SWEDEN VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,247	61	13	+ 6,235
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,766	7	2,659	+ 1,107
Malaria	3	3,069	74	0	+ 3,069
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,027	34	315	+ 2,712
Stroke	5	2,890	3	6,035	- 3,145
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,813	36	289	+ 2,524
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,398	1	15,136	- 12,737
Low Birth Weight	8	2,111	51	50	+ 2,061
Birth Trauma	9	1,734	55	34	+ 1,700
Liver Disease	10	1,586	23	723	+ 862
Tuberculosis	11	1,456	56	24	+ 1,432
Cervical Cancer	12	1,400	38	228	+ 1,172
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,221	35	308	+ 913
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,103	11	1,834	- 731
Maternal Conditions	15	902	64	5	+ 897
Oesophagus Cancer	16	896	29	538	+ 358
Hypertension	17	874	10	1,838	- 964
Meningitis	18	872	54	35	+ 837
Kidney Disease	19	763	12	1,629	- 866
Malnutrition	20	730	45	117	+ 613
Lung Disease	21	652	4	4,344	- 3,692
Other Injuries	22	616	15	1,374	- 757
Suicide	23	490	14	1,479	- 989
Lymphomas	24	408	16	1,357	- 949
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	381	2	10,917	- 10,536
Asthma	26	343	42	158	+ 185
Breast Cancer	27	292	13	1,582	- 1,290
Falls	28	273	17	1,109	- 836
Syphilis	29	234	72	0	+ 234
Drownings	30	223	46	114	+ 108
Pertussis	31	212	67	0	+ 212
Violence	32	198	47	113	+ 85
Bladder Cancer	33	189	21	760	- 571
Fires	34	185	49	65	+ 120
Inflammatory/Heart	35	180	28	547	- 367
Skin Cancers	36	161	25	650	- 489
Poisonings	37	158	60	18	+ 140
Liver Cancer	38	154	22	752	- 598
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	136	37	277	- 141
Prostate Cancer	40	132	8	2,622	- 2,490
Epilepsy	41	126	44	121	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	42	125	24	702	- 577
Oral Cancer	43	122	31	379	- 257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	114	6	3,049	- 2,935
Stomach Cancer	45	100	26	612	- 512
Parkinson's Disease	46	97	19	943	- 846
Tetanus	47	86	68	0	+ 86
Ovary Cancer	48	77	27	553	- 476
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	75	48	110	- 35
Schistosomiasis	50	70	69	0	+ 69
Lung Cancers	51	64	5	3,722	- 3,659
Alcohol	52	55	32	359	- 303
Skin Disease	53	49	39	220	- 171
Appendicitis	54	46	59	18	+ 28
Hepatitis B	55	43	62	9	+ 33
Leukemia	56	40	20	825	- 786
Upper Respiratory	57	29	58	20	+ 9
Encephalitis	58	23	71	0	+ 23
Drug Use	59	23	30	423	- 400
Pancreas Cancer	60	18	9	1,849	- 1,830
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	14	43	129	- 115
Uterin Cancer	62	11	33	345	- 334
Other Neoplasms	63	8	18	1,036	- 1,028
Hepatitis C	64	7	53	44	- 37
Dengue	65	4	80	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	41	170	- 166
Measles	67	3	83	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	66	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	81	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	73	0	+ 1
War	71	1	65	2	- 0
Diphtheria	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	81	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Malawi

Sweden

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.