VIET NAM VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	62,390	27	4,993	+ 57,398
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	37,606	7	27,836	+ 9,770
Malaria	3	30,654	67	14	+ 30,640
Road Traffic Accidents	4	30,232	5	29,475	+ 757
Stroke	5	28,861	1	159,032	- 130,172
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	28,097	29	4,390	+ 23,708
Coronary Heart Disease	7	23,953	2	91,939	- 67,986
Low Birth Weight	8	21,085	19	7,132	+ 13,953
Birth Trauma	9	17,314	32	2,340	+ 14,974
Liver Disease	10	15,837	10	23,900	- 8,063
Tuberculosis	11	14,541	15	9,446	+ 5,095
Cervical Cancer	12	13,977	31	2,391	+ 11,586
Congenital Anomalies	13	12,194	21	7,064	+ 5,130
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,016	4	33,860	- 22,845
Maternal Conditions	15	9,010	49	773	+ 8,237
Oesophagus Cancer	16	8,950	33	2,265	+ 6,685
Hypertension	17	8,730	12	19,880	- 11,149
Meningitis	18	8,709	51	624	+ 8,085
Kidney Disease	19	7,616	8	25,251	- 17,635
Malnutrition	20	7,286	63	120	+ 7,166
Lung Disease	21	6,514	3	35,875	- 29,361
Other Injuries	22	6,153	23	5,539	+ 614
Suicide	23	4,894	18	7,249	- 2,356
Lymphomas	24	4,075	30	2,964	+ 1,110
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,801	6	29,307	- 25,506
Asthma	26	3,426	17	8,150	- 4,724
Breast Cancer	27	2,916	22	6,187	- 3,271
Falls	28	2,730	13	15,427	- 12,697
Syphilis	29	2,333	56	328	+ 2,005
Drownings	30	2,225	26	5,097	- 2,873
Pertussis	31	2,119	50	705	+ 1,414
Violence	32	1,975	36	1,785	+ 190
Bladder Cancer	33	1,885	45	896	+ 989
Fires	34	1,844	52	595	+ 1,250
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,800	24	5,357	- 3,556
Skin Cancers	36	1,607	54	467	+ 1,140
Poisonings	37	1,578	48	832	+ 746
Liver Cancer	38	1,539	9	24,995	- 23,456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,358	43	957	+ 402
Prostate Cancer	40	1,315	35	1,911	- 596
Epilepsy	41	1,263	53	583	+ 680
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,247	34	2,082	- 836
Oral Cancer	43	1,220	20	7,088	- 5,868
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	1,139	16	8,258	- 7,119
Stomach Cancer	45	1,001	14	15,134	- 14,133
Parkinson's Disease	46	971	25	5,338	- 4,367
Tetanus	47	863	58	286	+ 577
Ovary Cancer	48	766	47	864	- 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	750	38	1,708	- 958
Schistosomiasis	50	696	77	0	+ 696
Lung Cancers	51	634	11	21,294	- 20,660
Alcohol	52	553	46	867	- 314
Skin Disease	53	492	40	1,515	- 1,023
Appendicitis	54	456	60	201	+ 254
Hepatitis B	55	427	55	379	+ 48
Leukemia	56	398	28	4,899	- 4,501
Upper Respiratory	57	289	66	34	+ 256
Encephalitis	58	233	39	1,558	- 1,326
Drug Use	59	231	41	1,366	- 1,135
Pancreas Cancer	60	184	44	929	- 745
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	140	59	224	- 84
Uterin Cancer	62	110	42	1,159	- 1,049
Other Neoplasms	63	81	57	325	- 244
Hepatitis C	64	71	64	78	- 7
Dengue	65	45	62	127	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	66	42	61	135	- 94
Measles	67	30	37	1,780	- 1,750
Otitis Media	68	27	71	1	+ 26
Ascariasis	69	20	68	9	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	12	70	1	+ 11
War	71	12	65	34	- 22
Diphtheria	72	9	69	3	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	73	2	79	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Malawi

Viet Nam

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.