SERBIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,924	56	25	+ 3,899
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,365	11	1,832	+ 533
Malaria	3	1,928	77	0	+ 1,928
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,902	24	655	+ 1,246
Stroke	5	1,815	2	16,241	- 14,425
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,767	39	167	+ 1,600
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,507	1	21,776	- 20,270
Low Birth Weight	8	1,326	38	187	+ 1,139
Birth Trauma	9	1,089	52	45	+ 1,044
Liver Disease	10	996	19	887	+ 109
Tuberculosis	11	915	46	100	+ 814
Cervical Cancer	12	879	25	638	+ 241
Congenital Anomalies	13	767	40	162	+ 605
Diabetes Mellitus	14	693	7	3,611	- 2,918
Maternal Conditions	15	567	59	12	+ 555
Oesophagus Cancer	16	563	35	332	+ 231
Hypertension	17	549	12	1,621	- 1,072
Meningitis	18	548	54	35	+ 512
Kidney Disease	19	479	5	4,169	- 3,690
Malnutrition	20	458	61	10	+ 448
Lung Disease	21	410	6	3,853	- 3,443
Other Injuries	22	387	30	406	- 19
Suicide	23	308	16	996	- 689
Lymphomas	24	256	20	831	- 575
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	239	9	2,876	- 2,637
Asthma	26	215	31	390	- 174
Breast Cancer	27	183	10	2,284	- 2,101
Falls	28	172	33	362	- 190
Syphilis	29	147	67	2	+ 145
Drownings	30	140	48	73	+ 67
Pertussis	31	133	63	6	+ 127
Violence	32	124	45	108	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	33	119	18	893	- 774
Fires	34	116	50	64	+ 52
Inflammatory/Heart	35	113	3	15,274	- 15,161
Skin Cancers	36	101	26	638	- 537
Poisonings	37	99	57	23	+ 77
Liver Cancer	38	97	17	918	- 821
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	85	28	594	- 509
Prostate Cancer	40	83	14	1,317	- 1,234
Epilepsy	41	79	37	223	- 143
Endocrine Disorders	42	78	36	309	- 230
Oral Cancer	43	77	23	680	- 604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	72	8	3,429	- 3,358
Stomach Cancer	45	63	15	1,203	- 1,140
Parkinson's Disease	46	61	21	804	- 743
Tetanus	47	54	65	2	+ 52
Ovary Cancer	48	48	29	555	- 507
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	47	47	78	- 31
Schistosomiasis	50	44	78	0	+ 44
Lung Cancers	51	40	4	6,539	- 6,499
Alcohol	52	35	34	341	- 306
Skin Disease	53	31	43	113	- 82
Appendicitis	54	29	58	16	+ 13
Hepatitis B	55	27	53	36	- 9
Leukemia	56	25	22	710	- 685
Upper Respiratory	57	18	64	3	+ 16
Encephalitis	58	15	66	2	+ 13
Drug Use	59	15	49	72	- 57
Pancreas Cancer	60	12	13	1,402	- 1,390
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	9	55	34	- 25
Uterin Cancer	62	7	32	369	- 362
Other Neoplasms	63	5	27	601	- 596
Hepatitis C	64	4	60	12	- 7
Dengue	65	3	82	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	42	146	- 144
Measles	67	2	72	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	2	68	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	80	0	+ 1
War	71	1	71	1	- 0
Diphtheria	72	1	75	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	44	109	- 109
Anemia	81	0	41	152	- 152
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	51	- 51
Oral conditions	86	0	69	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

Malawi

Serbia

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.