MALAWI VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,111	2	7,739	+ 7,372
Malaria	2	10,420	3	6,308	+ 4,112
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	10,114	6	5,782	+ 4,332
Stroke	4	8,670	5	5,939	+ 2,730
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,992	7	4,929	+ 3,063
Low Birth Weight	6	7,267	8	4,339	+ 2,928
Birth Trauma	7	5,849	9	3,563	+ 2,286
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,682	4	6,221	- 1,539
Liver Disease	9	3,623	10	3,259	+ 364
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,354	13	2,509	+ 844
HIV/AIDS	11	3,351	1	12,839	- 9,488
Meningitis	12	2,912	18	1,792	+ 1,120
Kidney Disease	13	2,856	19	1,567	+ 1,289
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,831	14	2,267	+ 564
Other Injuries	15	2,269	22	1,266	+ 1,003
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,153	42	257	+ 1,896
Lung Disease	17	1,806	21	1,340	+ 466
Pertussis	18	1,729	31	436	+ 1,293
Hypertension	19	1,612	17	1,797	- 185
Maternal Conditions	20	1,538	15	1,854	- 316
Malnutrition	21	1,374	20	1,499	- 125
Suicide	22	1,365	23	1,007	+ 358
Tuberculosis	23	1,361	11	2,992	- 1,632
Asthma	24	1,319	26	705	+ 614
Prostate Cancer	25	1,284	40	271	+ 1,013
Measles	26	1,167	67	6	+ 1,160
Breast Cancer	27	1,161	27	600	+ 561
Violence	28	1,075	32	406	+ 669
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,059	25	782	+ 277
Cervical Cancer	30	990	12	2,876	- 1,886
Drownings	31	844	30	458	+ 386
Falls	32	804	28	562	+ 242
Inflammatory/Heart	33	677	35	370	+ 306
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	655	39	280	+ 376
Fires	35	638	34	380	+ 258
Lymphomas	36	573	24	839	- 266
Epilepsy	37	546	41	260	+ 287
Stomach Cancer	38	534	45	206	+ 328
Oesophagus Cancer	39	483	16	1,842	- 1,359
Liver Cancer	40	477	38	317	+ 160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	461	44	234	+ 226
Poisonings	42	455	37	325	+ 130
Parkinson's Disease	43	313	46	200	+ 114
Drug Use	44	292	59	48	+ 244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	292	49	154	+ 137
Leukemia	46	290	56	82	+ 208
Schistosomiasis	47	271	50	143	+ 128
Pancreas Cancer	48	262	60	38	+ 224
Oral Cancer	49	232	43	251	- 20
Tetanus	50	231	47	178	+ 53
Syphilis	51	223	29	480	- 258
Skin Disease	52	213	53	101	+ 112
Hepatitis B	53	211	55	88	+ 123
Skin Cancers	54	150	36	331	- 180
Uterin Cancer	55	147	62	23	+ 124
Ovary Cancer	56	127	48	158	- 31
Encephalitis	57	126	58	48	+ 78
Alcohol	58	126	52	114	+ 12
Lung Cancers	59	98	51	131	- 32
Appendicitis	60	67	54	94	- 27
Bladder Cancer	61	64	33	388	- 324
Ascariasis	62	60	69	4	+ 55
Other Neoplasms	63	29	63	17	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	64	26	57	60	- 34
Hepatitis C	65	25	64	15	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	66	9	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	17	61	29	- 12
Diphtheria	68	15	72	2	+ 13
War	69	4	71	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Benin

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.