	39	280	- 21
Schistosomiasis	50	241	60	25	+ 216
Lung Cancers	51	219	26	775	- 556
Alcohol	52	191	51	128	+ 63
Skin Disease	53	170	32	516	- 346
Appendicitis	54	157	58	35	+ 123
Hepatitis B	55	148	53	57	+ 91
Leukemia	56	138	19	925	- 787
Upper Respiratory	57	100	70	1	+ 99
Encephalitis	58	80	43	234	- 154
Drug Use	59	80	33	491	- 411
Pancreas Cancer	60	64	31	526	- 462
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	48	62	9	+ 39
Uterin Cancer	62	38	38	323	- 285
Other Neoplasms	63	28	57	40	- 12
Hepatitis C	64	25	64	7	+ 17
Dengue	65	15	63	9	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	56	49	- 34
Measles	67	10	68	1	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	9	72	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	69	7	66	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	4	71	0	+ 4
War	71	4	65	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	3	69	1	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Malawi

Saudi Arabia

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.