MALAWI VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,790	7	4,929	+ 18,861
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,489	25	782	+ 18,706
Stroke	3	13,350	5	5,939	+ 7,411
Lung Cancers	4	10,187	51	131	+ 10,056
Lung Disease	5	8,712	21	1,340	+ 7,371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,806	44	234	+ 7,571
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,314	2	7,739	- 1,425
Kidney Disease	8	4,476	19	1,567	+ 2,909
Hypertension	9	4,195	17	1,797	+ 2,399
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,578	14	2,267	+ 1,311
Breast Cancer	11	3,253	27	600	+ 2,653
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,108	60	38	+ 3,070
Prostate Cancer	13	2,955	40	271	+ 2,684
Stomach Cancer	14	2,668	45	206	+ 2,462
Other Injuries	15	2,548	22	1,266	+ 1,282
Lymphomas	16	2,455	24	839	+ 1,617
Bladder Cancer	17	2,404	33	388	+ 2,016
Liver Cancer	18	2,347	38	317	+ 2,030
Inflammatory/Heart	19	2,294	35	370	+ 1,924
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,275	46	200	+ 2,075
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,239	42	257	+ 1,982
Other Neoplasms	22	2,185	63	17	+ 2,169
Liver Disease	23	1,948	10	3,259	- 1,311
Leukemia	24	1,736	56	82	+ 1,654
Suicide	25	1,661	23	1,007	+ 654
Falls	26	1,494	28	562	+ 933
Oral Cancer	27	1,189	43	251	+ 938
Ovary Cancer	28	932	48	158	+ 775
Oesophagus Cancer	29	926	16	1,842	- 916
Skin Disease	30	847	53	101	+ 746
Road Traffic Accidents	31	842	4	6,221	- 5,379
Skin Cancers	32	830	36	331	+ 499
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	742	49	154	+ 588
Uterin Cancer	34	742	62	23	+ 719
Asthma	35	522	26	705	- 183
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	490	6	5,782	- 5,292
Anemia	37	421	81	0	+ 421
Congenital Anomalies	38	397	13	2,509	- 2,112
Cervical Cancer	39	394	12	2,876	- 2,483
Epilepsy	40	379	41	260	+ 119
Drug Use	41	357	59	48	+ 310
Hepatitis C	42	300	64	15	+ 286
HIV/AIDS	43	248	1	12,839	- 12,591
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	219	39	280	- 61
Drownings	45	205	30	458	- 253
Alcohol	46	153	52	114	+ 40
Malnutrition	47	139	20	1,499	- 1,360
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	135	61	29	+ 107
Multiple Sclerosis	49	132	66	9	+ 124
Tuberculosis	50	124	11	2,992	- 2,868
Violence	51	120	32	406	- 286
Low Birth Weight	52	116	8	4,339	- 4,223
Osteoarthritis	53	98	84	0	+ 98
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	94	85	0	+ 94
Fires	55	85	34	380	- 295
Schizophrenia	56	83	80	0	+ 83
Poisonings	57	78	37	325	- 246
Hepatitis B	58	75	55	88	- 13
Meningitis	59	59	18	1,792	- 1,733
Birth Trauma	60	52	9	3,563	- 3,511
Appendicitis	61	36	54	94	- 57
Upper Respiratory	62	21	57	60	- 38
Oral conditions	63	20	86	0	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	64	6	15	1,854	- 1,848
Leishmaniasis	65	5	74	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	4	68	5	- 1
Syphilis	67	4	29	480	- 476
War	68	3	71	2	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	77	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	58	48	- 46
Chagas disease	71	2	75	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	47	178	- 177
Pertussis	73	1	31	436	- 435
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	143	- 143
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	77	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	78	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	67	6	- 6
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	73	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.