MALAWI VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,030	7	4,929	+ 18,101
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,596	2	7,739	+ 8,857
Stroke	3	14,739	5	5,939	+ 8,800
Kidney Disease	4	9,456	19	1,567	+ 7,888
Hypertension	5	9,295	17	1,797	+ 7,499
Liver Disease	6	6,931	10	3,259	+ 3,672
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,661	14	2,267	+ 3,394
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,473	44	234	+ 5,238
Lung Disease	9	4,977	21	1,340	+ 3,636
Prostate Cancer	10	4,439	40	271	+ 4,169
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,150	25	782	+ 3,368
Lung Cancers	12	4,033	51	131	+ 3,903
Breast Cancer	13	3,210	27	600	+ 2,610
Violence	14	3,208	32	406	+ 2,802
Oral Cancer	15	2,955	43	251	+ 2,704
Drownings	16	2,585	30	458	+ 2,127
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,440	4	6,221	- 3,781
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,206	35	370	+ 1,836
Cervical Cancer	19	2,013	12	2,876	- 864
Lymphomas	20	1,875	24	839	+ 1,036
Suicide	21	1,753	23	1,007	+ 746
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,659	60	38	+ 1,621
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,553	39	280	+ 1,274
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,545	13	2,509	- 964
Stomach Cancer	25	1,517	45	206	+ 1,311
Leukemia	26	1,387	56	82	+ 1,305
Asthma	27	1,369	26	705	+ 664
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,327	46	200	+ 1,127
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,313	6	5,782	- 4,469
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,309	42	257	+ 1,052
Liver Cancer	31	1,299	38	317	+ 983
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,289	16	1,842	- 553
Low Birth Weight	33	1,244	8	4,339	- 3,095
Falls	34	1,234	28	562	+ 673
Ovary Cancer	35	1,116	48	158	+ 959
Bladder Cancer	36	982	33	388	+ 594
Other Injuries	37	944	22	1,266	- 322
Meningitis	38	524	18	1,792	- 1,268
Birth Trauma	39	403	9	3,563	- 3,160
Skin Disease	40	400	53	101	+ 299
Fires	41	394	34	380	+ 15
Malnutrition	42	376	20	1,499	- 1,123
Uterin Cancer	43	376	62	23	+ 354
Skin Cancers	44	263	36	331	- 68
Maternal Conditions	45	209	15	1,854	- 1,645
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	187	49	154	+ 32
Drug Use	47	183	59	48	+ 135
Encephalitis	48	179	58	48	+ 131
Alcohol	49	141	52	114	+ 27
Epilepsy	50	122	41	260	- 138
Poisonings	51	115	37	325	- 210
Appendicitis	52	110	54	94	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	53	93	63	17	+ 77
Pertussis	54	84	31	436	- 352
Multiple Sclerosis	55	56	66	9	+ 47
Hepatitis B	56	51	55	88	- 37
Syphilis	57	47	29	480	- 433
Dengue	58	33	65	9	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	19	61	29	- 9
Tetanus	60	18	47	178	- 159
War	61	16	71	2	+ 14
Hepatitis C	62	9	64	15	- 6
Upper Respiratory	63	4	57	60	- 55
Chlamydia	64	4	70	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	65	2	69	4	- 3
Tuberculosis	66	1	11	2,992	- 2,991
Diphtheria	67	0	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	12,839	- 12,839
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	143	- 143
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Seychelles

Malawi

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.