MALAWI VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	66,110	7	4,929	+ 61,181
Stroke	2	18,363	5	5,939	+ 12,424
Lung Cancers	3	14,481	51	131	+ 14,350
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,233	2	7,739	+ 3,494
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	8,206	44	234	+ 7,972
Lung Disease	6	7,682	21	1,340	+ 6,341
Other Neoplasms	7	5,199	63	17	+ 5,183
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,026	14	2,267	+ 2,759
Breast Cancer	9	4,475	27	600	+ 3,875
Liver Disease	10	4,444	10	3,259	+ 1,185
Prostate Cancer	11	3,645	40	271	+ 3,374
Stomach Cancer	12	3,320	45	206	+ 3,114
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,050	60	38	+ 3,012
Alcohol	14	2,942	52	114	+ 2,829
Hypertension	15	2,773	17	1,797	+ 976
Falls	16	2,646	28	562	+ 2,085
Bladder Cancer	17	2,640	33	388	+ 2,252
Suicide	18	2,405	23	1,007	+ 1,398
Lymphomas	19	2,326	24	839	+ 1,488
Kidney Disease	20	2,283	19	1,567	+ 716
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,079	25	782	+ 1,297
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,997	4	6,221	- 4,225
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,963	35	370	+ 1,592
Leukemia	24	1,941	56	82	+ 1,859
Oral Cancer	25	1,897	43	251	+ 1,646
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,736	39	280	+ 1,457
Ovary Cancer	27	1,645	48	158	+ 1,488
Other Injuries	28	1,419	22	1,266	+ 153
Liver Cancer	29	1,286	38	317	+ 970
Uterin Cancer	30	1,215	62	23	+ 1,192
Skin Cancers	31	1,210	36	331	+ 880
Cervical Cancer	32	1,071	12	2,876	- 1,805
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,013	16	1,842	- 829
Parkinson's Disease	34	843	46	200	+ 643
Epilepsy	35	643	41	260	+ 383
Congenital Anomalies	36	515	13	2,509	- 1,995
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	471	6	5,782	- 5,311
Endocrine Disorders	38	467	42	257	+ 210
Drownings	39	357	30	458	- 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	344	49	154	+ 189
Tuberculosis	41	335	11	2,992	- 2,657
Low Birth Weight	42	325	8	4,339	- 4,014
Asthma	43	303	26	705	- 402
Multiple Sclerosis	44	282	66	9	+ 274
Fires	45	266	34	380	- 113
Skin Disease	46	264	53	101	+ 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	207	61	29	+ 178
Drug Use	48	180	59	48	+ 133
Violence	49	165	32	406	- 241
Malnutrition	50	163	20	1,499	- 1,336
Poisonings	51	115	37	325	- 210
Hepatitis C	52	106	64	15	+ 91
Meningitis	53	96	18	1,792	- 1,696
HIV/AIDS	54	65	1	12,839	- 12,774
Appendicitis	55	39	54	94	- 55
Hepatitis B	56	29	55	88	- 59
Birth Trauma	57	29	9	3,563	- 3,534
Schizophrenia	58	17	80	0	+ 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	16	85	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	60	11	57	60	- 49
Osteoarthritis	61	10	84	0	+ 10
Anemia	62	7	81	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	63	5	15	1,854	- 1,849
Encephalitis	64	4	58	48	- 44
Oral conditions	65	2	86	0	+ 2
War	66	2	71	2	- 0
Tetanus	67	1	47	178	- 177
Otitis Media	68	1	68	5	- 5
Syphilis	69	0	29	480	- 480
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Pertussis	71	0	31	436	- 436
Measles	72	0	67	6	- 6
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	65	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Poland

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.