TAJIKISTAN VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		TAJIKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,132	25	292	+ 5,840
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,696	3	3,121	+ 575
Malaria	3	3,013	75	0	+ 3,013
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,971	8	1,461	+ 1,510
Stroke	5	2,836	2	6,170	- 3,333
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	2,761	13	734	+ 2,027
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,354	1	14,359	- 12,005
Low Birth Weight	8	2,072	7	1,562	+ 510
Birth Trauma	9	1,702	9	1,271	+ 431
Liver Disease	10	1,556	4	2,062	- 506
Tuberculosis	11	1,429	14	733	+ 696
Cervical Cancer	12	1,374	39	114	+ 1,259
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,198	11	1,084	+ 114
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,083	6	1,617	- 534
Maternal Conditions	15	885	45	63	+ 823
Oesophagus Cancer	16	880	16	543	+ 337
Hypertension	17	858	5	1,721	- 863
Meningitis	18	856	22	340	+ 516
Kidney Disease	19	749	19	408	+ 340
Malnutrition	20	716	64	3	+ 714
Lung Disease	21	640	10	1,177	- 537
Other Injuries	22	605	27	288	+ 317
Suicide	23	481	20	399	+ 82
Lymphomas	24	400	32	222	+ 178
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	374	17	518	- 144
Asthma	26	337	28	276	+ 61
Breast Cancer	27	287	33	215	+ 71
Falls	28	268	21	370	- 101
Syphilis	29	229	56	20	+ 209
Drownings	30	219	15	580	- 361
Pertussis	31	208	26	290	- 82
Violence	32	194	36	170	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	33	185	48	51	+ 134
Fires	34	181	23	318	- 137
Inflammatory/Heart	35	177	44	78	+ 99
Skin Cancers	36	158	51	36	+ 122
Poisonings	37	155	50	39	+ 116
Liver Cancer	38	151	30	236	- 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	134	37	161	- 28
Prostate Cancer	40	129	52	33	+ 97
Epilepsy	41	124	18	426	- 302
Endocrine Disorders	42	123	34	204	- 81
Oral Cancer	43	120	41	107	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	112	35	202	- 90
Stomach Cancer	45	98	12	754	- 655
Parkinson's Disease	46	95	29	254	- 159
Tetanus	47	85	57	20	+ 65
Ovary Cancer	48	75	46	59	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	74	31	222	- 148
Schistosomiasis	50	68	76	0	+ 68
Lung Cancers	51	62	24	305	- 243
Alcohol	52	54	38	127	- 73
Skin Disease	53	48	59	9	+ 39
Appendicitis	54	45	58	18	+ 27
Hepatitis B	55	42	49	40	+ 2
Leukemia	56	39	42	106	- 67
Upper Respiratory	57	28	47	55	- 27
Encephalitis	58	23	54	27	- 5
Drug Use	59	23	55	21	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	60	18	43	97	- 79
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	14	53	28	- 14
Uterin Cancer	62	11	40	111	- 100
Other Neoplasms	63	8	61	7	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	7	60	8	- 1
Dengue	65	4	69	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	62	7	- 3
Measles	67	3	71	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	68	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	65	1	- 0
War	71	1	66	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	1	67	1	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	63	4	- 4
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TAJIKISTAN

Malawi

Tajikistan

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.