MALAWI VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,434	2	7,739	+ 695
Stroke	2	8,084	5	5,939	+ 2,145
Road Traffic Accidents	3	5,940	4	6,221	- 281
Coronary Heart Disease	4	5,760	7	4,929	+ 831
Malaria	5	5,269	3	6,308	- 1,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,986	6	5,782	- 796
HIV/AIDS	7	4,514	1	12,839	- 8,325
Liver Disease	8	4,071	10	3,259	+ 812
Low Birth Weight	9	3,503	8	4,339	- 836
Birth Trauma	10	3,016	9	3,563	- 546
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,969	14	2,267	+ 702
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,839	13	2,509	+ 330
Lung Disease	13	2,483	21	1,340	+ 1,143
Hypertension	14	2,168	17	1,797	+ 372
Kidney Disease	15	1,926	19	1,567	+ 359
Malnutrition	16	1,866	20	1,499	+ 366
Other Injuries	17	1,508	22	1,266	+ 242
Cervical Cancer	18	1,502	12	2,876	- 1,374
Meningitis	19	1,353	18	1,792	- 439
Stomach Cancer	20	1,246	45	206	+ 1,040
Maternal Conditions	21	1,154	15	1,854	- 700
Asthma	22	1,146	26	705	+ 441
Liver Cancer	23	1,128	38	317	+ 812
Suicide	24	1,124	23	1,007	+ 117
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,050	25	782	+ 268
Tuberculosis	26	998	11	2,992	- 1,994
Breast Cancer	27	958	27	600	+ 358
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	944	44	234	+ 710
Violence	29	875	32	406	+ 469
Lymphomas	30	718	24	839	- 120
Falls	31	659	28	562	+ 97
Prostate Cancer	32	633	40	271	+ 362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	579	39	280	+ 299
Inflammatory/Heart	34	554	35	370	+ 184
Leukemia	35	506	56	82	+ 424
Drownings	36	455	30	458	- 3
Oral Cancer	37	434	43	251	+ 183
Fires	38	431	34	380	+ 51
Lung Cancers	39	374	51	131	+ 243
Poisonings	40	352	37	325	+ 27
Endocrine Disorders	41	351	42	257	+ 94
Pertussis	42	348	31	436	- 88
Pancreas Cancer	43	341	60	38	+ 303
Oesophagus Cancer	44	340	16	1,842	- 1,501
Epilepsy	45	306	41	260	+ 46
Syphilis	46	276	29	480	- 205
Parkinson's Disease	47	233	46	200	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	217	49	154	+ 63
Alcohol	49	200	52	114	+ 87
Skin Cancers	50	180	36	331	- 151
Schistosomiasis	51	177	50	143	+ 34
Skin Disease	52	164	53	101	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	53	147	48	158	- 10
Appendicitis	54	112	54	94	+ 18
Hepatitis B	55	109	55	88	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	56	93	62	23	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	57	93	57	60	+ 34
Tetanus	58	84	47	178	- 93
Measles	59	82	67	6	+ 76
Drug Use	60	71	59	48	+ 24
Encephalitis	61	62	58	48	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	62	56	33	388	- 332
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	37	61	29	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	64	26	63	17	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	20	64	15	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	66	9	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	7	69	4	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	6	68	5	+ 0
War	69	4	71	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	2	72	2	- 0
Dengue	72	1	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	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.