MALAWI VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	86,965	7	4,929	+ 82,036
Stroke	2	50,567	5	5,939	+ 44,628
Lung Cancers	3	8,401	51	131	+ 8,271
Inflammatory/Heart	4	8,355	35	370	+ 7,984
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	7,499	25	782	+ 6,717
Liver Disease	6	7,026	10	3,259	+ 3,767
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,589	44	234	+ 6,354
Suicide	8	5,660	23	1,007	+ 4,653
Lung Disease	9	5,656	21	1,340	+ 4,316
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	5,008	2	7,739	- 2,731
Stomach Cancer	11	4,541	45	206	+ 4,336
Alcohol	12	4,325	52	114	+ 4,211
Breast Cancer	13	3,592	27	600	+ 2,992
Other Injuries	14	3,480	22	1,266	+ 2,214
HIV/AIDS	15	3,286	1	12,839	- 9,553
Pancreas Cancer	16	3,134	60	38	+ 3,097
Hypertension	17	2,836	17	1,797	+ 1,039
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,835	14	2,267	+ 568
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,706	4	6,221	- 3,516
Prostate Cancer	20	2,180	40	271	+ 1,910
Falls	21	1,809	28	562	+ 1,247
Kidney Disease	22	1,790	19	1,567	+ 223
Violence	23	1,770	32	406	+ 1,363
Liver Cancer	24	1,725	38	317	+ 1,409
Oral Cancer	25	1,681	43	251	+ 1,430
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,448	46	200	+ 1,248
Drug Use	27	1,408	59	48	+ 1,361
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,381	39	280	+ 1,102
Lymphomas	29	1,378	24	839	+ 540
Tuberculosis	30	1,302	11	2,992	- 1,691
Leukemia	31	1,273	56	82	+ 1,191
Ovary Cancer	32	1,255	48	158	+ 1,098
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,148	16	1,842	- 693
Cervical Cancer	34	1,147	12	2,876	- 1,729
Uterin Cancer	35	1,061	62	23	+ 1,039
Drownings	36	1,024	30	458	+ 567
Fires	37	987	34	380	+ 608
Bladder Cancer	38	975	33	388	+ 587
Skin Cancers	39	867	36	331	+ 536
Poisonings	40	860	37	325	+ 535
Congenital Anomalies	41	649	13	2,509	- 1,860
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	428	49	154	+ 274
Skin Disease	43	423	53	101	+ 321
Low Birth Weight	44	333	8	4,339	- 4,006
Endocrine Disorders	45	310	42	257	+ 53
Asthma	46	273	26	705	- 432
Encephalitis	47	166	58	48	+ 118
Meningitis	48	160	18	1,792	- 1,632
Multiple Sclerosis	49	128	66	9	+ 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	116	61	29	+ 87
Other Neoplasms	51	113	63	17	+ 96
Epilepsy	52	111	41	260	- 149
Birth Trauma	53	110	9	3,563	- 3,453
Appendicitis	54	63	54	94	- 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	62	6	5,782	- 5,720
Maternal Conditions	56	41	15	1,854	- 1,813
Malnutrition	57	37	20	1,499	- 1,462
Upper Respiratory	58	24	57	60	- 35
War	59	19	71	2	+ 16
Hepatitis B	60	7	55	88	- 81
Chlamydia	61	4	70	3	+ 1
Syphilis	62	3	29	480	- 477
Tetanus	63	1	47	178	- 177
Otitis Media	64	1	68	5	- 5
Pertussis	65	0	31	436	- 436
Hepatitis C	66	0	64	15	- 14
Diphtheria	67	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	68	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	143	- 143
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	65	9	- 9
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.