MALAWI VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,912	7	4,929	+ 18,983
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,261	2	7,739	+ 9,522
Stroke	3	13,647	5	5,939	+ 7,708
Kidney Disease	4	7,246	19	1,567	+ 5,679
Hypertension	5	6,348	17	1,797	+ 4,552
Lung Disease	6	5,991	21	1,340	+ 4,651
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,936	14	2,267	+ 3,669
Tuberculosis	8	4,979	11	2,992	+ 1,987
Violence	9	2,730	32	406	+ 2,323
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,395	4	6,221	- 3,826
Asthma	11	2,098	26	705	+ 1,393
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,925	42	257	+ 1,669
Lung Cancers	13	1,894	51	131	+ 1,764
Low Birth Weight	14	1,866	8	4,339	- 2,473
Breast Cancer	15	1,804	27	600	+ 1,203
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,484	44	234	+ 1,249
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,481	13	2,509	- 1,028
Birth Trauma	18	1,465	9	3,563	- 2,098
Liver Cancer	19	1,410	38	317	+ 1,093
Liver Disease	20	1,302	10	3,259	- 1,957
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	1,263	39	280	+ 984
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,139	6	5,782	- 4,643
Other Neoplasms	23	947	63	17	+ 930
Malnutrition	24	793	20	1,499	- 706
Skin Disease	25	778	53	101	+ 677
Prostate Cancer	26	764	40	271	+ 493
Drownings	27	714	30	458	+ 256
Falls	28	710	28	562	+ 149
Leukemia	29	662	56	82	+ 580
Inflammatory/Heart	30	652	35	370	+ 282
Other Injuries	31	651	22	1,266	- 616
Anemia	32	632	81	0	+ 632
Cervical Cancer	33	566	12	2,876	- 2,310
Oral Cancer	34	537	43	251	+ 286
Suicide	35	428	23	1,007	- 579
Lymphomas	36	419	24	839	- 419
Pancreas Cancer	37	390	60	38	+ 352
Maternal Conditions	38	376	15	1,854	- 1,478
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	370	25	782	- 412
Ovary Cancer	40	367	48	158	+ 209
Stomach Cancer	41	344	45	206	+ 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	332	49	154	+ 178
Pertussis	43	324	31	436	- 112
Syphilis	44	213	29	480	- 267
Epilepsy	45	206	41	260	- 54
Dengue	46	195	65	9	+ 186
Meningitis	47	192	18	1,792	- 1,601
Measles	48	164	67	6	+ 158
War	49	150	71	2	+ 148
Uterin Cancer	50	140	62	23	+ 117
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	138	85	0	+ 138
Drug Use	52	128	59	48	+ 80
Oesophagus Cancer	53	124	16	1,842	- 1,718
Fires	54	110	34	380	- 269
Parkinson's Disease	55	109	46	200	- 90
Hepatitis B	56	108	55	88	+ 21
Osteoarthritis	57	105	84	0	+ 105
Bladder Cancer	58	105	33	388	- 283
Tetanus	59	96	47	178	- 82
Alcohol	60	74	52	114	- 40
Skin Cancers	61	68	36	331	- 263
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	59	61	29	+ 31
Appendicitis	63	51	54	94	- 43
Schistosomiasis	64	43	50	143	- 100
Poisonings	65	42	37	325	- 283
HIV/AIDS	66	38	1	12,839	- 12,801
Encephalitis	67	34	58	48	- 14
Schizophrenia	68	23	80	0	+ 23
Malaria	69	17	3	6,308	- 6,291
Upper Respiratory	70	7	57	60	- 52
Leprosy	71	7	76	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	72	6	66	9	- 3
Oral conditions	73	5	86	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	74	4	68	5	- 1
Diphtheria	75	3	72	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	76	2	69	4	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	1	70	3	- 2
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	64	15	- 15
Leishmaniasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	78	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.