MALAWI VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,737	7	4,929	+ 13,808
Violence	2	12,627	32	406	+ 12,221
Stroke	3	8,450	5	5,939	+ 2,511
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,783	14	2,267	+ 5,517
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,749	4	6,221	+ 1,528
HIV/AIDS	6	5,216	1	12,839	- 7,622
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,006	2	7,739	- 2,733
Kidney Disease	8	4,131	19	1,567	+ 2,564
Hypertension	9	3,618	17	1,797	+ 1,821
Lung Disease	10	3,586	21	1,340	+ 2,246
Lung Cancers	11	2,716	51	131	+ 2,585
Low Birth Weight	12	2,150	8	4,339	- 2,188
Prostate Cancer	13	1,984	40	271	+ 1,713
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,982	13	2,509	- 527
Breast Cancer	15	1,785	27	600	+ 1,185
Liver Disease	16	1,630	10	3,259	- 1,629
Stomach Cancer	17	1,515	45	206	+ 1,309
Other Neoplasms	18	1,509	63	17	+ 1,493
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,419	44	234	+ 1,184
Cervical Cancer	20	1,383	12	2,876	- 1,493
Other Injuries	21	1,179	22	1,266	- 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	946	6	5,782	- 4,835
Lymphomas	23	869	24	839	+ 30
Birth Trauma	24	757	9	3,563	- 2,806
Pancreas Cancer	25	754	60	38	+ 716
Liver Cancer	26	717	38	317	+ 400
Leukemia	27	702	56	82	+ 620
Falls	28	603	28	562	+ 41
Chagas disease	29	575	75	0	+ 575
Endocrine Disorders	30	529	42	257	+ 273
Tuberculosis	31	521	11	2,992	- 2,472
Malnutrition	32	438	20	1,499	- 1,061
Inflammatory/Heart	33	417	35	370	+ 47
Suicide	34	408	23	1,007	- 599
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	398	25	782	- 384
Ovary Cancer	36	392	48	158	+ 234
Skin Cancers	37	385	36	331	+ 54
Oral Cancer	38	379	43	251	+ 128
Maternal Conditions	39	294	15	1,854	- 1,560
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	291	39	280	+ 11
Epilepsy	41	286	41	260	+ 26
Malaria	42	280	3	6,308	- 6,028
Drownings	43	270	30	458	- 187
Oesophagus Cancer	44	258	16	1,842	- 1,584
Bladder Cancer	45	254	33	388	- 134
Asthma	46	217	26	705	- 488
Uterin Cancer	47	215	62	23	+ 193
Parkinson's Disease	48	175	46	200	- 25
Meningitis	49	175	18	1,792	- 1,618
Drug Use	50	157	59	48	+ 109
War	51	129	71	2	+ 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	125	61	29	+ 97
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	105	85	0	+ 105
Fires	54	101	34	380	- 279
Anemia	55	88	81	0	+ 88
Appendicitis	56	68	54	94	- 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	56	49	154	- 99
Poisonings	58	47	37	325	- 278
Dengue	59	45	65	9	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	60	35	66	9	+ 27
Encephalitis	61	26	58	48	- 22
Alcohol	62	24	52	114	- 90
Hepatitis B	63	21	55	88	- 67
Pertussis	64	18	31	436	- 418
Hepatitis C	65	15	64	15	+ 0
Skin Disease	66	12	53	101	- 89
Syphilis	67	11	29	480	- 470
Tetanus	68	5	47	178	- 172
Schizophrenia	69	4	80	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	3	69	4	- 1
Leprosy	71	3	76	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	73	2	74	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	74	1	57	60	- 59
Otitis Media	75	1	68	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	76	1	50	143	- 143
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	72	2	- 2
Measles	79	0	67	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	70	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Venezuela

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.