MALAWI VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,017	7	4,929	+ 16,088
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,634	25	782	+ 16,851
Lung Disease	3	10,755	21	1,340	+ 9,415
Stroke	4	9,778	5	5,939	+ 3,839
Lung Cancers	5	9,163	51	131	+ 9,033
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,097	2	7,739	- 642
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,057	44	234	+ 6,823
Prostate Cancer	8	4,630	40	271	+ 4,360
Falls	9	3,071	28	562	+ 2,509
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,042	60	38	+ 3,004
Breast Cancer	11	2,757	27	600	+ 2,157
Lymphomas	12	2,550	24	839	+ 1,712
Suicide	13	2,502	23	1,007	+ 1,495
Kidney Disease	14	2,413	19	1,567	+ 845
Other Injuries	15	2,303	22	1,266	+ 1,036
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,210	14	2,267	- 57
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,189	46	200	+ 1,989
Skin Cancers	18	1,609	36	331	+ 1,278
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,418	42	257	+ 1,161
Bladder Cancer	20	1,407	33	388	+ 1,019
Leukemia	21	1,397	56	82	+ 1,315
Stomach Cancer	22	1,356	45	206	+ 1,150
Other Neoplasms	23	1,281	63	17	+ 1,265
Ovary Cancer	24	1,220	48	158	+ 1,063
Drug Use	25	1,041	59	48	+ 994
Liver Cancer	26	1,024	38	317	+ 707
Oesophagus Cancer	27	979	16	1,842	- 863
Hypertension	28	908	17	1,797	- 889
Inflammatory/Heart	29	873	35	370	+ 502
Liver Disease	30	844	10	3,259	- 2,415
Alcohol	31	808	52	114	+ 694
Oral Cancer	32	662	43	251	+ 411
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	631	39	280	+ 351
Congenital Anomalies	34	538	13	2,509	- 1,971
Malnutrition	35	534	20	1,499	- 966
Uterin Cancer	36	530	62	23	+ 507
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	505	6	5,782	- 5,277
Skin Disease	38	504	53	101	+ 403
Cervical Cancer	39	494	12	2,876	- 2,383
Epilepsy	40	471	41	260	+ 211
Multiple Sclerosis	41	470	66	9	+ 462
Road Traffic Accidents	42	451	4	6,221	- 5,770
Asthma	43	334	26	705	- 371
Anemia	44	295	81	0	+ 295
Drownings	45	255	30	458	- 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	242	49	154	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	239	61	29	+ 210
Fires	48	176	34	380	- 203
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	128	85	0	+ 128
Violence	50	126	32	406	- 280
Osteoarthritis	51	108	84	0	+ 108
Low Birth Weight	52	92	8	4,339	- 4,246
Schizophrenia	53	90	80	0	+ 90
Birth Trauma	54	69	9	3,563	- 3,494
Hepatitis C	55	67	64	15	+ 52
Tuberculosis	56	59	11	2,992	- 2,933
Poisonings	57	57	37	325	- 268
Meningitis	58	54	18	1,792	- 1,738
Appendicitis	59	48	54	94	- 46
Upper Respiratory	60	46	57	60	- 14
HIV/AIDS	61	41	1	12,839	- 12,798
Oral conditions	62	34	86	0	+ 34
Hepatitis B	63	13	55	88	- 75
Pertussis	64	5	31	436	- 431
Otitis Media	65	5	68	5	- 1
Maternal Conditions	66	5	15	1,854	- 1,849
Syphilis	67	3	29	480	- 477
War	68	2	71	2	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	47	178	- 176
Encephalitis	70	1	58	48	- 47
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	72	0	67	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	76	0	69	4	- 4
Chlamydia	77	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	84	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
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.