MALAWI VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	31,197	25	782	+ 30,415
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,802	7	4,929	+ 17,873
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,888	2	7,739	+ 5,149
Stroke	4	11,962	5	5,939	+ 6,022
Lung Cancers	5	11,354	51	131	+ 11,223
Lung Disease	6	10,458	21	1,340	+ 9,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,864	44	234	+ 5,630
Prostate Cancer	8	4,225	40	271	+ 3,954
Breast Cancer	9	4,043	27	600	+ 3,443
Lymphomas	10	2,973	24	839	+ 2,134
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,860	60	38	+ 2,822
Oesophagus Cancer	12	2,774	16	1,842	+ 933
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,725	46	200	+ 2,525
Liver Disease	14	2,437	10	3,259	- 822
Falls	15	2,422	28	562	+ 1,860
Bladder Cancer	16	1,950	33	388	+ 1,562
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,857	14	2,267	- 410
Kidney Disease	18	1,739	19	1,567	+ 172
Other Injuries	19	1,737	22	1,266	+ 471
Suicide	20	1,693	23	1,007	+ 686
Liver Cancer	21	1,665	38	317	+ 1,348
Leukemia	22	1,657	56	82	+ 1,575
Hypertension	23	1,656	17	1,797	- 141
Stomach Cancer	24	1,589	45	206	+ 1,383
Ovary Cancer	25	1,278	48	158	+ 1,120
Other Neoplasms	26	1,267	63	17	+ 1,251
Skin Cancers	27	1,185	36	331	+ 854
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,048	42	257	+ 792
Inflammatory/Heart	29	994	35	370	+ 623
Oral Cancer	30	988	43	251	+ 737
Drug Use	31	898	59	48	+ 850
Uterin Cancer	32	746	62	23	+ 723
Road Traffic Accidents	33	690	4	6,221	- 5,532
Skin Disease	34	678	53	101	+ 577
Congenital Anomalies	35	676	13	2,509	- 1,833
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	664	39	280	+ 385
Multiple Sclerosis	37	590	66	9	+ 581
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	508	6	5,782	- 5,274
Alcohol	39	494	52	114	+ 381
Low Birth Weight	40	418	8	4,339	- 3,921
Asthma	41	414	26	705	- 291
Epilepsy	42	379	41	260	+ 119
Cervical Cancer	43	349	12	2,876	- 2,527
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	322	61	29	+ 294
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	278	49	154	+ 124
Violence	46	276	32	406	- 131
Tuberculosis	47	112	11	2,992	- 2,881
Fires	48	106	34	380	- 273
Drownings	49	96	30	458	- 362
Anemia	50	88	81	0	+ 88
Hepatitis C	51	85	64	15	+ 70
Meningitis	52	74	18	1,792	- 1,718
Poisonings	53	70	37	325	- 255
Birth Trauma	54	60	9	3,563	- 3,503
HIV/AIDS	55	60	1	12,839	- 12,779
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	58	85	0	+ 58
Osteoarthritis	57	53	84	0	+ 53
Malnutrition	58	37	20	1,499	- 1,463
Appendicitis	59	33	54	94	- 60
Schizophrenia	60	32	80	0	+ 32
Oral conditions	61	17	86	0	+ 17
Syphilis	62	16	29	480	- 465
Upper Respiratory	63	15	57	60	- 44
Maternal Conditions	64	15	15	1,854	- 1,839
Hepatitis B	65	13	55	88	- 75
Otitis Media	66	5	68	5	- 0
War	67	3	71	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	2	58	48	- 46
Pertussis	69	1	31	436	- 435
Leishmaniasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	47	178	- 178
Dengue	73	0	65	9	- 9
Diphtheria	74	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	75	0	67	6	- 6
Malaria	76	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	143	- 143
Chlamydia	79	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

United Kingdom

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.