UNITED KINGDOM VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	40,386	55	188	+ 40,198
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,343	3	40,540	- 16,197
Malaria	3	19,843	76	0	+ 19,843
Road Traffic Accidents	4	19,570	33	2,169	+ 17,401
Stroke	5	18,682	4	37,626	- 18,944
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	18,188	38	1,599	+ 16,589
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,505	2	71,728	- 56,223
Low Birth Weight	8	13,649	40	1,313	+ 12,335
Birth Trauma	9	11,207	54	190	+ 11,018
Liver Disease	10	10,251	14	7,666	+ 2,586
Tuberculosis	11	9,412	47	351	+ 9,061
Cervical Cancer	12	9,048	43	1,099	+ 7,949
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,893	35	2,127	+ 5,766
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,130	17	5,842	+ 1,288
Maternal Conditions	15	5,832	64	47	+ 5,785
Oesophagus Cancer	16	5,793	12	8,727	- 2,934
Hypertension	17	5,651	23	5,208	+ 443
Meningitis	18	5,637	52	232	+ 5,405
Kidney Disease	19	4,930	18	5,471	- 541
Malnutrition	20	4,717	58	116	+ 4,601
Lung Disease	21	4,217	6	32,896	- 28,679
Other Injuries	22	3,983	19	5,464	- 1,481
Suicide	23	3,168	20	5,325	- 2,157
Lymphomas	24	2,638	10	9,350	- 6,713
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,461	1	98,135	- 95,674
Asthma	26	2,217	41	1,302	+ 915
Breast Cancer	27	1,888	9	12,718	- 10,830
Falls	28	1,767	15	7,618	- 5,851
Syphilis	29	1,510	62	49	+ 1,462
Drownings	30	1,440	49	301	+ 1,139
Pertussis	31	1,372	69	3	+ 1,369
Violence	32	1,278	46	868	+ 411
Bladder Cancer	33	1,220	16	6,133	- 4,913
Fires	34	1,194	48	334	+ 859
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,165	29	3,126	- 1,961
Skin Cancers	36	1,040	27	3,727	- 2,687
Poisonings	37	1,022	53	221	+ 801
Liver Cancer	38	996	21	5,237	- 4,241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	879	36	2,090	- 1,211
Prostate Cancer	40	851	8	13,289	- 12,438
Epilepsy	41	818	42	1,193	- 376
Endocrine Disorders	42	807	28	3,297	- 2,490
Oral Cancer	43	790	30	3,109	- 2,319
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	737	7	18,446	- 17,709
Stomach Cancer	45	648	24	4,999	- 4,351
Parkinson's Disease	46	628	13	8,573	- 7,944
Tetanus	47	559	72	0	+ 558
Ovary Cancer	48	496	25	4,019	- 3,523
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	485	45	876	- 391
Schistosomiasis	50	451	78	0	+ 451
Lung Cancers	51	411	5	35,715	- 35,304
Alcohol	52	358	39	1,555	- 1,197
Skin Disease	53	319	34	2,134	- 1,815
Appendicitis	54	295	59	105	+ 190
Hepatitis B	55	276	65	40	+ 237
Leukemia	56	258	22	5,211	- 4,953
Upper Respiratory	57	187	63	48	+ 139
Encephalitis	58	151	68	6	+ 145
Drug Use	59	149	31	2,824	- 2,675
Pancreas Cancer	60	119	11	8,995	- 8,876
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	90	44	1,014	- 923
Uterin Cancer	62	71	32	2,346	- 2,275
Other Neoplasms	63	52	26	3,986	- 3,934
Hepatitis C	64	46	51	267	- 221
Dengue	65	29	73	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	66	27	37	1,856	- 1,829
Measles	67	19	75	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	68	17	66	16	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	13	80	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	8	79	0	+ 8
War	71	8	67	10	- 2
Diphtheria	72	6	74	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Malawi

United Kingdom

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.