MALAWI VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,105	7	4,929	+ 26,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	22,435	25	782	+ 21,653
Stroke	3	12,402	5	5,939	+ 6,463
Lung Disease	4	8,928	21	1,340	+ 7,588
Lung Cancers	5	7,649	51	131	+ 7,519
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,267	44	234	+ 6,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,464	2	7,739	- 2,275
Prostate Cancer	8	5,389	40	271	+ 5,118
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,799	60	38	+ 3,761
Hypertension	10	3,778	17	1,797	+ 1,982
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,770	14	2,267	+ 1,503
Kidney Disease	12	3,348	19	1,567	+ 1,781
Breast Cancer	13	3,252	27	600	+ 2,652
Suicide	14	3,040	23	1,007	+ 2,033
Other Injuries	15	2,823	22	1,266	+ 1,557
Lymphomas	16	2,788	24	839	+ 1,950
Falls	17	2,279	28	562	+ 1,717
Other Neoplasms	18	2,129	63	17	+ 2,113
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,938	46	200	+ 1,738
Leukemia	20	1,696	56	82	+ 1,615
Bladder Cancer	21	1,562	33	388	+ 1,174
Liver Cancer	22	1,545	38	317	+ 1,228
Liver Disease	23	1,487	10	3,259	- 1,772
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,443	42	257	+ 1,186
Skin Cancers	25	1,337	36	331	+ 1,006
Stomach Cancer	26	1,259	45	206	+ 1,053
Ovary Cancer	27	1,136	48	158	+ 978
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,124	35	370	+ 754
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,106	16	1,842	- 736
Drug Use	30	870	59	48	+ 823
Oral Cancer	31	779	43	251	+ 528
Alcohol	32	737	52	114	+ 623
Uterin Cancer	33	708	62	23	+ 686
Road Traffic Accidents	34	648	4	6,221	- 5,574
Congenital Anomalies	35	632	13	2,509	- 1,877
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	595	6	5,782	- 5,187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	570	39	280	+ 290
Cervical Cancer	38	468	12	2,876	- 2,409
Skin Disease	39	452	53	101	+ 351
Anemia	40	359	81	0	+ 359
Multiple Sclerosis	41	350	66	9	+ 341
Asthma	42	325	26	705	- 380
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	265	61	29	+ 236
Epilepsy	44	248	41	260	- 12
Malnutrition	45	240	20	1,499	- 1,259
Drownings	46	235	30	458	- 223
Violence	47	232	32	406	- 174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	227	49	154	+ 72
Fires	49	133	34	380	- 247
Schizophrenia	50	130	80	0	+ 130
Low Birth Weight	51	103	8	4,339	- 4,236
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	94	85	0	+ 94
Hepatitis C	53	91	64	15	+ 76
Meningitis	54	72	18	1,792	- 1,720
Birth Trauma	55	69	9	3,563	- 3,494
Tuberculosis	56	49	11	2,992	- 2,943
Osteoarthritis	57	49	84	0	+ 49
Upper Respiratory	58	40	57	60	- 19
Appendicitis	59	37	54	94	- 57
Poisonings	60	36	37	325	- 288
HIV/AIDS	61	26	1	12,839	- 12,813
Hepatitis B	62	19	55	88	- 68
Oral conditions	63	17	86	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	64	10	15	1,854	- 1,844
War	65	3	71	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	68	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	1	31	436	- 435
Tetanus	68	1	47	178	- 177
Schistosomiasis	69	1	50	143	- 143
Diphtheria	70	1	72	2	- 1
Encephalitis	71	0	58	48	- 47
Syphilis	72	0	29	480	- 480
Chlamydia	73	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	81	0	69	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	67	6	- 6
Leprosy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Sweden

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.