MALAWI VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,969	7	4,929	+ 11,040
Stroke	2	15,648	5	5,939	+ 9,709
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,739	2	7,739	+ 2,000
Kidney Disease	4	8,349	19	1,567	+ 6,781
Liver Cancer	5	7,434	38	317	+ 7,117
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,113	25	782	+ 6,330
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,981	4	6,221	+ 760
Lung Cancers	8	6,940	51	131	+ 6,809
Lung Disease	9	6,062	21	1,340	+ 4,721
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,844	14	2,267	+ 3,577
Liver Disease	11	5,477	10	3,259	+ 2,218
HIV/AIDS	12	4,333	1	12,839	- 8,505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,084	44	234	+ 2,850
Tuberculosis	14	2,973	11	2,992	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	2,136	6	5,782	- 3,646
Suicide	16	1,913	23	1,007	+ 906
Breast Cancer	17	1,884	27	600	+ 1,284
Falls	18	1,684	28	562	+ 1,122
Cervical Cancer	19	1,590	12	2,876	- 1,286
Oral Cancer	20	1,544	43	251	+ 1,293
Other Injuries	21	1,516	22	1,266	+ 249
Lymphomas	22	1,413	24	839	+ 574
Parkinson's Disease	23	1,336	46	200	+ 1,136
Asthma	24	1,302	26	705	+ 597
Drownings	25	1,231	30	458	+ 773
Leukemia	26	1,215	56	82	+ 1,133
Stomach Cancer	27	1,074	45	206	+ 868
Skin Disease	28	1,051	53	101	+ 949
Oesophagus Cancer	29	982	16	1,842	- 859
Prostate Cancer	30	938	40	271	+ 667
Violence	31	923	32	406	+ 517
Inflammatory/Heart	32	896	35	370	+ 526
Pancreas Cancer	33	742	60	38	+ 704
Hypertension	34	678	17	1,797	- 1,118
Congenital Anomalies	35	656	13	2,509	- 1,853
Ovary Cancer	36	624	48	158	+ 466
Endocrine Disorders	37	588	42	257	+ 331
Bladder Cancer	38	560	33	388	+ 172
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	522	39	280	+ 243
Low Birth Weight	40	482	8	4,339	- 3,857
Skin Cancers	41	353	36	331	+ 22
Malnutrition	42	299	20	1,499	- 1,200
Meningitis	43	290	18	1,792	- 1,503
Uterin Cancer	44	269	62	23	+ 246
Drug Use	45	247	59	48	+ 200
Encephalitis	46	225	58	48	+ 177
Epilepsy	47	214	41	260	- 46
Fires	48	192	34	380	- 187
Alcohol	49	171	52	114	+ 57
Birth Trauma	50	166	9	3,563	- 3,397
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	136	49	154	- 19
Maternal Conditions	52	71	15	1,854	- 1,783
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	61	61	29	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	54	60	63	17	+ 43
Dengue	55	53	65	9	+ 44
Hepatitis B	56	48	55	88	- 40
Poisonings	57	41	37	325	- 284
Tetanus	58	36	47	178	- 141
Appendicitis	59	35	54	94	- 58
War	60	27	71	2	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	61	27	66	9	+ 18
Pertussis	62	24	31	436	- 412
Measles	63	17	67	6	+ 11
Syphilis	64	11	29	480	- 469
Upper Respiratory	65	5	57	60	- 54
Malaria	66	4	3	6,308	- 6,304
Hepatitis C	67	2	64	15	- 12
Otitis Media	68	2	68	5	- 3
Ascariasis	69	1	69	4	- 3
Chlamydia	70	1	70	3	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	143	- 143
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Thailand

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.