AFGHANISTAN VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	23,669	46	464	+ 23,205
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,267	4	14,649	- 383
Malaria	3	11,629	57	185	+ 11,444
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,469	11	6,033	+ 5,436
Stroke	5	10,949	3	19,060	- 8,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	10,659	13	5,555	+ 5,104
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,087	1	40,195	- 31,108
Low Birth Weight	8	7,999	5	12,631	- 4,632
Birth Trauma	9	6,568	6	10,723	- 4,154
Liver Disease	10	6,008	16	4,600	+ 1,408
Tuberculosis	11	5,516	7	9,839	- 4,323
Cervical Cancer	12	5,302	44	541	+ 4,762
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,626	14	5,001	- 375
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,179	12	5,750	- 1,571
Maternal Conditions	15	3,418	9	7,807	- 4,389
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,395	29	1,314	+ 2,081
Hypertension	17	3,312	8	7,995	- 4,683
Meningitis	18	3,304	20	2,626	+ 678
Kidney Disease	19	2,889	10	6,590	- 3,701
Malnutrition	20	2,764	43	589	+ 2,175
Lung Disease	21	2,471	15	4,650	- 2,179
Other Injuries	22	2,334	18	3,241	- 907
Suicide	23	1,856	24	1,573	+ 284
Lymphomas	24	1,546	36	946	+ 600
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,442	23	1,765	- 323
Asthma	26	1,300	17	3,403	- 2,103
Breast Cancer	27	1,106	22	1,822	- 716
Falls	28	1,036	37	905	+ 130
Syphilis	29	885	60	94	+ 791
Drownings	30	844	34	996	- 152
Pertussis	31	804	21	2,107	- 1,304
Violence	32	749	19	3,217	- 2,467
Bladder Cancer	33	715	54	272	+ 443
Fires	34	700	50	348	+ 352
Inflammatory/Heart	35	683	45	527	+ 156
Skin Cancers	36	610	59	145	+ 465
Poisonings	37	599	47	384	+ 215
Liver Cancer	38	584	40	657	- 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	515	25	1,505	- 990
Prostate Cancer	40	499	55	258	+ 241
Epilepsy	41	479	35	993	- 513
Endocrine Disorders	42	473	28	1,364	- 891
Oral Cancer	43	463	27	1,467	- 1,005
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	432	39	741	- 309
Stomach Cancer	45	380	26	1,501	- 1,121
Parkinson's Disease	46	368	41	628	- 259
Tetanus	47	327	30	1,254	- 927
Ovary Cancer	48	291	48	369	- 79
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	284	33	1,041	- 756
Schistosomiasis	50	264	79	0	+ 264
Lung Cancers	51	241	32	1,076	- 835
Alcohol	52	210	58	150	+ 60
Skin Disease	53	187	61	94	+ 93
Appendicitis	54	173	52	298	- 126
Hepatitis B	55	162	38	863	- 701
Leukemia	56	151	42	610	- 459
Upper Respiratory	57	110	68	9	+ 101
Encephalitis	58	88	31	1,190	- 1,102
Drug Use	59	88	51	328	- 241
Pancreas Cancer	60	70	56	229	- 159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	53	65	25	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	62	42	53	289	- 247
Other Neoplasms	63	31	63	29	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	27	64	28	- 1
Dengue	65	17	72	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	66	16	62	84	- 68
Measles	67	11	49	350	- 339
Otitis Media	68	10	71	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	8	66	17	- 9
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 3
War	71	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Diphtheria	72	3	67	16	- 13
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Malawi

Afghanistan

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.