TURKEY VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	49,624	53	204	+ 49,421
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,911	9	12,845	+ 17,067
Malaria	3	24,382	75	0	+ 24,382
Road Traffic Accidents	4	24,047	16	5,573	+ 18,474
Stroke	5	22,956	2	44,006	- 21,050
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	22,348	40	741	+ 21,607
Coronary Heart Disease	7	19,052	1	85,905	- 66,853
Low Birth Weight	8	16,771	24	3,478	+ 13,292
Birth Trauma	9	13,771	41	720	+ 13,051
Liver Disease	10	12,596	13	6,340	+ 6,256
Tuberculosis	11	11,565	50	303	+ 11,262
Cervical Cancer	12	11,117	34	1,311	+ 9,806
Congenital Anomalies	13	9,699	17	4,966	+ 4,732
Diabetes Mellitus	14	8,762	5	17,900	- 9,138
Maternal Conditions	15	7,166	57	109	+ 7,057
Oesophagus Cancer	16	7,118	33	1,321	+ 5,797
Hypertension	17	6,944	8	14,763	- 7,819
Meningitis	18	6,927	51	274	+ 6,653
Kidney Disease	19	6,058	7	17,021	- 10,963
Malnutrition	20	5,795	43	588	+ 5,207
Lung Disease	21	5,181	4	25,088	- 19,907
Other Injuries	22	4,894	30	1,678	+ 3,216
Suicide	23	3,892	29	2,003	+ 1,889
Lymphomas	24	3,241	19	4,849	- 1,608
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,023	6	17,308	- 14,285
Asthma	26	2,725	27	2,434	+ 290
Breast Cancer	27	2,320	14	5,643	- 3,323
Falls	28	2,171	22	4,373	- 2,202
Syphilis	29	1,856	61	50	+ 1,806
Drownings	30	1,769	44	549	+ 1,221
Pertussis	31	1,685	58	103	+ 1,583
Violence	32	1,571	23	4,010	- 2,440
Bladder Cancer	33	1,500	21	4,485	- 2,985
Fires	34	1,467	47	343	+ 1,124
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,432	31	1,632	- 200
Skin Cancers	36	1,279	32	1,548	- 270
Poisonings	37	1,255	46	369	+ 886
Liver Cancer	38	1,224	20	4,542	- 3,318
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,081	39	789	+ 291
Prostate Cancer	40	1,046	15	5,608	- 4,562
Epilepsy	41	1,005	36	1,147	- 143
Endocrine Disorders	42	991	26	2,612	- 1,621
Oral Cancer	43	970	35	1,305	- 335
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	906	10	10,606	- 9,700
Stomach Cancer	45	796	11	10,333	- 9,537
Parkinson's Disease	46	772	25	3,439	- 2,667
Tetanus	47	687	64	12	+ 675
Ovary Cancer	48	609	28	2,287	- 1,678
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	596	45	452	+ 145
Schistosomiasis	50	554	62	33	+ 521
Lung Cancers	51	505	3	35,070	- 34,566
Alcohol	52	439	55	182	+ 257
Skin Disease	53	392	48	324	+ 68
Appendicitis	54	362	59	93	+ 269
Hepatitis B	55	340	60	72	+ 267
Leukemia	56	317	18	4,870	- 4,553
Upper Respiratory	57	230	66	5	+ 225
Encephalitis	58	185	54	184	+ 1
Drug Use	59	184	38	972	- 789
Pancreas Cancer	60	147	12	6,882	- 6,736
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	111	52	237	- 126
Uterin Cancer	62	87	37	1,090	- 1,003
Other Neoplasms	63	64	42	646	- 582
Hepatitis C	64	56	63	19	+ 37
Dengue	65	35	73	0	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	66	33	56	169	- 136
Measles	67	24	65	6	+ 17
Otitis Media	68	21	67	3	+ 18
Ascariasis	69	16	70	1	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	10	69	2	+ 8
War	71	10	49	318	- 309
Diphtheria	72	7	71	1	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	73	2	77	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 TURKEY

Malawi

Turkey

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.