MALAWI VS UKRAINE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UKRAINE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	170,088	7	4,929	+ 165,158
Stroke	2	48,750	5	5,939	+ 42,811
Liver Disease	3	9,274	10	3,259	+ 6,015
Lung Cancers	4	9,168	51	131	+ 9,038
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	8,663	25	782	+ 7,881
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,241	44	234	+ 8,007
Inflammatory/Heart	7	7,440	35	370	+ 7,070
Lung Disease	8	5,872	21	1,340	+ 4,531
Suicide	9	5,808	23	1,007	+ 4,801
Stomach Cancer	10	4,947	45	206	+ 4,741
Breast Cancer	11	4,947	27	600	+ 4,347
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,160	2	7,739	- 3,578
HIV/AIDS	13	3,585	1	12,839	- 9,254
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,546	60	38	+ 3,508
Alcohol	15	3,460	52	114	+ 3,347
Prostate Cancer	16	2,929	40	271	+ 2,658
Oral Cancer	17	2,758	43	251	+ 2,507
Road Traffic Accidents	18	2,738	4	6,221	- 3,483
Other Injuries	19	2,584	22	1,266	+ 1,318
Tuberculosis	20	1,949	11	2,992	- 1,043
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,893	46	200	+ 1,693
Falls	22	1,755	28	562	+ 1,193
Violence	23	1,687	32	406	+ 1,281
Lymphomas	24	1,608	24	839	+ 770
Ovary Cancer	25	1,600	48	158	+ 1,442
Leukemia	26	1,545	56	82	+ 1,463
Bladder Cancer	27	1,487	33	388	+ 1,099
Cervical Cancer	28	1,486	12	2,876	- 1,391
Uterin Cancer	29	1,448	62	23	+ 1,426
Drownings	30	1,411	30	458	+ 953
Diabetes Mellitus	31	1,378	14	2,267	- 889
Liver Cancer	32	1,349	38	317	+ 1,032
Kidney Disease	33	1,327	19	1,567	- 240
Skin Cancers	34	1,227	36	331	+ 896
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,212	16	1,842	- 630
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,011	39	280	+ 732
Fires	37	1,008	34	380	+ 629
Congenital Anomalies	38	847	13	2,509	- 1,662
Drug Use	39	696	59	48	+ 649
Poisonings	40	682	37	325	+ 357
Hypertension	41	592	17	1,797	- 1,204
Low Birth Weight	42	520	8	4,339	- 3,819
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	498	49	154	+ 344
Epilepsy	44	256	41	260	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	45	253	42	257	- 3
Encephalitis	46	241	58	48	+ 193
Multiple Sclerosis	47	210	66	9	+ 201
Skin Disease	48	191	53	101	+ 90
War	49	167	71	2	+ 164
Meningitis	50	157	18	1,792	- 1,635
Birth Trauma	51	148	9	3,563	- 3,415
Asthma	52	140	26	705	- 565
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	115	6	5,782	- 5,667
Other Neoplasms	54	83	63	17	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	63	61	29	+ 34
Appendicitis	56	48	54	94	- 46
Maternal Conditions	57	33	15	1,854	- 1,821
Malnutrition	58	33	20	1,499	- 1,466
Hepatitis B	59	26	55	88	- 62
Measles	60	25	67	6	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	61	19	57	60	- 41
Hepatitis C	62	5	64	15	- 10
Chlamydia	63	3	70	3	+ 1
Syphilis	64	2	29	480	- 478
Tetanus	65	2	47	178	- 176
Pertussis	66	1	31	436	- 435
Diphtheria	67	1	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	69	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	70	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	143	- 143
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	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
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	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.