MALAWI VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,110	7	4,929	+ 15,181
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,920	25	782	+ 16,138
Stroke	3	11,571	5	5,939	+ 5,632
Lung Cancers	4	11,350	51	131	+ 11,219
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	6,956	44	234	+ 6,722
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,293	2	7,739	- 1,446
Lung Disease	7	5,803	21	1,340	+ 4,463
Breast Cancer	8	4,945	27	600	+ 4,345
Other Injuries	9	4,812	22	1,266	+ 3,546
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,934	60	38	+ 3,896
Kidney Disease	11	3,653	19	1,567	+ 2,086
Diabetes Mellitus	12	3,473	14	2,267	+ 1,206
Prostate Cancer	13	3,461	40	271	+ 3,190
Lymphomas	14	3,204	24	839	+ 2,366
Liver Cancer	15	3,047	38	317	+ 2,730
Suicide	16	2,852	23	1,007	+ 1,845
Other Neoplasms	17	2,792	63	17	+ 2,775
Falls	18	2,637	28	562	+ 2,075
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,574	42	257	+ 2,317
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,409	46	200	+ 2,210
Leukemia	21	2,373	56	82	+ 2,291
Liver Disease	22	2,350	10	3,259	- 909
Hypertension	23	2,263	17	1,797	+ 466
Bladder Cancer	24	2,090	33	388	+ 1,702
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,931	35	370	+ 1,560
Stomach Cancer	26	1,760	45	206	+ 1,554
Oral Cancer	27	1,488	43	251	+ 1,237
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,487	16	1,842	- 354
Malnutrition	29	1,341	20	1,499	- 159
Ovary Cancer	30	1,262	48	158	+ 1,104
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,063	4	6,221	- 5,159
Skin Cancers	32	1,036	36	331	+ 706
Alcohol	33	1,015	52	114	+ 901
Uterin Cancer	34	866	62	23	+ 843
Congenital Anomalies	35	640	13	2,509	- 1,869
Drug Use	36	599	59	48	+ 551
Epilepsy	37	594	41	260	+ 334
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	575	6	5,782	- 5,207
Skin Disease	39	509	53	101	+ 407
Cervical Cancer	40	501	12	2,876	- 2,375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	441	49	154	+ 286
Asthma	42	331	26	705	- 374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	314	39	280	+ 34
Anemia	44	310	81	0	+ 310
Drownings	45	276	30	458	- 182
Multiple Sclerosis	46	239	66	9	+ 231
Low Birth Weight	47	207	8	4,339	- 4,132
Schizophrenia	48	206	80	0	+ 206
Violence	49	171	32	406	- 235
Tuberculosis	50	138	11	2,992	- 2,854
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	136	61	29	+ 107
Hepatitis C	52	132	64	15	+ 118
Fires	53	128	34	380	- 251
HIV/AIDS	54	115	1	12,839	- 12,724
Birth Trauma	55	98	9	3,563	- 3,465
Osteoarthritis	56	78	84	0	+ 78
Poisonings	57	72	37	325	- 252
Meningitis	58	52	18	1,792	- 1,740
Hepatitis B	59	43	55	88	- 45
Oral conditions	60	37	86	0	+ 37
Appendicitis	61	29	54	94	- 65
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	24	85	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	63	17	57	60	- 42
Maternal Conditions	64	16	15	1,854	- 1,838
Otitis Media	65	5	68	5	- 0
Encephalitis	66	3	58	48	- 45
War	67	2	71	2	- 0
Syphilis	68	1	29	480	- 479
Pertussis	69	1	31	436	- 435
Tetanus	70	1	47	178	- 177
Schistosomiasis	71	0	50	143	- 143
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	2	- 2
Dengue	76	0	65	9	- 9
Measles	77	0	67	6	- 6
Chlamydia	78	0	70	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

France

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.