MALAWI VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	16,095	1	12,839	+ 3,256
Tuberculosis	2	9,926	11	2,992	+ 6,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	9,195	2	7,739	+ 1,456
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,903	7	4,929	+ 3,973
Stroke	5	8,090	5	5,939	+ 2,151
Malaria	6	7,056	3	6,308	+ 748
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,704	4	6,221	- 517
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,655	6	5,782	- 1,127
Low Birth Weight	9	4,579	8	4,339	+ 240
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,746	14	2,267	+ 1,479
Birth Trauma	11	3,560	9	3,563	- 3
Hypertension	12	3,328	17	1,797	+ 1,532
Liver Disease	13	3,321	10	3,259	+ 62
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,602	13	2,509	+ 93
Kidney Disease	15	2,188	19	1,567	+ 620
Maternal Conditions	16	2,061	15	1,854	+ 207
Lung Disease	17	1,930	21	1,340	+ 590
Violence	18	1,923	32	406	+ 1,516
Suicide	19	1,244	23	1,007	+ 237
Other Injuries	20	1,189	22	1,266	- 77
Pertussis	21	1,175	31	436	+ 739
Meningitis	22	1,068	18	1,792	- 724
Asthma	23	1,038	26	705	+ 333
Malnutrition	24	970	20	1,499	- 530
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	822	25	782	+ 40
Inflammatory/Heart	26	784	35	370	+ 413
Endocrine Disorders	27	742	42	257	+ 485
Prostate Cancer	28	706	40	271	+ 435
Cervical Cancer	29	700	12	2,876	- 2,176
Liver Cancer	30	605	38	317	+ 288
Measles	31	569	67	6	+ 563
Breast Cancer	32	566	27	600	- 34
Falls	33	531	28	562	- 31
Syphilis	34	380	29	480	- 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	375	39	280	+ 96
Drownings	36	371	30	458	- 87
Fires	37	322	34	380	- 57
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	317	44	234	+ 82
Stomach Cancer	39	314	45	206	+ 108
Epilepsy	40	271	41	260	+ 11
Poisonings	41	252	37	325	- 73
Parkinson's Disease	42	246	46	200	+ 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	238	49	154	+ 83
Drug Use	44	234	59	48	+ 186
Lymphomas	45	218	24	839	- 621
Leukemia	46	205	56	82	+ 123
Lung Cancers	47	192	51	131	+ 61
Ovary Cancer	48	176	48	158	+ 19
Alcohol	49	164	52	114	+ 51
Skin Disease	50	163	53	101	+ 62
Schistosomiasis	51	160	50	143	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	52	149	60	38	+ 111
Skin Cancers	53	128	36	331	- 202
Oral Cancer	54	117	43	251	- 134
Tetanus	55	82	47	178	- 95
Encephalitis	56	71	58	48	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	57	69	16	1,842	- 1,772
Appendicitis	58	66	54	94	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	53	61	29	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	60	52	62	23	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	61	52	33	388	- 336
Hepatitis B	62	52	55	88	- 36
Other Neoplasms	63	27	63	17	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	64	24	57	60	- 36
Trypanosomiasis	65	24	73	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	66	9	+ 5
Hepatitis C	67	9	64	15	- 6
Diphtheria	68	7	72	2	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	4	69	4	- 0
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	2	68	5	- 3
War	72	2	71	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

Congo

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.