MALAWI VS COTE D IVOIRE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COTE D IVOIRE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,481	2	7,739	+ 7,742
HIV/AIDS	2	9,285	1	12,839	- 3,554
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,171	6	5,782	+ 2,389
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,038	7	4,929	+ 3,109
Low Birth Weight	5	7,828	8	4,339	+ 3,489
Stroke	6	7,294	5	5,939	+ 1,355
Malaria	7	6,880	3	6,308	+ 572
Birth Trauma	8	6,809	9	3,563	+ 3,246
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,502	4	6,221	- 1,720
Tuberculosis	10	4,007	11	2,992	+ 1,015
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,781	13	2,509	+ 1,271
Liver Disease	12	3,426	10	3,259	+ 167
Kidney Disease	13	3,013	19	1,567	+ 1,446
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,008	14	2,267	+ 741
Meningitis	15	2,398	18	1,792	+ 606
Other Injuries	16	2,383	22	1,266	+ 1,117
Violence	17	2,145	32	406	+ 1,738
Pertussis	18	2,111	31	436	+ 1,675
Lung Disease	19	1,667	21	1,340	+ 326
Suicide	20	1,661	23	1,007	+ 654
Maternal Conditions	21	1,421	15	1,854	- 433
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,397	42	257	+ 1,141
Hypertension	23	1,391	17	1,797	- 406
Asthma	24	1,209	26	705	+ 504
Prostate Cancer	25	1,073	40	271	+ 802
Cervical Cancer	26	1,044	12	2,876	- 1,832
Breast Cancer	27	965	27	600	+ 365
Drownings	28	894	30	458	+ 436
Falls	29	876	28	562	+ 315
Liver Cancer	30	811	38	317	+ 495
Malnutrition	31	785	20	1,499	- 714
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	745	25	782	- 37
Syphilis	33	714	29	480	+ 234
Inflammatory/Heart	34	664	35	370	+ 294
Fires	35	648	34	380	+ 269
Epilepsy	36	602	41	260	+ 342
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	590	39	280	+ 310
Drug Use	38	569	59	48	+ 522
Poisonings	39	476	37	325	+ 151
Lymphomas	40	431	24	839	- 408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	403	44	234	+ 168
Stomach Cancer	42	340	45	206	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	43	299	46	200	+ 100
Tetanus	44	289	47	178	+ 111
Schistosomiasis	45	273	50	143	+ 130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	237	49	154	+ 83
Pancreas Cancer	47	212	60	38	+ 174
Oral Cancer	48	203	43	251	- 48
Skin Disease	49	201	53	101	+ 99
Lung Cancers	50	198	51	131	+ 67
Ovary Cancer	51	186	48	158	+ 28
Alcohol	52	158	52	114	+ 45
Hepatitis B	53	146	55	88	+ 58
Encephalitis	54	129	58	48	+ 81
Uterin Cancer	55	112	62	23	+ 89
Skin Cancers	56	108	36	331	- 223
Leukemia	57	107	56	82	+ 25
Oesophagus Cancer	58	64	16	1,842	- 1,778
Bladder Cancer	59	63	33	388	- 325
Appendicitis	60	58	54	94	- 36
Ascariasis	61	35	69	4	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	62	31	63	17	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	63	23	57	60	- 36
Multiple Sclerosis	64	21	66	9	+ 13
War	65	21	71	2	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	61	29	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	13	64	15	- 1
Diphtheria	68	13	72	2	+ 11
Measles	69	9	67	6	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	73	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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

Cote d Ivoire

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.