MALAWI VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,103	7	4,929	+ 14,174
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,733	2	7,739	+ 10,995
Stroke	3	5,627	5	5,939	- 312
Lung Cancers	4	5,561	51	131	+ 5,430
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	4,341	44	234	+ 4,107
Kidney Disease	6	3,712	19	1,567	+ 2,145
Liver Cancer	7	2,692	38	317	+ 2,375
Hypertension	8	2,642	17	1,797	+ 846
Suicide	9	2,348	23	1,007	+ 1,341
Breast Cancer	10	2,185	27	600	+ 1,585
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,939	60	38	+ 1,901
Stomach Cancer	12	1,461	45	206	+ 1,255
Lymphomas	13	1,433	24	839	+ 594
Lung Disease	14	1,382	21	1,340	+ 42
Oral Cancer	15	1,144	43	251	+ 893
Prostate Cancer	16	1,093	40	271	+ 822
Leukemia	17	900	56	82	+ 818
Falls	18	785	28	562	+ 224
Inflammatory/Heart	19	777	35	370	+ 407
Liver Disease	20	755	10	3,259	- 2,504
Ovary Cancer	21	736	48	158	+ 578
Other Neoplasms	22	705	63	17	+ 688
Uterin Cancer	23	531	62	23	+ 508
Oesophagus Cancer	24	494	16	1,842	- 1,348
Skin Disease	25	491	53	101	+ 389
Road Traffic Accidents	26	437	4	6,221	- 5,784
Bladder Cancer	27	434	33	388	+ 46
Diabetes Mellitus	28	388	14	2,267	- 1,878
Parkinson's Disease	29	324	46	200	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	30	307	12	2,876	- 2,569
Congenital Anomalies	31	287	13	2,509	- 2,222
Other Injuries	32	285	22	1,266	- 981
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	250	39	280	- 30
Skin Cancers	34	203	36	331	- 128
Asthma	35	134	26	705	- 571
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	117	25	782	- 665
Endocrine Disorders	37	110	42	257	- 147
Drownings	38	105	30	458	- 353
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	100	6	5,782	- 5,682
Tuberculosis	40	92	11	2,992	- 2,900
Low Birth Weight	41	91	8	4,339	- 4,248
Epilepsy	42	90	41	260	- 170
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	80	49	154	- 74
Drug Use	44	69	59	48	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	45	65	1	12,839	- 12,773
Violence	46	53	32	406	- 354
Alcohol	47	37	52	114	- 77
Meningitis	48	30	18	1,792	- 1,762
Fires	49	25	34	380	- 354
Appendicitis	50	21	54	94	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	20	85	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	52	15	55	88	- 73
Maternal Conditions	53	12	15	1,854	- 1,842
Upper Respiratory	54	12	57	60	- 48
Birth Trauma	55	11	9	3,563	- 3,552
Hepatitis C	56	10	64	15	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	57	9	66	9	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	8	61	29	- 21
War	59	8	71	2	+ 5
Poisonings	60	4	37	325	- 321
Encephalitis	61	0	58	48	- 48
Pertussis	62	0	31	436	- 436
Malnutrition	63	0	20	1,499	- 1,499
Diphtheria	64	0	72	2	- 2
Syphilis	65	0	29	480	- 480
Dengue	66	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	67	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	67	6	- 6
Tetanus	73	0	47	178	- 178
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	143	- 143
Otitis Media	79	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.