THAILAND VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	41,248	12	13,922	+ 27,326
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,863	3	31,289	- 6,427
Malaria	3	20,266	66	13	+ 20,253
Road Traffic Accidents	4	19,988	7	22,428	- 2,440
Stroke	5	19,081	2	50,273	- 31,192
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	18,576	15	6,863	+ 11,713
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,836	1	51,305	- 35,469
Low Birth Weight	8	13,940	40	1,548	+ 12,392
Birth Trauma	9	11,447	50	533	+ 10,913
Liver Disease	10	10,470	11	17,596	- 7,126
Tuberculosis	11	9,613	14	9,551	+ 62
Cervical Cancer	12	9,241	19	5,110	+ 4,131
Congenital Anomalies	13	8,062	35	2,107	+ 5,954
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,283	10	18,776	- 11,493
Maternal Conditions	15	5,957	52	227	+ 5,729
Oesophagus Cancer	16	5,917	29	3,156	+ 2,761
Hypertension	17	5,772	34	2,179	+ 3,593
Meningitis	18	5,758	43	931	+ 4,827
Kidney Disease	19	5,035	4	26,822	- 21,787
Malnutrition	20	4,817	42	962	+ 3,855
Lung Disease	21	4,307	9	19,474	- 15,168
Other Injuries	22	4,068	21	4,869	- 801
Suicide	23	3,235	16	6,147	- 2,912
Lymphomas	24	2,694	22	4,539	- 1,845
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,513	6	22,851	- 20,338
Asthma	26	2,265	24	4,182	- 1,917
Breast Cancer	27	1,928	17	6,053	- 4,125
Falls	28	1,805	18	5,409	- 3,604
Syphilis	29	1,543	64	36	+ 1,507
Drownings	30	1,471	25	3,956	- 2,485
Pertussis	31	1,401	62	77	+ 1,324
Violence	32	1,306	31	2,965	- 1,659
Bladder Cancer	33	1,247	38	1,798	- 552
Fires	34	1,219	48	617	+ 602
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,190	32	2,879	- 1,689
Skin Cancers	36	1,063	41	1,133	- 70
Poisonings	37	1,043	57	132	+ 911
Liver Cancer	38	1,017	5	23,883	- 22,865
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	898	39	1,679	- 780
Prostate Cancer	40	870	30	3,013	- 2,143
Epilepsy	41	835	47	689	+ 146
Endocrine Disorders	42	824	37	1,888	- 1,064
Oral Cancer	43	807	20	4,961	- 4,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	753	13	9,908	- 9,155
Stomach Cancer	45	662	27	3,451	- 2,789
Parkinson's Disease	46	642	23	4,292	- 3,651
Tetanus	47	571	58	116	+ 454
Ovary Cancer	48	506	36	2,003	- 1,497
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	496	51	436	+ 60
Schistosomiasis	50	460	75	0	+ 460
Lung Cancers	51	419	8	22,296	- 21,877
Alcohol	52	365	49	548	- 183
Skin Disease	53	326	28	3,375	- 3,050
Appendicitis	54	301	59	114	+ 187
Hepatitis B	55	282	56	153	+ 129
Leukemia	56	263	26	3,902	- 3,639
Upper Respiratory	57	191	65	18	+ 174
Encephalitis	58	154	46	722	- 568
Drug Use	59	153	45	794	- 641
Pancreas Cancer	60	122	33	2,383	- 2,261
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	92	53	194	- 102
Uterin Cancer	62	73	44	864	- 791
Other Neoplasms	63	53	54	192	- 138
Hepatitis C	64	47	67	7	+ 39
Dengue	65	29	55	172	- 142
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	61	86	- 58
Measles	67	20	63	56	- 36
Otitis Media	68	18	68	7	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	13	69	4	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	8	70	3	+ 5
War	71	8	60	87	- 79
Diphtheria	72	6	71	1	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Malawi

Thailand

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.