MALAWI VS SERBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SERBIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	71,243	7	4,929	+ 66,314
Stroke	2	53,133	5	5,939	+ 47,194
Inflammatory/Heart	3	49,970	35	370	+ 49,599
Lung Cancers	4	21,392	51	131	+ 21,261
Kidney Disease	5	13,639	19	1,567	+ 12,072
Lung Disease	6	12,604	21	1,340	+ 11,264
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,813	14	2,267	+ 9,547
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	11,219	44	234	+ 10,985
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	9,408	25	782	+ 8,626
Breast Cancer	10	7,474	27	600	+ 6,874
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	5,995	2	7,739	- 1,744
Hypertension	12	5,303	17	1,797	+ 3,506
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,587	60	38	+ 4,549
Prostate Cancer	14	4,309	40	271	+ 4,039
Stomach Cancer	15	3,935	45	206	+ 3,729
Suicide	16	3,260	23	1,007	+ 2,253
Liver Cancer	17	3,004	38	317	+ 2,687
Bladder Cancer	18	2,921	33	388	+ 2,533
Liver Disease	19	2,903	10	3,259	- 356
Lymphomas	20	2,720	24	839	+ 1,881
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,630	46	200	+ 2,430
Leukemia	22	2,324	56	82	+ 2,242
Oral Cancer	23	2,226	43	251	+ 1,975
Road Traffic Accidents	24	2,144	4	6,221	- 4,077
Cervical Cancer	25	2,089	12	2,876	- 787
Skin Cancers	26	2,089	36	331	+ 1,758
Other Neoplasms	27	1,967	63	17	+ 1,951
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	1,945	39	280	+ 1,665
Ovary Cancer	29	1,816	48	158	+ 1,659
Other Injuries	30	1,329	22	1,266	+ 63
Asthma	31	1,276	26	705	+ 571
Uterin Cancer	32	1,207	62	23	+ 1,184
Falls	33	1,183	28	562	+ 621
Alcohol	34	1,116	52	114	+ 1,002
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,085	16	1,842	- 757
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,010	42	257	+ 753
Epilepsy	37	729	41	260	+ 469
Low Birth Weight	38	613	8	4,339	- 3,726
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	546	6	5,782	- 5,235
Congenital Anomalies	40	529	13	2,509	- 1,980
Anemia	41	497	81	0	+ 497
Multiple Sclerosis	42	479	66	9	+ 470
Skin Disease	43	370	53	101	+ 269
Schizophrenia	44	355	80	0	+ 355
Violence	45	352	32	406	- 55
Tuberculosis	46	328	11	2,992	- 2,664
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	256	49	154	+ 101
Drownings	48	240	30	458	- 218
Drug Use	49	235	59	48	+ 187
Fires	50	209	34	380	- 171
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	168	85	0	+ 168
Birth Trauma	52	148	9	3,563	- 3,415
Hepatitis B	53	117	55	88	+ 30
Meningitis	54	116	18	1,792	- 1,676
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	112	61	29	+ 83
HIV/AIDS	56	81	1	12,839	- 12,757
Poisonings	57	74	37	325	- 251
Appendicitis	58	52	54	94	- 42
Maternal Conditions	59	39	15	1,854	- 1,815
Hepatitis C	60	39	64	15	+ 24
Malnutrition	61	32	20	1,499	- 1,467
Osteoarthritis	62	23	84	0	+ 23
Pertussis	63	21	31	436	- 415
Upper Respiratory	64	8	57	60	- 51
Tetanus	65	8	47	178	- 170
Encephalitis	66	6	58	48	- 42
Syphilis	67	6	29	480	- 475
Otitis Media	68	4	68	5	- 1
Oral conditions	69	3	86	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	70	3	77	0	+ 3
War	71	3	71	2	+ 0
Measles	72	2	67	6	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	1	82	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	84	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.