MALAWI VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,793	7	4,929	+ 17,864
Diabetes Mellitus	2	19,699	14	2,267	+ 17,432
Stroke	3	12,702	5	5,939	+ 6,763
Violence	4	8,485	32	406	+ 8,078
Kidney Disease	5	6,786	19	1,567	+ 5,219
Prostate Cancer	6	5,095	40	271	+ 4,824
Breast Cancer	7	3,990	27	600	+ 3,389
Lung Cancers	8	3,356	51	131	+ 3,226
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,318	25	782	+ 2,536
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	3,173	2	7,739	- 4,566
Hypertension	11	3,109	17	1,797	+ 1,312
HIV/AIDS	12	3,027	1	12,839	- 9,811
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,022	44	234	+ 2,788
Liver Disease	14	2,100	10	3,259	- 1,159
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,011	4	6,221	- 4,211
Lung Disease	16	1,996	21	1,340	+ 656
Suicide	17	1,869	23	1,007	+ 862
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,844	42	257	+ 1,587
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,758	60	38	+ 1,721
Lymphomas	20	1,721	24	839	+ 883
Cervical Cancer	21	1,497	12	2,876	- 1,379
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,441	13	2,509	- 1,068
Low Birth Weight	23	1,280	8	4,339	- 3,059
Ovary Cancer	24	1,238	48	158	+ 1,081
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,114	35	370	+ 743
Stomach Cancer	26	1,067	45	206	+ 861
Uterin Cancer	27	1,046	62	23	+ 1,023
Liver Cancer	28	1,018	38	317	+ 702
Leukemia	29	963	56	82	+ 881
Other Injuries	30	942	22	1,266	- 325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	803	39	280	+ 523
Parkinson's Disease	32	793	46	200	+ 593
Falls	33	664	28	562	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	34	626	33	388	+ 238
Asthma	35	623	26	705	- 82
Skin Disease	36	600	53	101	+ 498
Epilepsy	37	496	41	260	+ 236
Oral Cancer	38	477	43	251	+ 226
Drownings	39	477	30	458	+ 19
Birth Trauma	40	390	9	3,563	- 3,173
Oesophagus Cancer	41	376	16	1,842	- 1,466
Alcohol	42	357	52	114	+ 244
Tuberculosis	43	333	11	2,992	- 2,659
Drug Use	44	289	59	48	+ 242
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	278	6	5,782	- 5,504
War	46	261	71	2	+ 258
Malnutrition	47	256	20	1,499	- 1,244
Fires	48	252	34	380	- 127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	172	49	154	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	50	160	15	1,854	- 1,694
Other Neoplasms	51	156	63	17	+ 140
Meningitis	52	147	18	1,792	- 1,646
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	126	61	29	+ 97
Encephalitis	54	94	58	48	+ 47
Dengue	55	81	65	9	+ 72
Appendicitis	56	68	54	94	- 26
Skin Cancers	57	66	36	331	- 265
Multiple Sclerosis	58	35	66	9	+ 26
Poisonings	59	23	37	325	- 302
Hepatitis B	60	7	55	88	- 81
Syphilis	61	2	29	480	- 478
Hepatitis C	62	2	64	15	- 13
Chlamydia	63	2	70	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	57	60	- 58
Tetanus	65	1	47	178	- 177
Ascariasis	66	1	69	4	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	31	436	- 436
Diphtheria	68	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	50	143	- 143
Malaria	72	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Trinidad/Tob.

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.