MALAWI VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,458	7	4,929	+ 22,529
Stroke	2	26,310	5	5,939	+ 20,371
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	15,332	25	782	+ 14,550
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	14,608	2	7,739	+ 6,870
Lung Cancers	5	9,394	51	131	+ 9,264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,359	44	234	+ 9,125
Lung Disease	7	9,138	21	1,340	+ 7,798
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,679	14	2,267	+ 5,412
Kidney Disease	9	5,977	19	1,567	+ 4,410
Stomach Cancer	10	5,399	45	206	+ 5,193
Prostate Cancer	11	4,528	40	271	+ 4,258
Breast Cancer	12	4,258	27	600	+ 3,658
Other Injuries	13	4,130	22	1,266	+ 2,864
Hypertension	14	4,008	17	1,797	+ 2,212
Pancreas Cancer	15	3,559	60	38	+ 3,521
Lymphomas	16	3,427	24	839	+ 2,589
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,298	42	257	+ 3,041
Liver Cancer	18	2,709	38	317	+ 2,392
Suicide	19	2,499	23	1,007	+ 1,492
Bladder Cancer	20	2,496	33	388	+ 2,108
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,429	46	200	+ 2,230
Liver Disease	22	2,400	10	3,259	- 859
Falls	23	2,202	28	562	+ 1,640
Leukemia	24	2,165	56	82	+ 2,083
Oral Cancer	25	1,945	43	251	+ 1,694
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,938	35	370	+ 1,567
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,787	4	6,221	- 4,434
Other Neoplasms	28	1,390	63	17	+ 1,374
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,328	16	1,842	- 514
Skin Cancers	30	1,116	36	331	+ 785
Epilepsy	31	885	41	260	+ 625
Uterin Cancer	32	865	62	23	+ 843
Ovary Cancer	33	847	48	158	+ 690
Cervical Cancer	34	701	12	2,876	- 2,175
HIV/AIDS	35	682	1	12,839	- 12,157
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	492	6	5,782	- 5,290
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	487	39	280	+ 208
Tuberculosis	38	454	11	2,992	- 2,538
Skin Disease	39	431	53	101	+ 330
Congenital Anomalies	40	419	13	2,509	- 2,090
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	360	49	154	+ 206
Anemia	42	321	81	0	+ 321
Asthma	43	312	26	705	- 393
Drug Use	44	274	59	48	+ 226
Alcohol	45	237	52	114	+ 123
Fires	46	231	34	380	- 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	211	61	29	+ 182
Violence	48	206	32	406	- 201
Hepatitis C	49	185	64	15	+ 171
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	176	85	0	+ 176
Drownings	51	169	30	458	- 289
Low Birth Weight	52	168	8	4,339	- 4,171
Malnutrition	53	168	20	1,499	- 1,332
Multiple Sclerosis	54	120	66	9	+ 111
Schizophrenia	55	105	80	0	+ 105
Meningitis	56	91	18	1,792	- 1,701
Poisonings	57	62	37	325	- 262
Osteoarthritis	58	61	84	0	+ 61
Hepatitis B	59	55	55	88	- 32
Birth Trauma	60	51	9	3,563	- 3,512
Appendicitis	61	44	54	94	- 49
Upper Respiratory	62	31	57	60	- 28
Maternal Conditions	63	15	15	1,854	- 1,839
Syphilis	64	7	29	480	- 474
Oral conditions	65	6	86	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	5	68	5	- 0
Encephalitis	67	3	58	48	- 45
Leishmaniasis	68	2	74	0	+ 2
War	69	2	71	2	- 0
Leprosy	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	67	6	- 6
Pertussis	72	0	31	436	- 436
Tetanus	73	0	47	178	- 178
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	78	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	84	0	65	9	- 9
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Portugal

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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.