MALAWI VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,314	7	4,929	+ 21,385
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,666	25	782	+ 16,883
Stroke	3	9,622	5	5,939	+ 3,683
Lung Cancers	4	8,645	51	131	+ 8,514
Lung Disease	5	7,128	21	1,340	+ 5,788
Hypertension	6	6,070	17	1,797	+ 4,274
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,899	44	234	+ 4,665
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,788	2	7,739	- 2,951
Falls	9	4,714	28	562	+ 4,152
Prostate Cancer	10	3,879	40	271	+ 3,608
Breast Cancer	11	3,873	27	600	+ 3,273
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,650	60	38	+ 3,612
Kidney Disease	13	3,097	19	1,567	+ 1,530
Suicide	14	3,068	23	1,007	+ 2,061
Lymphomas	15	2,779	24	839	+ 1,940
Inflammatory/Heart	16	2,522	35	370	+ 2,152
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,510	14	2,267	+ 243
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,105	46	200	+ 1,905
Liver Cancer	19	1,977	38	317	+ 1,660
Other Neoplasms	20	1,673	63	17	+ 1,657
Liver Disease	21	1,664	10	3,259	- 1,595
Leukemia	22	1,649	56	82	+ 1,567
Bladder Cancer	23	1,644	33	388	+ 1,256
Stomach Cancer	24	1,507	45	206	+ 1,301
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,456	42	257	+ 1,200
Oral Cancer	26	1,229	43	251	+ 978
Skin Cancers	27	1,211	36	331	+ 881
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,206	16	1,842	- 636
Ovary Cancer	29	1,123	48	158	+ 965
Other Injuries	30	1,006	22	1,266	- 260
Congenital Anomalies	31	750	13	2,509	- 1,760
Alcohol	32	562	52	114	+ 449
Uterin Cancer	33	549	62	23	+ 527
Road Traffic Accidents	34	474	4	6,221	- 5,747
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	456	6	5,782	- 5,325
Drug Use	36	432	59	48	+ 385
Osteoarthritis	37	417	84	0	+ 417
Multiple Sclerosis	38	393	66	9	+ 384
Epilepsy	39	389	41	260	+ 129
Skin Disease	40	318	53	101	+ 216
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	300	39	280	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	42	258	12	2,876	- 2,618
Low Birth Weight	43	258	8	4,339	- 4,081
Anemia	44	250	81	0	+ 250
Schizophrenia	45	236	80	0	+ 236
Asthma	46	233	26	705	- 472
Malnutrition	47	207	20	1,499	- 1,293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	191	49	154	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	166	61	29	+ 138
Drownings	50	121	30	458	- 337
Violence	51	104	32	406	- 302
Birth Trauma	52	78	9	3,563	- 3,484
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	78	85	0	+ 78
HIV/AIDS	54	71	1	12,839	- 12,767
Fires	55	52	34	380	- 327
Tuberculosis	56	52	11	2,992	- 2,940
Meningitis	57	49	18	1,792	- 1,743
Hepatitis C	58	37	64	15	+ 22
Appendicitis	59	36	54	94	- 58
Poisonings	60	32	37	325	- 293
Upper Respiratory	61	27	57	60	- 33
Oral conditions	62	20	86	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	63	11	55	88	- 77
Maternal Conditions	64	10	15	1,854	- 1,844
Syphilis	65	4	29	480	- 476
Iodine Deficiency	66	3	77	0	+ 3
War	67	2	71	2	- 0
Encephalitis	68	2	58	48	- 46
Otitis Media	69	1	68	5	- 4
Tetanus	70	1	47	178	- 177
Leishmaniasis	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	50	143	- 142
Pertussis	73	0	31	436	- 436
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	67	6	- 6
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	65	9	- 9
Ascariasis	82	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	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.