MALAWI VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,675	7	4,929	+ 36,746
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,532	25	782	+ 16,750
Stroke	3	14,692	5	5,939	+ 8,753
Lung Cancers	4	10,021	51	131	+ 9,890
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	9,890	44	234	+ 9,655
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,917	2	7,739	+ 178
Liver Disease	7	5,576	10	3,259	+ 2,317
Falls	8	4,997	28	562	+ 4,435
Lung Disease	9	4,387	21	1,340	+ 3,046
Breast Cancer	10	4,189	27	600	+ 3,589
Hypertension	11	4,046	17	1,797	+ 2,249
Prostate Cancer	12	3,786	40	271	+ 3,516
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,425	60	38	+ 3,387
Kidney Disease	14	3,248	19	1,567	+ 1,681
Stomach Cancer	15	3,233	45	206	+ 3,027
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,932	14	2,267	+ 665
Lymphomas	17	2,878	24	839	+ 2,039
Oral Cancer	18	2,801	43	251	+ 2,549
Suicide	19	2,581	23	1,007	+ 1,574
Other Injuries	20	2,165	22	1,266	+ 899
Bladder Cancer	21	1,911	33	388	+ 1,523
Liver Cancer	22	1,836	38	317	+ 1,519
Leukemia	23	1,754	56	82	+ 1,672
Skin Cancers	24	1,397	36	331	+ 1,066
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,324	35	370	+ 954
Ovary Cancer	26	1,307	48	158	+ 1,150
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,295	4	6,221	- 4,927
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,227	16	1,842	- 615
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,213	46	200	+ 1,013
Uterin Cancer	30	1,095	62	23	+ 1,072
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,071	39	280	+ 791
Cervical Cancer	32	1,067	12	2,876	- 1,810
Alcohol	33	857	52	114	+ 744
Skin Disease	34	665	53	101	+ 564
Epilepsy	35	657	41	260	+ 397
Congenital Anomalies	36	652	13	2,509	- 1,857
Endocrine Disorders	37	639	42	257	+ 382
Drownings	38	562	30	458	+ 104
Low Birth Weight	39	380	8	4,339	- 3,959
Other Neoplasms	40	363	63	17	+ 346
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	272	49	154	+ 118
Violence	42	232	32	406	- 174
Multiple Sclerosis	43	214	66	9	+ 206
Asthma	44	185	26	705	- 520
Drug Use	45	175	59	48	+ 127
Fires	46	151	34	380	- 228
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	133	6	5,782	- 5,649
Poisonings	48	116	37	325	- 209
Malnutrition	49	112	20	1,499	- 1,387
Tuberculosis	50	104	11	2,992	- 2,889
Meningitis	51	98	18	1,792	- 1,694
Birth Trauma	52	59	9	3,563	- 3,504
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	58	61	29	+ 29
Hepatitis C	54	49	64	15	+ 34
Appendicitis	55	35	54	94	- 58
Hepatitis B	56	31	55	88	- 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	29	85	0	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	58	25	57	60	- 35
Anemia	59	21	81	0	+ 21
Schizophrenia	60	17	80	0	+ 17
Pertussis	61	14	31	436	- 422
Syphilis	62	13	29	480	- 467
Maternal Conditions	63	11	15	1,854	- 1,843
Otitis Media	64	9	68	5	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	65	8	1	12,839	- 12,830
Oral conditions	66	4	86	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	67	3	58	48	- 45
War	68	2	71	2	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	72	2	- 2
Tetanus	71	0	47	178	- 178
Measles	72	0	67	6	- 6
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	81	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	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.