MALAWI VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,096	7	4,929	+ 22,167
Stroke	2	18,107	5	5,939	+ 12,168
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,063	25	782	+ 11,281
Lung Disease	4	10,840	21	1,340	+ 9,499
Lung Cancers	5	9,293	51	131	+ 9,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,707	2	7,739	+ 968
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,909	44	234	+ 7,675
Kidney Disease	8	6,607	19	1,567	+ 5,040
Breast Cancer	9	5,388	27	600	+ 4,788
Other Injuries	10	4,917	22	1,266	+ 3,651
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,748	14	2,267	+ 2,481
Suicide	12	4,672	23	1,007	+ 3,665
Prostate Cancer	13	4,493	40	271	+ 4,222
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,165	60	38	+ 4,127
Hypertension	15	4,119	17	1,797	+ 2,322
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,250	4	6,221	- 2,971
Endocrine Disorders	17	3,095	42	257	+ 2,839
Stomach Cancer	18	3,051	45	206	+ 2,845
Other Neoplasms	19	2,946	63	17	+ 2,929
Lymphomas	20	2,905	24	839	+ 2,067
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,035	46	200	+ 1,835
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,996	35	370	+ 1,626
Violence	23	1,875	32	406	+ 1,468
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,819	16	1,842	- 23
Leukemia	25	1,781	56	82	+ 1,699
Bladder Cancer	26	1,754	33	388	+ 1,366
Liver Disease	27	1,308	10	3,259	- 1,951
HIV/AIDS	28	1,240	1	12,839	- 11,599
Cervical Cancer	29	1,093	12	2,876	- 1,784
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,081	13	2,509	- 1,428
Oral Cancer	31	1,062	43	251	+ 811
Ovary Cancer	32	1,019	48	158	+ 861
Skin Cancers	33	947	36	331	+ 616
Liver Cancer	34	936	38	317	+ 619
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	853	6	5,782	- 4,929
Skin Disease	36	825	53	101	+ 724
Asthma	37	807	26	705	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	38	732	62	23	+ 710
Alcohol	39	664	52	114	+ 550
Epilepsy	40	545	41	260	+ 285
Tuberculosis	41	512	11	2,992	- 2,481
Low Birth Weight	42	467	8	4,339	- 3,872
Malnutrition	43	464	20	1,499	- 1,036
Anemia	44	448	81	0	+ 448
Drownings	45	411	30	458	- 47
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	361	39	280	+ 81
Falls	47	349	28	562	- 212
Fires	48	346	34	380	- 33
Drug Use	49	258	59	48	+ 210
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	248	49	154	+ 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	219	61	29	+ 191
Osteoarthritis	52	206	84	0	+ 206
Birth Trauma	53	141	9	3,563	- 3,422
Schizophrenia	54	114	80	0	+ 114
Poisonings	55	105	37	325	- 220
Multiple Sclerosis	56	83	66	9	+ 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	79	85	0	+ 79
Meningitis	58	65	18	1,792	- 1,727
Appendicitis	59	57	54	94	- 36
Maternal Conditions	60	57	15	1,854	- 1,797
Chagas disease	61	31	75	0	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	62	31	57	60	- 28
Hepatitis B	63	27	55	88	- 61
Encephalitis	64	25	58	48	- 23
Hepatitis C	65	22	64	15	+ 7
Syphilis	66	18	29	480	- 462
Otitis Media	67	10	68	5	+ 4
Oral conditions	68	7	86	0	+ 7
Leprosy	69	2	76	0	+ 2
War	70	2	71	2	- 0
Tetanus	71	2	47	178	- 175
Pertussis	72	1	31	436	- 435
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	74	0	67	6	- 6
Chlamydia	75	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Ascariasis	80	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	65	9	- 9
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

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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.