MALAWI VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,279	1	12,839	+ 9,440
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,060	2	7,739	+ 3,322
Malaria	3	8,089	3	6,308	+ 1,781
Low Birth Weight	4	5,537	8	4,339	+ 1,198
Birth Trauma	5	5,343	9	3,563	+ 1,780
Stroke	6	5,297	5	5,939	- 642
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,076	7	4,929	+ 147
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,466	4	6,221	- 1,756
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,228	6	5,782	- 1,554
Tuberculosis	10	3,888	11	2,992	+ 896
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,626	14	2,267	+ 1,359
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,021	13	2,509	+ 512
Liver Disease	13	2,415	10	3,259	- 844
Kidney Disease	14	2,404	19	1,567	+ 837
Measles	15	2,194	67	6	+ 2,188
Hypertension	16	2,001	17	1,797	+ 205
Maternal Conditions	17	1,681	15	1,854	- 173
Syphilis	18	1,622	29	480	+ 1,142
Meningitis	19	1,539	18	1,792	- 253
Lung Disease	20	1,460	21	1,340	+ 119
Pertussis	21	1,321	31	436	+ 885
Suicide	22	1,298	23	1,007	+ 291
Other Injuries	23	1,274	22	1,266	+ 7
Breast Cancer	24	1,021	27	600	+ 421
Endocrine Disorders	25	886	42	257	+ 629
Asthma	26	790	26	705	+ 85
Inflammatory/Heart	27	765	35	370	+ 394
Cervical Cancer	28	679	12	2,876	- 2,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	672	25	782	- 110
Drug Use	30	609	59	48	+ 562
Malnutrition	31	583	20	1,499	- 917
Falls	32	553	28	562	- 8
Violence	33	542	32	406	+ 135
Liver Cancer	34	521	38	317	+ 205
Prostate Cancer	35	519	40	271	+ 248
Drownings	36	478	30	458	+ 21
Oral Cancer	37	418	43	251	+ 167
Epilepsy	38	391	41	260	+ 131
Fires	39	365	34	380	- 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	347	44	234	+ 112
Lung Cancers	41	324	51	131	+ 193
Tetanus	42	282	47	178	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	265	39	280	- 14
Poisonings	44	255	37	325	- 70
Lymphomas	45	235	24	839	- 604
Parkinson's Disease	46	213	46	200	+ 14
Trypanosomiasis	47	200	73	0	+ 199
Skin Cancers	48	196	36	331	- 135
Stomach Cancer	49	189	45	206	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	172	49	154	+ 18
Skin Disease	51	158	53	101	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	52	155	48	158	- 2
Alcohol	53	144	52	114	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	54	143	16	1,842	- 1,698
Pancreas Cancer	55	138	60	38	+ 100
Bladder Cancer	56	103	33	388	- 285
Encephalitis	57	94	58	48	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	58	93	62	23	+ 71
Appendicitis	59	67	54	94	- 26
Schistosomiasis	60	52	50	143	- 91
Leukemia	61	45	56	82	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	44	61	29	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	63	38	63	17	+ 21
Diphtheria	64	37	72	2	+ 36
Hepatitis B	65	37	55	88	- 51
Upper Respiratory	66	20	57	60	- 39
Multiple Sclerosis	67	17	66	9	+ 9
Chlamydia	68	5	70	3	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	64	15	- 11
Ascariasis	70	3	69	4	- 1
War	71	2	71	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	2	68	5	- 4
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
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Equ. Guinea

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.