EGYPT VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	65,628	53	397	+ 65,231
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,558	7	20,695	+ 18,863
Malaria	3	32,245	77	0	+ 32,245
Road Traffic Accidents	4	31,801	12	10,141	+ 21,661
Stroke	5	30,358	3	43,839	- 13,481
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	29,555	23	3,692	+ 25,863
Coronary Heart Disease	7	25,196	1	173,871	- 148,675
Low Birth Weight	8	22,179	11	11,391	+ 10,788
Birth Trauma	9	18,212	17	6,109	+ 12,103
Liver Disease	10	16,658	2	60,122	- 43,464
Tuberculosis	11	15,295	51	432	+ 14,863
Cervical Cancer	12	14,702	48	625	+ 14,078
Congenital Anomalies	13	12,826	10	12,163	+ 663
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,587	8	19,131	- 7,544
Maternal Conditions	15	9,477	44	795	+ 8,682
Oesophagus Cancer	16	9,414	41	951	+ 8,463
Hypertension	17	9,183	5	21,094	- 11,911
Meningitis	18	9,161	43	827	+ 8,334
Kidney Disease	19	8,011	6	21,087	- 13,076
Malnutrition	20	7,664	46	759	+ 6,906
Lung Disease	21	6,852	9	13,393	- 6,541
Other Injuries	22	6,472	21	3,819	+ 2,653
Suicide	23	5,147	25	3,022	+ 2,125
Lymphomas	24	4,286	14	7,539	- 3,252
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	3,998	16	6,975	- 2,977
Asthma	26	3,603	15	7,104	- 3,500
Breast Cancer	27	3,068	13	9,180	- 6,112
Falls	28	2,872	30	2,019	+ 853
Syphilis	29	2,455	58	159	+ 2,295
Drownings	30	2,340	37	1,122	+ 1,218
Pertussis	31	2,229	42	906	+ 1,323
Violence	32	2,077	20	4,165	- 2,087
Bladder Cancer	33	1,983	19	5,133	- 3,149
Fires	34	1,940	33	1,568	+ 372
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,894	27	2,489	- 595
Skin Cancers	36	1,691	39	1,013	+ 678
Poisonings	37	1,660	57	195	+ 1,465
Liver Cancer	38	1,619	4	24,512	- 22,894
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,429	34	1,339	+ 90
Prostate Cancer	40	1,384	35	1,282	+ 101
Epilepsy	41	1,329	50	451	+ 878
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,311	29	2,372	- 1,061
Oral Cancer	43	1,283	45	793	+ 490
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	1,198	24	3,083	- 1,885
Stomach Cancer	45	1,053	32	1,844	- 792
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,021	28	2,391	- 1,370
Tetanus	47	908	49	540	+ 368
Ovary Cancer	48	805	31	1,944	- 1,138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	789	36	1,248	- 459
Schistosomiasis	50	732	54	220	+ 512
Lung Cancers	51	667	18	5,677	- 5,010
Alcohol	52	581	60	141	+ 440
Skin Disease	53	518	55	219	+ 299
Appendicitis	54	479	59	142	+ 337
Hepatitis B	55	449	40	988	- 539
Leukemia	56	419	22	3,763	- 3,344
Upper Respiratory	57	304	68	5	+ 299
Encephalitis	58	245	38	1,046	- 801
Drug Use	59	243	62	116	+ 127
Pancreas Cancer	60	194	26	2,906	- 2,712
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	147	65	26	+ 121
Uterin Cancer	62	116	52	422	- 306
Other Neoplasms	63	85	61	116	- 31
Hepatitis C	64	75	63	97	- 22
Dengue	65	47	69	5	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	66	44	56	213	- 169
Measles	67	31	64	43	- 12
Otitis Media	68	28	72	0	+ 28
Ascariasis	69	21	67	6	+ 16
Chlamydia	70	13	71	1	+ 12
War	71	13	47	714	- 701
Diphtheria	72	9	70	3	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	73	2	76	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Malawi

Egypt

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.