ALGERIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,740	48	193	+ 27,547
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,720	6	7,289	+ 9,431
Malaria	3	13,629	72	0	+ 13,629
Road Traffic Accidents	4	13,442	3	8,996	+ 4,445
Stroke	5	12,832	2	23,393	- 10,561
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	12,493	26	1,111	+ 11,382
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,650	1	54,547	- 43,897
Low Birth Weight	8	9,375	8	5,441	+ 3,933
Birth Trauma	9	7,698	13	3,800	+ 3,898
Liver Disease	10	7,041	15	3,464	+ 3,577
Tuberculosis	11	6,465	17	2,840	+ 3,625
Cervical Cancer	12	6,214	27	1,088	+ 5,127
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,421	11	4,357	+ 1,064
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,898	9	4,678	+ 219
Maternal Conditions	15	4,006	33	917	+ 3,089
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,979	46	313	+ 3,666
Hypertension	17	3,882	4	8,369	- 4,488
Meningitis	18	3,872	45	320	+ 3,552
Kidney Disease	19	3,386	5	7,528	- 4,142
Malnutrition	20	3,240	53	82	+ 3,158
Lung Disease	21	2,896	10	4,668	- 1,772
Other Injuries	22	2,736	22	1,401	+ 1,335
Suicide	23	2,176	28	1,072	+ 1,104
Lymphomas	24	1,812	20	1,833	- 21
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,690	7	5,635	- 3,945
Asthma	26	1,523	18	2,040	- 517
Breast Cancer	27	1,297	14	3,465	- 2,168
Falls	28	1,214	23	1,315	- 101
Syphilis	29	1,038	61	41	+ 997
Drownings	30	989	42	451	+ 538
Pertussis	31	942	49	169	+ 773
Violence	32	878	36	713	+ 165
Bladder Cancer	33	838	21	1,423	- 585
Fires	34	820	39	636	+ 184
Inflammatory/Heart	35	800	34	825	- 25
Skin Cancers	36	715	37	711	+ 3
Poisonings	37	702	47	287	+ 415
Liver Cancer	38	684	41	551	+ 133
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	604	35	721	- 117
Prostate Cancer	40	585	29	1,069	- 484
Epilepsy	41	562	44	355	+ 207
Endocrine Disorders	42	554	32	926	- 371
Oral Cancer	43	542	38	695	- 153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	506	16	3,139	- 2,633
Stomach Cancer	45	445	19	2,032	- 1,587
Parkinson's Disease	46	432	24	1,249	- 817
Tetanus	47	384	60	52	+ 332
Ovary Cancer	48	340	40	611	- 271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	333	43	362	- 28
Schistosomiasis	50	310	63	22	+ 287
Lung Cancers	51	282	12	3,931	- 3,649
Alcohol	52	246	54	81	+ 164
Skin Disease	53	219	52	111	+ 108
Appendicitis	54	203	55	80	+ 122
Hepatitis B	55	190	50	165	+ 25
Leukemia	56	177	25	1,157	- 980
Upper Respiratory	57	129	68	2	+ 127
Encephalitis	58	103	51	145	- 42
Drug Use	59	103	30	983	- 881
Pancreas Cancer	60	82	31	973	- 891
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	62	64	22	+ 40
Uterin Cancer	62	49	56	75	- 26
Other Neoplasms	63	36	58	58	- 22
Hepatitis C	64	32	65	4	+ 27
Dengue	65	20	75	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	57	74	- 55
Measles	67	13	59	55	- 42
Otitis Media	68	12	71	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	69	9	67	2	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 5
War	71	5	62	41	- 35
Diphtheria	72	4	70	1	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	74	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ALGERIA

Malawi

Algeria

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.