MALAWI VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	11,072	11	2,992	+ 8,080
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,778	2	7,739	+ 3,040
Measles	3	10,224	67	6	+ 10,218
Malaria	4	9,717	3	6,308	+ 3,409
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,687	4	6,221	+ 1,465
HIV/AIDS	6	7,681	1	12,839	- 5,158
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,544	7	4,929	+ 2,615
Low Birth Weight	8	6,612	8	4,339	+ 2,273
Birth Trauma	9	6,410	9	3,563	+ 2,847
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	6,371	6	5,782	+ 589
Stroke	11	6,317	5	5,939	+ 378
Maternal Conditions	12	3,481	15	1,854	+ 1,627
Liver Disease	13	3,436	10	3,259	+ 177
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,334	13	2,509	+ 825
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,602	14	2,267	+ 335
Kidney Disease	16	2,436	19	1,567	+ 869
Meningitis	17	2,209	18	1,792	+ 417
Violence	18	1,909	32	406	+ 1,502
Cervical Cancer	19	1,896	12	2,876	- 981
Liver Cancer	20	1,758	38	317	+ 1,441
Syphilis	21	1,578	29	480	+ 1,098
Other Injuries	22	1,522	22	1,266	+ 256
Hypertension	23	1,484	17	1,797	- 313
Malnutrition	24	1,415	20	1,499	- 85
Prostate Cancer	25	1,190	40	271	+ 920
Lung Disease	26	1,175	21	1,340	- 165
Breast Cancer	27	983	27	600	+ 383
Endocrine Disorders	28	982	42	257	+ 726
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	939	25	782	+ 157
Suicide	30	879	23	1,007	- 128
Asthma	31	799	26	705	+ 94
Pertussis	32	790	31	436	+ 354
Falls	33	622	28	562	+ 60
Fires	34	614	34	380	+ 234
Drownings	35	508	30	458	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	505	39	280	+ 225
Stomach Cancer	37	487	45	206	+ 281
Inflammatory/Heart	38	461	35	370	+ 91
Lymphomas	39	374	24	839	- 464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	359	44	234	+ 124
Poisonings	41	327	37	325	+ 3
Epilepsy	42	324	41	260	+ 64
Parkinson's Disease	43	289	46	200	+ 89
Lung Cancers	44	264	51	131	+ 133
Schistosomiasis	45	206	50	143	+ 63
Skin Cancers	46	204	36	331	- 126
Ovary Cancer	47	201	48	158	+ 44
Oral Cancer	48	201	43	251	- 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	200	49	154	+ 46
Drug Use	50	170	59	48	+ 122
Skin Disease	51	165	53	101	+ 64
Hepatitis B	52	156	55	88	+ 68
Pancreas Cancer	53	151	60	38	+ 113
Tetanus	54	125	47	178	- 53
Uterin Cancer	55	114	62	23	+ 91
Encephalitis	56	110	58	48	+ 62
Alcohol	57	102	52	114	- 12
Leukemia	58	92	56	82	+ 11
Bladder Cancer	59	76	33	388	- 312
Oesophagus Cancer	60	62	16	1,842	- 1,780
Appendicitis	61	50	54	94	- 44
Other Neoplasms	62	23	63	17	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	63	17	66	9	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	61	29	- 13
Hepatitis C	65	15	64	15	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	15	69	4	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	67	11	57	60	- 49
Diphtheria	68	3	72	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	2	70	3	- 0
War	70	2	71	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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

Liberia

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.