MALAWI VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	13,870	2	7,739	+ 6,131
Tuberculosis	2	8,252	11	2,992	+ 5,260
Measles	3	7,969	67	6	+ 7,962
Malaria	4	7,885	3	6,308	+ 1,577
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,789	6	5,782	+ 2,007
Stroke	6	6,901	5	5,939	+ 962
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,546	7	4,929	+ 1,617
Low Birth Weight	8	6,538	8	4,339	+ 2,199
Birth Trauma	9	6,238	9	3,563	+ 2,675
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,706	4	6,221	- 515
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,066	13	2,509	+ 556
Hypertension	12	2,969	17	1,797	+ 1,172
Liver Disease	13	2,837	10	3,259	- 422
Lung Disease	14	2,551	21	1,340	+ 1,210
HIV/AIDS	15	2,506	1	12,839	- 10,333
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,433	14	2,267	+ 166
Meningitis	17	2,182	18	1,792	+ 389
Violence	18	2,097	32	406	+ 1,691
Maternal Conditions	19	1,983	15	1,854	+ 129
Kidney Disease	20	1,712	19	1,567	+ 144
Malnutrition	21	1,680	20	1,499	+ 181
Other Injuries	22	1,560	22	1,266	+ 294
Pertussis	23	1,494	31	436	+ 1,058
Asthma	24	1,458	26	705	+ 754
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,392	42	257	+ 1,135
Suicide	26	1,096	23	1,007	+ 89
Cervical Cancer	27	909	12	2,876	- 1,967
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	858	25	782	+ 75
Inflammatory/Heart	29	763	35	370	+ 392
Prostate Cancer	30	745	40	271	+ 474
Liver Cancer	31	724	38	317	+ 408
Syphilis	32	707	29	480	+ 227
Falls	33	657	28	562	+ 95
Drownings	34	651	30	458	+ 194
Breast Cancer	35	644	27	600	+ 44
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	559	44	234	+ 325
Stomach Cancer	37	486	45	206	+ 280
Lymphomas	38	389	24	839	- 450
Fires	39	379	34	380	- 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	363	39	280	+ 83
Leukemia	41	353	56	82	+ 271
Poisonings	42	326	37	325	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	326	49	154	+ 172
Epilepsy	44	326	41	260	+ 66
War	45	313	71	2	+ 310
Tetanus	46	220	47	178	+ 42
Lung Cancers	47	218	51	131	+ 88
Schistosomiasis	48	202	50	143	+ 59
Parkinson's Disease	49	195	46	200	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	50	192	60	38	+ 154
Oral Cancer	51	189	43	251	- 62
Leishmaniasis	52	164	74	0	+ 164
Oesophagus Cancer	53	149	16	1,842	- 1,693
Skin Disease	54	147	53	101	+ 46
Skin Cancers	55	144	36	331	- 186
Appendicitis	56	133	54	94	+ 39
Encephalitis	57	128	58	48	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	58	124	48	158	- 34
Drug Use	59	120	59	48	+ 73
Alcohol	60	120	52	114	+ 6
Hepatitis B	61	86	55	88	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	70	57	60	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	63	66	62	23	+ 44
Trypanosomiasis	64	65	73	0	+ 65
Bladder Cancer	65	51	33	388	- 337
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	41	61	29	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	67	17	63	17	- 0
Ascariasis	68	15	69	4	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	13	64	15	- 2
Diphtheria	70	9	72	2	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	71	8	66	9	- 0
Otitis Media	72	7	68	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	3	70	3	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

DR 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.