MALAWI VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,578	7	4,929	+ 35,649
Stroke	2	13,504	5	5,939	+ 7,565
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,852	2	7,739	+ 2,113
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	9,601	25	782	+ 8,818
Lung Cancers	5	9,123	51	131	+ 8,993
Diabetes Mellitus	6	7,532	14	2,267	+ 5,266
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,816	44	234	+ 6,581
Lung Disease	8	5,865	21	1,340	+ 4,525
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,189	60	38	+ 4,151
Breast Cancer	10	3,927	27	600	+ 3,327
Kidney Disease	11	3,663	19	1,567	+ 2,096
Lymphomas	12	2,454	24	839	+ 1,616
Prostate Cancer	13	2,451	40	271	+ 2,180
Falls	14	2,394	28	562	+ 1,832
Stomach Cancer	15	2,305	45	206	+ 2,099
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,297	46	200	+ 2,097
Ovary Cancer	17	1,577	48	158	+ 1,420
Liver Cancer	18	1,563	38	317	+ 1,246
Bladder Cancer	19	1,536	33	388	+ 1,148
Hypertension	20	1,536	17	1,797	- 261
Leukemia	21	1,281	56	82	+ 1,199
Suicide	22	1,236	23	1,007	+ 229
Oral Cancer	23	1,158	43	251	+ 907
Liver Disease	24	1,068	10	3,259	- 2,191
Skin Disease	25	1,061	53	101	+ 959
Other Neoplasms	26	1,021	63	17	+ 1,005
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,015	35	370	+ 645
Uterin Cancer	28	958	62	23	+ 936
Oesophagus Cancer	29	937	16	1,842	- 904
Endocrine Disorders	30	884	42	257	+ 627
Road Traffic Accidents	31	838	4	6,221	- 5,383
Congenital Anomalies	32	800	13	2,509	- 1,709
Other Injuries	33	757	22	1,266	- 509
Skin Cancers	34	648	36	331	+ 317
Low Birth Weight	35	523	8	4,339	- 3,816
Asthma	36	385	26	705	- 320
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	334	39	280	+ 54
Drug Use	38	317	59	48	+ 270
Cervical Cancer	39	206	12	2,876	- 2,670
Violence	40	205	32	406	- 202
HIV/AIDS	41	170	1	12,839	- 12,669
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	158	85	0	+ 158
Epilepsy	43	157	41	260	- 102
Birth Trauma	44	136	9	3,563	- 3,427
Multiple Sclerosis	45	135	66	9	+ 127
Anemia	46	132	81	0	+ 132
Alcohol	47	125	52	114	+ 11
Drownings	48	105	30	458	- 353
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	101	49	154	- 53
Osteoarthritis	50	99	84	0	+ 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	89	61	29	+ 60
Tuberculosis	52	73	11	2,992	- 2,919
Hepatitis C	53	60	64	15	+ 45
War	54	53	71	2	+ 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	48	6	5,782	- 5,734
Meningitis	56	37	18	1,792	- 1,756
Schizophrenia	57	31	80	0	+ 31
Poisonings	58	24	37	325	- 301
Upper Respiratory	59	17	57	60	- 42
Malnutrition	60	16	20	1,499	- 1,483
Hepatitis B	61	16	55	88	- 72
Fires	62	14	34	380	- 365
Appendicitis	63	14	54	94	- 80
Maternal Conditions	64	14	15	1,854	- 1,840
Encephalitis	65	5	58	48	- 43
Leishmaniasis	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	69	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Schistosomiasis	70	0	50	143	- 143
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	31	436	- 436
Measles	73	0	67	6	- 6
Tetanus	74	0	47	178	- 178
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	79	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Syphilis	81	0	29	480	- 480
Otitis Media	82	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

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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.