MALAWI VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,485	7	4,929	+ 16,556
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	12,784	25	782	+ 12,001
Stroke	3	10,028	5	5,939	+ 4,089
Lung Cancers	4	7,900	51	131	+ 7,769
Lung Disease	5	7,653	21	1,340	+ 6,312
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,303	44	234	+ 6,068
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,880	2	7,739	- 3,859
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,241	14	2,267	+ 974
Prostate Cancer	9	3,115	40	271	+ 2,845
Breast Cancer	10	3,107	27	600	+ 2,507
Falls	11	2,642	28	562	+ 2,081
Skin Cancers	12	2,579	36	331	+ 2,248
Lymphomas	13	2,564	24	839	+ 1,726
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,289	60	38	+ 2,251
Suicide	15	2,228	23	1,007	+ 1,221
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,931	4	6,221	- 4,290
Kidney Disease	17	1,822	19	1,567	+ 254
Leukemia	18	1,649	56	82	+ 1,567
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,489	46	200	+ 1,289
Hypertension	20	1,378	17	1,797	- 418
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,368	42	257	+ 1,112
Stomach Cancer	22	1,361	45	206	+ 1,155
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,319	35	370	+ 949
Liver Cancer	24	1,214	38	317	+ 897
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,176	16	1,842	- 665
Bladder Cancer	26	1,125	33	388	+ 737
Other Neoplasms	27	1,033	63	17	+ 1,016
Other Injuries	28	920	22	1,266	- 347
Ovary Cancer	29	872	48	158	+ 715
Congenital Anomalies	30	740	13	2,509	- 1,769
Oral Cancer	31	690	43	251	+ 439
Liver Disease	32	665	10	3,259	- 2,594
Uterin Cancer	33	609	62	23	+ 587
Skin Disease	34	497	53	101	+ 396
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	475	49	154	+ 320
Asthma	36	382	26	705	- 323
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	341	6	5,782	- 5,441
Low Birth Weight	38	331	8	4,339	- 4,008
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	296	39	280	+ 17
Drug Use	40	291	59	48	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	41	256	12	2,876	- 2,620
Violence	42	242	32	406	- 165
Epilepsy	43	232	41	260	- 28
Drownings	44	229	30	458	- 229
Alcohol	45	217	52	114	+ 103
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	198	61	29	+ 170
Multiple Sclerosis	47	183	66	9	+ 174
Hepatitis C	48	125	64	15	+ 110
Osteoarthritis	49	101	84	0	+ 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	93	85	0	+ 93
Anemia	51	74	81	0	+ 74
Tuberculosis	52	72	11	2,992	- 2,920
Fires	53	71	34	380	- 308
Birth Trauma	54	61	9	3,563	- 3,501
Malnutrition	55	59	20	1,499	- 1,440
Hepatitis B	56	58	55	88	- 29
HIV/AIDS	57	44	1	12,839	- 12,795
Poisonings	58	39	37	325	- 286
Meningitis	59	38	18	1,792	- 1,754
Schizophrenia	60	34	80	0	+ 34
Oral conditions	61	33	86	0	+ 33
Appendicitis	62	25	54	94	- 69
Maternal Conditions	63	20	15	1,854	- 1,834
Upper Respiratory	64	15	57	60	- 44
Pertussis	65	3	31	436	- 433
Encephalitis	66	3	58	48	- 45
Otitis Media	67	3	68	5	- 3
War	68	2	71	2	- 0
Tetanus	69	2	47	178	- 176
Syphilis	70	1	29	480	- 479
Chlamydia	71	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	76	0	69	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	78	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	67	6	- 6
Diphtheria	83	0	72	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.