MALAWI VS MONTENEGRO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MONTENEGRO		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	80,093	5	5,939	+ 74,154
Coronary Heart Disease	2	63,407	7	4,929	+ 58,478
Lung Cancers	3	12,325	51	131	+ 12,194
Inflammatory/Heart	4	11,294	35	370	+ 10,924
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	8,223	25	782	+ 7,440
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,315	14	2,267	+ 4,048
Kidney Disease	7	5,348	19	1,567	+ 3,780
Suicide	8	4,774	23	1,007	+ 3,767
Breast Cancer	9	4,596	27	600	+ 3,996
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,109	44	234	+ 3,874
Lung Disease	11	3,276	21	1,340	+ 1,935
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,939	2	7,739	- 4,799
Prostate Cancer	13	2,738	40	271	+ 2,468
Falls	14	2,431	28	562	+ 1,869
Parkinson's Disease	15	2,400	46	200	+ 2,200
Pancreas Cancer	16	2,309	60	38	+ 2,271
Liver Disease	17	2,060	10	3,259	- 1,199
Hypertension	18	2,013	17	1,797	+ 217
Stomach Cancer	19	1,832	45	206	+ 1,626
Liver Cancer	20	1,829	38	317	+ 1,512
Road Traffic Accidents	21	1,742	4	6,221	- 4,480
Bladder Cancer	22	1,272	33	388	+ 884
Other Injuries	23	1,044	22	1,266	- 222
Lymphomas	24	974	24	839	+ 136
Leukemia	25	851	56	82	+ 769
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	745	39	280	+ 465
Cervical Cancer	27	744	12	2,876	- 2,133
Ovary Cancer	28	687	48	158	+ 529
Violence	29	636	32	406	+ 229
Oesophagus Cancer	30	614	16	1,842	- 1,228
Drug Use	31	511	59	48	+ 464
Fires	32	502	34	380	+ 122
Uterin Cancer	33	499	62	23	+ 476
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	483	49	154	+ 328
Skin Cancers	35	424	36	331	+ 93
Drownings	36	388	30	458	- 70
Oral Cancer	37	353	43	251	+ 102
Alcohol	38	337	52	114	+ 224
Multiple Sclerosis	39	276	66	9	+ 268
Endocrine Disorders	40	242	42	257	- 14
Birth Trauma	41	217	9	3,563	- 3,346
Epilepsy	42	213	41	260	- 47
Low Birth Weight	43	187	8	4,339	- 4,152
Poisonings	44	137	37	325	- 187
Congenital Anomalies	45	133	13	2,509	- 2,376
Asthma	46	131	26	705	- 574
Other Neoplasms	47	81	63	17	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	78	61	29	+ 50
Meningitis	49	52	18	1,792	- 1,740
Encephalitis	50	50	58	48	+ 2
Tuberculosis	51	45	11	2,992	- 2,947
Appendicitis	52	32	54	94	- 61
Malnutrition	53	31	20	1,499	- 1,468
Skin Disease	54	29	53	101	- 72
Pertussis	55	27	31	436	- 409
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	21	6	5,782	- 5,761
Leishmaniasis	57	20	74	0	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	58	18	15	1,854	- 1,836
Syphilis	59	6	29	480	- 474
Upper Respiratory	60	5	57	60	- 55
Hepatitis B	61	4	55	88	- 84
Tetanus	62	3	47	178	- 175
War	63	2	71	2	- 0
Chlamydia	64	1	70	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	64	15	- 14
Diphtheria	66	0	72	2	- 1
Measles	67	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	70	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	12,839	- 12,839
Otitis Media	74	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	69	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Montenegro

Malawi

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.