MALAWI VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,115	7	4,929	+ 81,186
Stroke	2	59,609	5	5,939	+ 53,670
Hypertension	3	13,200	17	1,797	+ 11,403
Lung Cancers	4	12,128	51	131	+ 11,997
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,221	2	7,739	+ 3,482
Liver Disease	6	10,697	10	3,259	+ 7,438
Lung Disease	7	8,825	21	1,340	+ 7,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	8,197	44	234	+ 7,962
Kidney Disease	9	6,206	19	1,567	+ 4,638
Inflammatory/Heart	10	5,316	35	370	+ 4,946
Breast Cancer	11	4,618	27	600	+ 4,017
Stomach Cancer	12	4,146	45	206	+ 3,940
Liver Cancer	13	3,734	38	317	+ 3,417
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,519	60	38	+ 3,482
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	3,405	25	782	+ 2,622
Prostate Cancer	16	2,937	40	271	+ 2,666
Oral Cancer	17	2,746	43	251	+ 2,495
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,675	14	2,267	+ 408
Other Injuries	19	2,565	22	1,266	+ 1,299
Road Traffic Accidents	20	2,389	4	6,221	- 3,832
Suicide	21	2,262	23	1,007	+ 1,255
Cervical Cancer	22	2,243	12	2,876	- 634
Bladder Cancer	23	2,057	33	388	+ 1,669
Falls	24	1,804	28	562	+ 1,242
Lymphomas	25	1,661	24	839	+ 822
Leukemia	26	1,610	56	82	+ 1,528
Ovary Cancer	27	1,330	48	158	+ 1,172
Tuberculosis	28	1,218	11	2,992	- 1,774
Skin Cancers	29	1,203	36	331	+ 872
Oesophagus Cancer	30	905	16	1,842	- 937
Parkinson's Disease	31	888	46	200	+ 689
Drownings	32	715	30	458	+ 257
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	637	39	280	+ 357
Uterin Cancer	34	626	62	23	+ 604
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	528	49	154	+ 374
Fires	36	505	34	380	+ 126
Alcohol	37	491	52	114	+ 377
Congenital Anomalies	38	440	13	2,509	- 2,069
Poisonings	39	439	37	325	+ 115
Drug Use	40	415	59	48	+ 367
Low Birth Weight	41	380	8	4,339	- 3,959
Epilepsy	42	377	41	260	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	43	346	63	17	+ 329
Violence	44	306	32	406	- 100
Asthma	45	270	26	705	- 435
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	268	6	5,782	- 5,514
HIV/AIDS	47	262	1	12,839	- 12,576
Endocrine Disorders	48	231	42	257	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	172	85	0	+ 172
Malnutrition	50	170	20	1,499	- 1,330
Schizophrenia	51	123	80	0	+ 123
Hepatitis C	52	118	64	15	+ 103
Skin Disease	53	117	53	101	+ 15
Meningitis	54	92	18	1,792	- 1,700
Multiple Sclerosis	55	79	66	9	+ 71
Anemia	56	70	81	0	+ 70
Birth Trauma	57	46	9	3,563	- 3,517
Maternal Conditions	58	42	15	1,854	- 1,812
Hepatitis B	59	36	55	88	- 51
Appendicitis	60	25	54	94	- 69
Measles	61	9	67	6	+ 3
Encephalitis	62	7	58	48	- 41
Upper Respiratory	63	3	57	60	- 56
Oral conditions	64	3	86	0	+ 3
War	65	3	71	2	+ 0
Syphilis	66	2	29	480	- 478
Tetanus	67	2	47	178	- 176
Otitis Media	68	1	68	5	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	31	436	- 436
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	75	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	61	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	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.