SWITZERLAND VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,227	54	29	+ 5,198
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,151	8	1,949	+ 1,201
Malaria	3	2,568	77	0	+ 2,568
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,533	34	193	+ 2,340
Stroke	5	2,418	3	3,918	- 1,500
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,354	35	186	+ 2,168
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,007	1	10,713	- 8,706
Low Birth Weight	8	1,767	43	105	+ 1,662
Birth Trauma	9	1,451	52	32	+ 1,419
Liver Disease	10	1,327	21	677	+ 650
Tuberculosis	11	1,218	56	21	+ 1,197
Cervical Cancer	12	1,171	42	105	+ 1,066
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,022	31	305	+ 716
Diabetes Mellitus	14	923	17	1,022	- 99
Maternal Conditions	15	755	64	4	+ 751
Oesophagus Cancer	16	750	28	491	+ 259
Hypertension	17	731	6	2,471	- 1,740
Meningitis	18	730	57	20	+ 710
Kidney Disease	19	638	13	1,261	- 623
Malnutrition	20	610	47	84	+ 526
Lung Disease	21	546	5	2,902	- 2,356
Other Injuries	22	516	30	410	+ 106
Suicide	23	410	14	1,249	- 839
Lymphomas	24	341	15	1,131	- 790
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	318	2	7,192	- 6,874
Asthma	26	287	46	95	+ 192
Breast Cancer	27	244	11	1,577	- 1,333
Falls	28	229	9	1,919	- 1,691
Syphilis	29	195	65	2	+ 194
Drownings	30	186	50	49	+ 137
Pertussis	31	178	73	0	+ 177
Violence	32	165	51	42	+ 123
Bladder Cancer	33	158	23	669	- 512
Fires	34	155	55	21	+ 133
Inflammatory/Heart	35	151	16	1,027	- 876
Skin Cancers	36	135	27	493	- 358
Poisonings	37	132	60	13	+ 119
Liver Cancer	38	129	19	805	- 676
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	114	41	122	- 8
Prostate Cancer	40	110	10	1,579	- 1,469
Epilepsy	41	106	39	159	- 53
Endocrine Disorders	42	104	25	593	- 488
Oral Cancer	43	102	26	500	- 398
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	95	7	1,995	- 1,899
Stomach Cancer	45	84	24	614	- 530
Parkinson's Disease	46	81	18	857	- 776
Tetanus	47	72	70	0	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	48	64	29	457	- 393
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	63	48	78	- 15
Schistosomiasis	50	58	72	0	+ 58
Lung Cancers	51	53	4	3,520	- 3,466
Alcohol	52	46	32	229	- 183
Skin Disease	53	41	40	129	- 88
Appendicitis	54	38	59	15	+ 24
Hepatitis B	55	36	63	5	+ 31
Leukemia	56	33	22	671	- 638
Upper Respiratory	57	24	61	11	+ 13
Encephalitis	58	20	68	1	+ 19
Drug Use	59	19	36	176	- 157
Pancreas Cancer	60	15	12	1,486	- 1,470
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	12	49	68	- 56
Uterin Cancer	62	9	33	224	- 214
Other Neoplasms	63	7	20	681	- 675
Hepatitis C	64	6	58	15	- 9
Dengue	65	4	81	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	38	160	- 156
Measles	67	2	75	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
War	71	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	81	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	37	170	- 170
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Malawi

Switzerland

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.