MALAWI VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,042	7	4,929	+ 21,113
Diabetes Mellitus	2	12,336	14	2,267	+ 10,069
Lung Disease	3	9,362	21	1,340	+ 8,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	6,869	25	782	+ 6,087
Kidney Disease	5	6,790	19	1,567	+ 5,223
Stroke	6	6,737	5	5,939	+ 798
Asthma	7	6,406	26	705	+ 5,702
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,066	2	7,739	- 2,673
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,158	4	6,221	- 2,063
Suicide	10	2,948	23	1,007	+ 1,941
Oral Cancer	11	2,864	43	251	+ 2,613
Lung Cancers	12	1,757	51	131	+ 1,627
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,529	16	1,842	- 313
Other Injuries	14	1,514	22	1,266	+ 248
Breast Cancer	15	1,369	27	600	+ 769
Stomach Cancer	16	1,308	45	206	+ 1,102
Liver Disease	17	1,290	10	3,259	- 1,969
Leukemia	18	1,143	56	82	+ 1,061
Liver Cancer	19	1,080	38	317	+ 763
Hypertension	20	1,045	17	1,797	- 752
Lymphomas	21	1,017	24	839	+ 178
Congenital Anomalies	22	979	13	2,509	- 1,530
Falls	23	954	28	562	+ 393
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	902	44	234	+ 668
Tuberculosis	25	762	11	2,992	- 2,231
Cervical Cancer	26	755	12	2,876	- 2,122
Drownings	27	723	30	458	+ 265
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	599	6	5,782	- 5,183
Low Birth Weight	29	531	8	4,339	- 3,808
Prostate Cancer	30	502	40	271	+ 231
Violence	31	494	32	406	+ 88
Endocrine Disorders	32	458	42	257	+ 201
Anemia	33	441	81	0	+ 441
Bladder Cancer	34	427	33	388	+ 39
Inflammatory/Heart	35	421	35	370	+ 50
Skin Disease	36	290	53	101	+ 188
Ovary Cancer	37	278	48	158	+ 121
War	38	277	71	2	+ 274
Epilepsy	39	267	41	260	+ 7
Drug Use	40	255	59	48	+ 207
Fires	41	236	34	380	- 143
Uterin Cancer	42	216	62	23	+ 193
Pancreas Cancer	43	211	60	38	+ 173
Birth Trauma	44	191	9	3,563	- 3,372
Parkinson's Disease	45	166	46	200	- 34
Meningitis	46	145	18	1,792	- 1,648
Dengue	47	130	65	9	+ 121
Maternal Conditions	48	95	15	1,854	- 1,759
Poisonings	49	92	37	325	- 232
Other Neoplasms	50	85	63	17	+ 68
Alcohol	51	81	52	114	- 32
Skin Cancers	52	58	36	331	- 273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	49	49	154	- 105
Malnutrition	54	43	20	1,499	- 1,456
HIV/AIDS	55	39	1	12,839	- 12,800
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	38	39	280	- 242
Tetanus	57	27	47	178	- 150
Syphilis	58	15	29	480	- 466
Pertussis	59	14	31	436	- 422
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	11	61	29	- 18
Encephalitis	61	10	58	48	- 38
Hepatitis B	62	6	55	88	- 82
Leprosy	63	6	76	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	64	5	54	94	- 89
Schizophrenia	65	5	80	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	5	57	60	- 55
Osteoarthritis	67	3	84	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	68	3	86	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	2	66	9	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	85	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	75	0	64	15	- 15
Otitis Media	76	0	68	5	- 5
Measles	77	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Schistosomiasis	81	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Sri Lanka

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.