VENEZUELA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,435	6	7,490	+ 10,945
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,112	7	7,188	+ 3,924
Malaria	3	9,058	42	402	+ 8,656
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,933	5	11,127	- 2,194
Stroke	5	8,528	3	12,133	- 3,605
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,302	22	1,359	+ 6,943
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,078	1	26,905	- 19,828
Low Birth Weight	8	6,230	12	3,088	+ 3,142
Birth Trauma	9	5,116	24	1,087	+ 4,029
Liver Disease	10	4,680	16	2,340	+ 2,339
Tuberculosis	11	4,297	31	748	+ 3,549
Cervical Cancer	12	4,130	20	1,986	+ 2,144
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,603	14	2,846	+ 757
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,255	4	11,176	- 7,921
Maternal Conditions	15	2,662	39	422	+ 2,240
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,645	44	370	+ 2,275
Hypertension	17	2,580	9	5,195	- 2,615
Meningitis	18	2,573	49	251	+ 2,323
Kidney Disease	19	2,250	8	5,932	- 3,681
Malnutrition	20	2,153	32	629	+ 1,524
Lung Disease	21	1,925	10	5,150	- 3,225
Other Injuries	22	1,818	21	1,693	+ 125
Suicide	23	1,446	34	585	+ 861
Lymphomas	24	1,204	23	1,248	- 44
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,123	35	572	+ 551
Asthma	26	1,012	46	311	+ 701
Breast Cancer	27	862	15	2,563	- 1,701
Falls	28	807	28	865	- 59
Syphilis	29	690	67	15	+ 674
Drownings	30	657	43	388	+ 269
Pertussis	31	626	64	26	+ 601
Violence	32	584	2	18,132	- 17,548
Bladder Cancer	33	557	45	365	+ 193
Fires	34	545	54	144	+ 401
Inflammatory/Heart	35	532	33	599	- 67
Skin Cancers	36	475	37	553	- 78
Poisonings	37	466	58	68	+ 399
Liver Cancer	38	455	26	1,029	- 575
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	401	40	418	- 16
Prostate Cancer	40	389	13	2,848	- 2,460
Epilepsy	41	373	41	411	- 37
Endocrine Disorders	42	368	30	760	- 392
Oral Cancer	43	360	38	544	- 184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	337	19	2,037	- 1,701
Stomach Cancer	45	296	17	2,175	- 1,879
Parkinson's Disease	46	287	48	252	+ 35
Tetanus	47	255	68	8	+ 248
Ovary Cancer	48	226	36	563	- 336
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	222	57	80	+ 141
Schistosomiasis	50	206	76	1	+ 205
Lung Cancers	51	187	11	3,900	- 3,712
Alcohol	52	163	62	34	+ 129
Skin Disease	53	146	66	18	+ 128
Appendicitis	54	135	56	98	+ 37
Hepatitis B	55	126	63	30	+ 97
Leukemia	56	118	27	1,007	- 890
Upper Respiratory	57	85	74	1	+ 84
Encephalitis	58	69	61	37	+ 32
Drug Use	59	68	50	225	- 157
Pancreas Cancer	60	54	25	1,082	- 1,028
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	41	52	180	- 139
Uterin Cancer	62	33	47	309	- 277
Other Neoplasms	63	24	18	2,167	- 2,144
Hepatitis C	64	21	65	21	- 0
Dengue	65	13	59	65	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	60	51	- 38
Measles	67	9	79	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	8	75	1	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	6	70	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	4	82	0	+ 4
War	71	4	51	185	- 181
Diphtheria	72	3	78	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	29	826	- 826
Leprosy	76	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	6	- 6
Anemia	81	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Malawi

Venezuela

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.