UKRAINE VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		UKRAINE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,038	13	5,874	+ 15,164
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,681	12	6,817	+ 5,864
Malaria	3	10,336	76	0	+ 10,336
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,194	18	4,487	+ 5,707
Stroke	5	9,732	2	79,883	- 70,151
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,474	53	189	+ 9,285
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,077	1	278,709	- 270,632
Low Birth Weight	8	7,110	42	851	+ 6,258
Birth Trauma	9	5,838	51	242	+ 5,596
Liver Disease	10	5,340	3	15,197	- 9,857
Tuberculosis	11	4,903	20	3,194	+ 1,709
Cervical Cancer	12	4,713	28	2,434	+ 2,279
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,112	38	1,388	+ 2,723
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,714	31	2,258	+ 1,456
Maternal Conditions	15	3,038	57	55	+ 2,983
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,018	35	1,986	+ 1,032
Hypertension	17	2,944	41	970	+ 1,973
Meningitis	18	2,937	50	257	+ 2,680
Kidney Disease	19	2,568	33	2,174	+ 394
Malnutrition	20	2,457	58	54	+ 2,403
Lung Disease	21	2,197	8	9,621	- 7,425
Other Injuries	22	2,075	19	4,234	- 2,159
Suicide	23	1,650	9	9,517	- 7,867
Lymphomas	24	1,374	24	2,636	- 1,262
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,282	5	14,196	- 12,914
Asthma	26	1,155	52	229	+ 926
Breast Cancer	27	983	11	8,106	- 7,122
Falls	28	921	22	2,875	- 1,954
Syphilis	29	787	64	4	+ 783
Drownings	30	750	30	2,312	- 1,561
Pertussis	31	715	66	2	+ 713
Violence	32	666	23	2,765	- 2,099
Bladder Cancer	33	636	27	2,436	- 1,800
Fires	34	622	37	1,652	- 1,030
Inflammatory/Heart	35	607	7	12,191	- 11,584
Skin Cancers	36	542	34	2,010	- 1,468
Poisonings	37	532	40	1,117	- 585
Liver Cancer	38	519	32	2,210	- 1,691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	458	36	1,657	- 1,199
Prostate Cancer	40	444	16	4,800	- 4,356
Epilepsy	41	426	44	419	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	42	420	45	415	+ 5
Oral Cancer	43	411	17	4,520	- 4,108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	384	6	13,505	- 13,121
Stomach Cancer	45	337	10	8,106	- 7,769
Parkinson's Disease	46	327	21	3,101	- 2,774
Tetanus	47	291	65	3	+ 288
Ovary Cancer	48	258	25	2,621	- 2,363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	253	43	817	- 564
Schistosomiasis	50	235	78	0	+ 235
Lung Cancers	51	214	4	15,024	- 14,810
Alcohol	52	186	15	5,670	- 5,484
Skin Disease	53	166	48	313	- 147
Appendicitis	54	154	56	78	+ 75
Hepatitis B	55	144	59	42	+ 102
Leukemia	56	134	26	2,531	- 2,397
Upper Respiratory	57	98	61	31	+ 67
Encephalitis	58	78	46	395	- 316
Drug Use	59	78	39	1,141	- 1,063
Pancreas Cancer	60	62	14	5,811	- 5,749
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	47	55	103	- 56
Uterin Cancer	62	37	29	2,373	- 2,336
Other Neoplasms	63	27	54	137	- 109
Hepatitis C	64	24	62	8	+ 16
Dengue	65	15	72	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	47	344	- 330
Measles	67	10	60	41	- 31
Otitis Media	68	9	68	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	69	7	71	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	4	63	5	- 1
War	71	4	49	273	- 269
Diphtheria	72	3	67	1	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	70	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	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 UKRAINE

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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.