MALAWI VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,349	7	4,929	+ 14,420
Diabetes Mellitus	2	14,334	14	2,267	+ 12,067
Kidney Disease	3	7,428	19	1,567	+ 5,861
Stroke	4	6,624	5	5,939	+ 685
Violence	5	5,402	32	406	+ 4,995
Liver Disease	6	4,967	10	3,259	+ 1,708
Lung Disease	7	4,848	21	1,340	+ 3,507
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,131	2	7,739	- 3,608
Hypertension	9	2,964	17	1,797	+ 1,168
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,714	4	6,221	- 3,507
Other Injuries	11	2,027	22	1,266	+ 760
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,883	42	257	+ 1,626
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,741	13	2,509	- 769
Malnutrition	14	1,257	20	1,499	- 242
Prostate Cancer	15	1,247	40	271	+ 977
Breast Cancer	16	1,228	27	600	+ 628
Lung Cancers	17	1,223	51	131	+ 1,093
Low Birth Weight	18	1,192	8	4,339	- 3,147
Stomach Cancer	19	1,155	45	206	+ 949
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,144	44	234	+ 909
Liver Cancer	21	1,135	38	317	+ 818
Suicide	22	1,127	23	1,007	+ 120
Other Neoplasms	23	1,033	63	17	+ 1,016
Lymphomas	24	826	24	839	- 13
Leukemia	25	804	56	82	+ 722
Cervical Cancer	26	797	12	2,876	- 2,079
Pancreas Cancer	27	751	60	38	+ 713
HIV/AIDS	28	687	1	12,839	- 12,152
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	579	6	5,782	- 5,203
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	574	25	782	- 208
Skin Disease	31	504	53	101	+ 403
Alcohol	32	490	52	114	+ 377
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	455	39	280	+ 176
Ovary Cancer	34	441	48	158	+ 283
Falls	35	437	28	562	- 124
Birth Trauma	36	425	9	3,563	- 3,138
Anemia	37	363	81	0	+ 363
Tuberculosis	38	323	11	2,992	- 2,669
Epilepsy	39	318	41	260	+ 58
Skin Cancers	40	318	36	331	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	41	311	35	370	- 60
Drownings	42	299	30	458	- 158
Parkinson's Disease	43	261	46	200	+ 61
Drug Use	44	245	59	48	+ 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	236	61	29	+ 207
Oral Cancer	46	226	43	251	- 25
Asthma	47	223	26	705	- 481
Bladder Cancer	48	212	33	388	- 176
Oesophagus Cancer	49	208	16	1,842	- 1,633
Uterin Cancer	50	150	62	23	+ 127
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	149	85	0	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	143	49	154	- 11
Appendicitis	53	129	54	94	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	54	125	15	1,854	- 1,729
Hepatitis C	55	104	64	15	+ 90
Fires	56	100	34	380	- 279
Poisonings	57	88	37	325	- 236
Meningitis	58	59	18	1,792	- 1,733
Osteoarthritis	59	51	84	0	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	60	49	66	9	+ 41
Hepatitis B	61	35	55	88	- 53
Encephalitis	62	23	58	48	- 25
Schizophrenia	63	21	80	0	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	64	21	57	60	- 38
Oral conditions	65	21	86	0	+ 21
War	66	19	71	2	+ 16
Dengue	67	5	65	9	- 4
Otitis Media	68	5	68	5	- 1
Chagas disease	69	4	75	0	+ 4
Pertussis	70	4	31	436	- 433
Tetanus	71	2	47	178	- 176
Ascariasis	72	1	69	4	- 3
Syphilis	73	1	29	480	- 479
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	80	0	67	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	84	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.