SPAIN VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,892	43	538	+ 27,354
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,812	7	13,717	+ 3,095
Malaria	3	13,704	83	0	+ 13,704
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,516	31	1,829	+ 11,686
Stroke	5	12,902	3	29,004	- 16,101
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	12,561	36	1,064	+ 11,497
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,708	1	51,684	- 40,976
Low Birth Weight	8	9,426	52	253	+ 9,174
Birth Trauma	9	7,740	60	113	+ 7,627
Liver Disease	10	7,080	23	4,231	+ 2,849
Tuberculosis	11	6,500	50	270	+ 6,230
Cervical Cancer	12	6,249	39	855	+ 5,394
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,451	38	863	+ 4,588
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,925	10	7,773	- 2,849
Maternal Conditions	15	4,028	64	14	+ 4,014
Oesophagus Cancer	16	4,001	29	2,011	+ 1,990
Hypertension	17	3,903	9	9,115	- 5,212
Meningitis	18	3,893	59	129	+ 3,765
Kidney Disease	19	3,405	8	9,725	- 6,320
Malnutrition	20	3,257	47	302	+ 2,955
Lung Disease	21	2,912	5	18,926	- 16,014
Other Injuries	22	2,751	15	5,536	- 2,785
Suicide	23	2,188	25	3,609	- 1,422
Lymphomas	24	1,822	16	5,335	- 3,513
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,699	2	42,339	- 40,639
Asthma	26	1,531	35	1,133	+ 398
Breast Cancer	27	1,304	11	7,067	- 5,764
Falls	28	1,220	26	3,246	- 2,026
Syphilis	29	1,043	67	9	+ 1,034
Drownings	30	995	45	446	+ 549
Pertussis	31	947	73	2	+ 946
Violence	32	883	51	262	+ 621
Bladder Cancer	33	843	17	5,222	- 4,379
Fires	34	825	55	185	+ 640
Inflammatory/Heart	35	805	19	4,984	- 4,179
Skin Cancers	36	719	32	1,803	- 1,084
Poisonings	37	706	57	170	+ 535
Liver Cancer	38	688	18	5,098	- 4,411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	607	44	475	+ 132
Prostate Cancer	40	588	13	6,420	- 5,832
Epilepsy	41	565	40	824	- 259
Endocrine Disorders	42	557	21	4,863	- 4,306
Oral Cancer	43	545	27	2,583	- 2,038
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	509	6	16,957	- 16,448
Stomach Cancer	45	447	14	5,796	- 5,349
Parkinson's Disease	46	434	20	4,943	- 4,509
Tetanus	47	386	72	2	+ 384
Ovary Cancer	48	342	28	2,026	- 1,683
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	335	33	1,612	- 1,277
Schistosomiasis	50	311	74	0	+ 311
Lung Cancers	51	284	4	22,131	- 21,847
Alcohol	52	247	46	333	- 86
Skin Disease	53	220	30	1,840	- 1,620
Appendicitis	54	204	61	79	+ 124
Hepatitis B	55	191	58	162	+ 29
Leukemia	56	178	24	3,772	- 3,594
Upper Respiratory	57	129	62	47	+ 83
Encephalitis	58	104	70	4	+ 100
Drug Use	59	103	41	776	- 673
Pancreas Cancer	60	82	12	6,752	- 6,670
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	62	48	294	- 231
Uterin Cancer	62	49	34	1,612	- 1,563
Other Neoplasms	63	36	22	4,748	- 4,712
Hepatitis C	64	32	42	652	- 620
Dengue	65	20	77	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	49	287	- 268
Measles	67	13	81	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	12	66	9	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	9	78	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	5	82	0	+ 5
War	71	5	68	6	- 0
Diphtheria	72	4	76	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	75	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	81	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Malawi

Spain

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.