MALAWI VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,147	2	7,739	+ 12,408
Tuberculosis	2	18,115	11	2,992	+ 15,123
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	18,039	6	5,782	+ 12,257
HIV/AIDS	4	14,452	1	12,839	+ 1,614
Stroke	5	12,647	5	5,939	+ 6,708
Malaria	6	12,630	3	6,308	+ 6,322
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,168	7	4,929	+ 6,239
Low Birth Weight	8	8,580	8	4,339	+ 4,241
Birth Trauma	9	8,440	9	3,563	+ 4,878
Road Traffic Accidents	10	6,893	4	6,221	+ 672
Measles	11	6,259	67	6	+ 6,253
Hypertension	12	4,823	17	1,797	+ 3,026
Maternal Conditions	13	4,523	15	1,854	+ 2,669
Liver Disease	14	4,442	10	3,259	+ 1,183
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,395	14	2,267	+ 2,129
Meningitis	16	3,908	18	1,792	+ 2,116
Violence	17	3,884	32	406	+ 3,478
Lung Disease	18	3,682	21	1,340	+ 2,342
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,987	13	2,509	+ 478
Asthma	20	2,930	26	705	+ 2,225
Kidney Disease	21	2,735	19	1,567	+ 1,168
Malnutrition	22	2,660	20	1,499	+ 1,161
Other Injuries	23	2,390	22	1,266	+ 1,124
Suicide	24	2,253	23	1,007	+ 1,246
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,629	42	257	+ 1,373
Breast Cancer	26	1,326	27	600	+ 725
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,221	39	280	+ 942
War	28	1,207	71	2	+ 1,205
Tetanus	29	1,080	47	178	+ 902
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,039	35	370	+ 669
Pertussis	31	1,021	31	436	+ 585
Cervical Cancer	32	886	12	2,876	- 1,990
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	785	25	782	+ 3
Drownings	34	779	30	458	+ 321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	747	49	154	+ 592
Falls	36	698	28	562	+ 136
Schistosomiasis	37	652	50	143	+ 508
Prostate Cancer	38	602	40	271	+ 331
Fires	39	546	34	380	+ 167
Poisonings	40	516	37	325	+ 191
Syphilis	41	462	29	480	- 18
Lymphomas	42	458	24	839	- 380
Epilepsy	43	457	41	260	+ 198
Liver Cancer	44	449	38	317	+ 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	449	44	234	+ 214
Oral Cancer	46	351	43	251	+ 100
Leukemia	47	339	56	82	+ 257
Parkinson's Disease	48	259	46	200	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	49	252	45	206	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	50	246	48	158	+ 89
Appendicitis	51	238	54	94	+ 144
Alcohol	52	238	52	114	+ 124
Oesophagus Cancer	53	185	16	1,842	- 1,656
Skin Disease	54	185	53	101	+ 84
Lung Cancers	55	180	51	131	+ 50
Leishmaniasis	56	175	74	0	+ 175
Drug Use	57	169	59	48	+ 121
Skin Cancers	58	165	36	331	- 166
Trypanosomiasis	59	153	73	0	+ 152
Pancreas Cancer	60	141	60	38	+ 103
Hepatitis B	61	127	55	88	+ 39
Encephalitis	62	108	58	48	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	63	94	57	60	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	64	90	33	388	- 298
Uterin Cancer	65	75	62	23	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	58	61	29	+ 29
Diphtheria	67	41	72	2	+ 39
Otitis Media	68	24	68	5	+ 18
Hepatitis C	69	22	64	15	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	70	19	63	17	+ 2
Ascariasis	71	18	69	4	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	72	15	66	9	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	7	70	3	+ 5
Dengue	74	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Central Africa

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.