SINGAPORE VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,556	45	18	+ 3,538
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,144	2	5,189	- 3,046
Malaria	3	1,747	75	0	+ 1,747
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,723	26	121	+ 1,602
Stroke	5	1,645	3	1,559	+ 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,602	39	28	+ 1,574
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,365	1	5,292	- 3,926
Low Birth Weight	8	1,202	41	25	+ 1,177
Birth Trauma	9	987	55	3	+ 984
Liver Disease	10	903	20	209	+ 693
Tuberculosis	11	829	40	26	+ 803
Cervical Cancer	12	797	30	85	+ 712
Congenital Anomalies	13	695	31	80	+ 616
Diabetes Mellitus	14	628	28	108	+ 520
Maternal Conditions	15	514	53	3	+ 510
Oesophagus Cancer	16	510	24	137	+ 373
Hypertension	17	498	8	732	- 234
Meningitis	18	496	48	8	+ 488
Kidney Disease	19	434	6	1,028	- 594
Malnutrition	20	415	63	0	+ 415
Lung Disease	21	371	14	383	- 12
Other Injuries	22	351	32	79	+ 272
Suicide	23	279	9	650	- 371
Lymphomas	24	232	13	397	- 165
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	217	36	32	+ 184
Asthma	26	195	35	37	+ 158
Breast Cancer	27	166	10	605	- 439
Falls	28	156	18	218	- 62
Syphilis	29	133	65	0	+ 133
Drownings	30	127	38	29	+ 98
Pertussis	31	121	62	0	+ 121
Violence	32	113	46	15	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	33	107	27	120	- 13
Fires	34	105	49	7	+ 98
Inflammatory/Heart	35	103	19	215	- 113
Skin Cancers	36	92	34	56	+ 36
Poisonings	37	90	60	1	+ 89
Liver Cancer	38	88	7	746	- 658
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	77	33	69	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	40	75	16	303	- 228
Epilepsy	41	72	42	25	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	42	71	37	30	+ 41
Oral Cancer	43	70	15	317	- 247
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	65	5	1,203	- 1,138
Stomach Cancer	45	57	12	405	- 348
Parkinson's Disease	46	55	29	90	- 34
Tetanus	47	49	73	0	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	48	44	21	204	- 160
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	43	43	22	+ 21
Schistosomiasis	50	40	78	0	+ 40
Lung Cancers	51	36	4	1,540	- 1,504
Alcohol	52	31	47	10	+ 21
Skin Disease	53	28	25	136	- 108
Appendicitis	54	26	50	6	+ 20
Hepatitis B	55	24	52	4	+ 20
Leukemia	56	23	17	249	- 227
Upper Respiratory	57	16	54	3	+ 13
Encephalitis	58	13	61	0	+ 13
Drug Use	59	13	44	19	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	60	11	11	537	- 526
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	8	58	2	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	62	6	23	147	- 141
Other Neoplasms	63	5	22	195	- 191
Hepatitis C	64	4	56	3	+ 1
Dengue	65	3	66	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	57	3	- 0
Measles	67	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	70	0	+ 1
War	71	1	59	2	- 2
Diphtheria	72	0	64	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	68	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	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Malawi

Singapore

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.