NEPAL VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,360	34	737	+ 17,623
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,067	6	6,237	+ 4,829
Malaria	3	9,021	72	0	+ 9,021
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,897	9	4,654	+ 4,242
Stroke	5	8,493	4	12,909	- 4,416
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,268	7	6,071	+ 2,198
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,049	2	19,677	- 12,628
Low Birth Weight	8	6,205	11	3,822	+ 2,382
Birth Trauma	9	5,095	15	2,676	+ 2,419
Liver Disease	10	4,660	5	6,383	- 1,723
Tuberculosis	11	4,279	3	16,535	- 12,256
Cervical Cancer	12	4,113	20	1,969	+ 2,144
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,588	21	1,949	+ 1,640
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,242	14	2,929	+ 312
Maternal Conditions	15	2,651	28	977	+ 1,674
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,634	38	491	+ 2,143
Hypertension	17	2,569	18	2,092	+ 477
Meningitis	18	2,563	43	377	+ 2,186
Kidney Disease	19	2,241	10	4,284	- 2,043
Malnutrition	20	2,144	31	845	+ 1,299
Lung Disease	21	1,917	1	27,027	- 25,110
Other Injuries	22	1,811	22	1,655	+ 156
Suicide	23	1,440	16	2,571	- 1,131
Lymphomas	24	1,199	32	768	+ 432
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,119	19	2,022	- 903
Asthma	26	1,008	8	5,930	- 4,922
Breast Cancer	27	858	27	1,038	- 180
Falls	28	803	13	3,321	- 2,518
Syphilis	29	687	54	134	+ 553
Drownings	30	655	23	1,505	- 850
Pertussis	31	624	40	453	+ 171
Violence	32	581	35	704	- 123
Bladder Cancer	33	555	44	325	+ 230
Fires	34	543	50	184	+ 359
Inflammatory/Heart	35	530	48	217	+ 313
Skin Cancers	36	473	42	400	+ 73
Poisonings	37	464	39	474	- 9
Liver Cancer	38	453	46	256	+ 197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	400	49	191	+ 209
Prostate Cancer	40	387	58	85	+ 302
Epilepsy	41	372	30	874	- 502
Endocrine Disorders	42	367	45	257	+ 109
Oral Cancer	43	359	24	1,389	- 1,030
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	335	26	1,167	- 832
Stomach Cancer	45	294	25	1,379	- 1,085
Parkinson's Disease	46	286	33	760	- 474
Tetanus	47	254	53	134	+ 120
Ovary Cancer	48	225	37	585	- 359
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	221	17	2,320	- 2,099
Schistosomiasis	50	205	73	0	+ 205
Lung Cancers	51	187	12	3,586	- 3,399
Alcohol	52	163	52	168	- 5
Skin Disease	53	145	67	17	+ 128
Appendicitis	54	134	47	220	- 86
Hepatitis B	55	126	56	117	+ 9
Leukemia	56	117	36	668	- 550
Upper Respiratory	57	85	66	24	+ 61
Encephalitis	58	68	29	882	- 813
Drug Use	59	68	57	93	- 26
Pancreas Cancer	60	54	41	445	- 391
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	41	51	173	- 132
Uterin Cancer	62	32	60	56	- 24
Other Neoplasms	63	24	61	50	- 26
Hepatitis C	64	21	64	29	- 8
Dengue	65	13	55	120	- 107
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	63	38	- 26
Measles	67	9	59	60	- 51
Otitis Media	68	8	70	4	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	6	69	4	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	4	68	5	- 1
War	71	4	65	24	- 21
Diphtheria	72	3	71	1	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	62	39	- 39
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

Malawi

Nepal

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.