USA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	201,734	42	5,660	+ 196,073
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	121,596	11	60,317	+ 61,279
Malaria	3	99,117	77	0	+ 99,116
Road Traffic Accidents	4	97,754	17	41,694	+ 56,060
Stroke	5	93,319	4	158,520	- 65,201
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	90,850	37	9,955	+ 80,895
Coronary Heart Disease	7	77,449	1	504,904	- 427,455
Low Birth Weight	8	68,176	39	6,924	+ 61,252
Birth Trauma	9	55,983	54	1,233	+ 54,749
Liver Disease	10	51,206	16	43,402	+ 7,804
Tuberculosis	11	47,016	62	546	+ 46,469
Cervical Cancer	12	45,194	38	6,984	+ 38,210
Congenital Anomalies	13	39,427	34	11,762	+ 27,665
Diabetes Mellitus	14	35,618	10	61,418	- 25,800
Maternal Conditions	15	29,132	56	779	+ 28,353
Oesophagus Cancer	16	28,938	28	17,829	+ 11,109
Hypertension	17	28,228	8	65,960	- 37,732
Meningitis	18	28,160	60	606	+ 27,554
Kidney Disease	19	24,626	6	85,861	- 61,235
Malnutrition	20	23,560	40	6,762	+ 16,798
Lung Disease	21	21,063	3	195,387	- 174,324
Other Injuries	22	19,896	25	25,997	- 6,102
Suicide	23	15,823	12	53,099	- 37,276
Lymphomas	24	13,176	19	40,281	- 27,105
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	12,291	2	287,198	- 274,908
Asthma	26	11,076	46	3,818	+ 7,258
Breast Cancer	27	9,430	13	48,671	- 39,241
Falls	28	8,827	18	40,418	- 31,591
Syphilis	29	7,545	66	49	+ 7,496
Drownings	30	7,193	45	4,070	+ 3,123
Pertussis	31	6,852	69	16	+ 6,836
Violence	32	6,386	27	18,976	- 12,590
Bladder Cancer	33	6,096	26	19,622	- 13,526
Fires	34	5,964	49	3,183	+ 2,781
Inflammatory/Heart	35	5,821	22	32,529	- 26,708
Skin Cancers	36	5,197	32	14,311	- 9,113
Poisonings	37	5,103	53	1,674	+ 3,429
Liver Cancer	38	4,975	23	27,064	- 22,089
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	4,393	48	3,461	+ 931
Prostate Cancer	40	4,253	20	35,612	- 31,359
Epilepsy	41	4,084	50	3,162	+ 922
Endocrine Disorders	42	4,030	14	46,985	- 42,955
Oral Cancer	43	3,945	35	11,555	- 7,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	3,683	9	61,827	- 58,144
Stomach Cancer	45	3,236	33	13,077	- 9,841
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,139	21	34,491	- 31,352
Tetanus	47	2,791	71	2	+ 2,789
Ovary Cancer	48	2,476	31	14,591	- 12,115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2,424	47	3,646	- 1,222
Schistosomiasis	50	2,251	72	1	+ 2,250
Lung Cancers	51	2,051	5	155,533	- 153,481
Alcohol	52	1,786	30	14,659	- 12,873
Skin Disease	53	1,592	43	5,409	- 3,817
Appendicitis	54	1,473	63	424	+ 1,048
Hepatitis B	55	1,381	59	608	+ 773
Leukemia	56	1,288	24	26,966	- 25,678
Upper Respiratory	57	935	65	229	+ 706
Encephalitis	58	753	68	25	+ 727
Drug Use	59	746	7	74,435	- 73,688
Pancreas Cancer	60	596	15	44,293	- 43,697
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	451	52	2,461	- 2,009
Uterin Cancer	62	356	36	10,063	- 9,707
Other Neoplasms	63	261	29	17,743	- 17,482
Hepatitis C	64	230	41	5,684	- 5,454
Dengue	65	144	76	0	+ 144
Multiple Sclerosis	66	135	44	5,059	- 4,924
Measles	67	96	80	0	+ 96
Otitis Media	68	86	67	34	+ 52
Ascariasis	69	66	82	0	+ 66
Chlamydia	70	39	84	0	+ 39
War	71	39	55	1,198	- 1,159
Diphtheria	72	28	75	0	+ 27
Trypanosomiasis	73	7	78	0	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Malawi

United States

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.