MALAWI VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	22,224	25	782	+ 21,441
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,553	7	4,929	+ 16,624
Lung Cancers	3	13,445	51	131	+ 13,315
Stroke	4	11,887	5	5,939	+ 5,948
Lung Disease	5	11,716	21	1,340	+ 10,375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,138	44	234	+ 6,904
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,057	2	7,739	- 1,682
Falls	8	5,058	28	562	+ 4,497
Breast Cancer	9	4,329	27	600	+ 3,728
Prostate Cancer	10	3,998	40	271	+ 3,728
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,668	60	38	+ 3,630
Kidney Disease	12	3,098	19	1,567	+ 1,531
Lymphomas	13	3,075	24	839	+ 2,236
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,922	14	2,267	+ 655
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,627	16	1,842	+ 785
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,596	46	200	+ 2,396
Suicide	17	2,480	23	1,007	+ 1,473
Other Neoplasms	18	2,242	63	17	+ 2,226
Other Injuries	19	2,018	22	1,266	+ 752
Leukemia	20	1,933	56	82	+ 1,851
Bladder Cancer	21	1,802	33	388	+ 1,414
Stomach Cancer	22	1,666	45	206	+ 1,460
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,470	35	370	+ 1,100
Liver Cancer	24	1,424	38	317	+ 1,108
Ovary Cancer	25	1,306	48	158	+ 1,149
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,291	42	257	+ 1,035
Skin Cancers	27	1,254	36	331	+ 923
Liver Disease	28	1,146	10	3,259	- 2,113
Hypertension	29	1,002	17	1,797	- 795
Oral Cancer	30	940	43	251	+ 689
Road Traffic Accidents	31	834	4	6,221	- 5,387
Alcohol	32	750	52	114	+ 636
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	715	6	5,782	- 5,067
Uterin Cancer	34	693	62	23	+ 671
Congenital Anomalies	35	666	13	2,509	- 1,843
Skin Disease	36	362	53	101	+ 260
Multiple Sclerosis	37	361	66	9	+ 352
Epilepsy	38	354	41	260	+ 94
Cervical Cancer	39	326	12	2,876	- 2,550
Anemia	40	305	81	0	+ 305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	291	49	154	+ 137
Drug Use	42	283	59	48	+ 235
Osteoarthritis	43	269	84	0	+ 269
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	262	61	29	+ 234
Low Birth Weight	45	205	8	4,339	- 4,134
Asthma	46	202	26	705	- 503
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	159	39	280	- 120
Violence	48	131	32	406	- 275
Drownings	49	120	30	458	- 338
Schizophrenia	50	117	80	0	+ 117
Meningitis	51	96	18	1,792	- 1,696
Birth Trauma	52	90	9	3,563	- 3,472
Fires	53	60	34	380	- 319
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	51	85	0	+ 51
HIV/AIDS	55	40	1	12,839	- 12,799
Tuberculosis	56	35	11	2,992	- 2,957
Upper Respiratory	57	34	57	60	- 25
Appendicitis	58	31	54	94	- 63
Oral conditions	59	26	86	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	60	25	64	15	+ 10
Poisonings	61	21	37	325	- 303
Hepatitis B	62	17	55	88	- 71
Malnutrition	63	15	20	1,499	- 1,485
Otitis Media	64	12	68	5	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	65	10	15	1,854	- 1,844
War	66	2	71	2	- 0
Pertussis	67	1	31	436	- 435
Encephalitis	68	1	58	48	- 47
Syphilis	69	1	29	480	- 479
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	72	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	73	0	67	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Netherlands

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.