SRI LANKA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,968	55	39	+ 12,929
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,817	8	5,117	+ 2,700
Malaria	3	6,372	80	0	+ 6,372
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,284	9	4,200	+ 2,084
Stroke	5	5,999	6	6,805	- 806
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	5,840	28	605	+ 5,235
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,979	1	26,304	- 21,325
Low Birth Weight	8	4,383	29	536	+ 3,846
Birth Trauma	9	3,599	44	193	+ 3,406
Liver Disease	10	3,292	17	1,303	+ 1,989
Tuberculosis	11	3,022	25	769	+ 2,253
Cervical Cancer	12	2,905	26	762	+ 2,143
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,534	22	989	+ 1,545
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,290	2	12,460	- 10,171
Maternal Conditions	15	1,873	48	96	+ 1,777
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,860	13	1,544	+ 316
Hypertension	17	1,815	20	1,055	+ 759
Meningitis	18	1,810	46	146	+ 1,664
Kidney Disease	19	1,583	5	6,858	- 5,275
Malnutrition	20	1,514	54	43	+ 1,471
Lung Disease	21	1,354	3	9,456	- 8,102
Other Injuries	22	1,279	14	1,529	- 250
Suicide	23	1,017	10	2,977	- 1,960
Lymphomas	24	847	21	1,027	- 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	790	4	6,939	- 6,149
Asthma	26	712	7	6,471	- 5,759
Breast Cancer	27	606	15	1,383	- 777
Falls	28	567	23	964	- 397
Syphilis	29	485	58	15	+ 470
Drownings	30	462	27	731	- 268
Pertussis	31	440	59	15	+ 426
Violence	32	411	31	499	- 89
Bladder Cancer	33	392	34	432	- 40
Fires	34	383	41	239	+ 145
Inflammatory/Heart	35	374	35	425	- 51
Skin Cancers	36	334	52	58	+ 276
Poisonings	37	328	49	93	+ 235
Liver Cancer	38	320	19	1,090	- 771
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	282	56	38	+ 244
Prostate Cancer	40	273	30	507	- 234
Epilepsy	41	263	39	269	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	42	259	32	462	- 203
Oral Cancer	43	254	11	2,893	- 2,640
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	237	24	911	- 675
Stomach Cancer	45	208	16	1,321	- 1,113
Parkinson's Disease	46	202	45	168	+ 34
Tetanus	47	179	57	27	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	48	159	37	281	- 122
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	156	53	49	+ 106
Schistosomiasis	50	145	81	0	+ 145
Lung Cancers	51	132	12	1,775	- 1,643
Alcohol	52	115	51	82	+ 33
Skin Disease	53	102	36	293	- 190
Appendicitis	54	95	64	5	+ 89
Hepatitis B	55	89	62	6	+ 83
Leukemia	56	83	18	1,155	- 1,072
Upper Respiratory	57	60	66	5	+ 56
Encephalitis	58	48	61	10	+ 38
Drug Use	59	48	40	257	- 209
Pancreas Cancer	60	38	43	214	- 175
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	29	60	11	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	62	23	42	218	- 195
Other Neoplasms	63	17	50	86	- 69
Hepatitis C	64	15	75	0	+ 15
Dengue	65	9	47	131	- 122
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	69	2	+ 6
Measles	67	6	77	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	68	6	76	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	4	72	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
War	71	3	38	280	- 277
Diphtheria	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	81	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Malawi

Sri Lanka

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.