MALAWI VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,372	2	7,739	+ 6,633
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,783	6	5,782	+ 3,001
Stroke	3	8,598	5	5,939	+ 2,659
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,429	7	4,929	+ 3,500
Low Birth Weight	5	7,938	8	4,339	+ 3,599
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,467	4	6,221	- 755
Birth Trauma	7	5,097	9	3,563	+ 1,534
Liver Disease	8	3,861	10	3,259	+ 602
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,295	14	2,267	+ 1,028
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,160	13	2,509	+ 650
Meningitis	11	2,792	18	1,792	+ 1,000
Hypertension	12	2,782	17	1,797	+ 986
Cervical Cancer	13	2,526	12	2,876	- 351
Kidney Disease	14	2,451	19	1,567	+ 884
Malnutrition	15	2,318	20	1,499	+ 819
Other Injuries	16	2,181	22	1,266	+ 914
Lung Disease	17	2,019	21	1,340	+ 678
Pertussis	18	1,934	31	436	+ 1,498
Tuberculosis	19	1,907	11	2,992	- 1,086
Violence	20	1,528	32	406	+ 1,122
Asthma	21	1,182	26	705	+ 477
Maternal Conditions	22	1,135	15	1,854	- 719
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,123	25	782	+ 340
Suicide	24	1,108	23	1,007	+ 101
Drownings	25	840	30	458	+ 382
Oesophagus Cancer	26	814	16	1,842	- 1,028
Prostate Cancer	27	794	40	271	+ 523
Liver Cancer	28	703	38	317	+ 386
Malaria	29	701	3	6,308	- 5,607
Fires	30	654	34	380	+ 274
Inflammatory/Heart	31	635	35	370	+ 264
Falls	32	634	28	562	+ 72
Breast Cancer	33	546	27	600	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	508	39	280	+ 228
Poisonings	35	486	37	325	+ 161
Endocrine Disorders	36	471	42	257	+ 215
Lymphomas	37	466	24	839	- 373
Syphilis	38	463	29	480	- 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	451	44	234	+ 217
Epilepsy	40	419	41	260	+ 159
Oral Cancer	41	374	43	251	+ 123
Skin Cancers	42	301	36	331	- 30
Tetanus	43	287	47	178	+ 110
Parkinson's Disease	44	277	46	200	+ 77
Stomach Cancer	45	272	45	206	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	46	248	33	388	- 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	246	49	154	+ 92
Skin Disease	48	223	53	101	+ 122
Drug Use	49	161	59	48	+ 114
Appendicitis	50	142	54	94	+ 48
Alcohol	51	140	52	114	+ 26
Hepatitis B	52	124	55	88	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	53	102	57	60	+ 42
Encephalitis	54	101	58	48	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	55	75	62	23	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	56	75	48	158	- 83
Leukemia	57	74	56	82	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	40	61	29	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	59	27	63	17	+ 10
Lung Cancers	60	25	51	131	- 106
Hepatitis C	61	24	64	15	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	62	17	66	9	+ 9
Ascariasis	63	9	69	4	+ 4
Otitis Media	64	8	68	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	6	72	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	6	70	3	+ 3
War	67	2	71	2	- 0
Dengue	68	1	65	9	- 8
Hookworm Disease	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	143	- 143
HIV/AIDS	76	0	1	12,839	- 12,839
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	67	6	- 6
Depression	79	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	60	38	- 38
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Comoros

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.