BENIN VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,670	11	2,263	+ 6,408
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,226	1	10,205	- 4,979
Malaria	3	4,260	2	7,037	- 2,777
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,201	8	3,162	+ 1,039
Stroke	5	4,011	4	5,855	- 1,844
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,905	3	6,830	- 2,926
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,329	5	5,397	- 2,069
Low Birth Weight	8	2,930	6	4,908	- 1,978
Birth Trauma	9	2,406	7	3,950	- 1,544
Liver Disease	10	2,201	9	2,447	- 246
Tuberculosis	11	2,021	23	919	+ 1,102
Cervical Cancer	12	1,942	30	669	+ 1,274
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,695	10	2,265	- 570
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,531	14	1,912	- 381
Maternal Conditions	15	1,252	20	1,039	+ 213
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,244	39	326	+ 918
Hypertension	17	1,213	19	1,088	+ 125
Meningitis	18	1,210	12	1,967	- 756
Kidney Disease	19	1,058	13	1,929	- 870
Malnutrition	20	1,013	21	928	+ 85
Lung Disease	21	905	17	1,220	- 314
Other Injuries	22	855	15	1,532	- 677
Suicide	23	680	22	922	- 242
Lymphomas	24	566	36	387	+ 180
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	528	29	715	- 187
Asthma	26	476	24	891	- 415
Breast Cancer	27	405	27	784	- 379
Falls	28	379	32	543	- 163
Syphilis	29	324	51	150	+ 174
Drownings	30	309	31	570	- 261
Pertussis	31	294	18	1,168	- 873
Violence	32	274	28	726	- 452
Bladder Cancer	33	262	61	43	+ 219
Fires	34	256	35	431	- 175
Inflammatory/Heart	35	250	33	457	- 207
Skin Cancers	36	223	54	102	+ 122
Poisonings	37	219	42	307	- 88
Liver Cancer	38	214	40	322	- 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	189	34	442	- 254
Prostate Cancer	40	183	25	867	- 684
Epilepsy	41	176	37	369	- 194
Endocrine Disorders	42	173	16	1,454	- 1,281
Oral Cancer	43	170	49	156	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	158	41	311	- 153
Stomach Cancer	45	139	38	361	- 222
Parkinson's Disease	46	135	43	212	- 77
Tetanus	47	120	50	156	- 36
Ovary Cancer	48	106	56	86	+ 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	104	45	197	- 93
Schistosomiasis	50	97	47	183	- 86
Lung Cancers	51	88	59	66	+ 22
Alcohol	52	77	58	85	- 8
Skin Disease	53	68	52	144	- 75
Appendicitis	54	63	60	45	+ 18
Hepatitis B	55	59	53	143	- 83
Leukemia	56	55	46	196	- 140
Upper Respiratory	57	40	64	17	+ 23
Encephalitis	58	32	57	85	- 53
Drug Use	59	32	44	197	- 165
Pancreas Cancer	60	26	48	177	- 151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	19	67	11	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	62	15	55	99	- 84
Other Neoplasms	63	11	63	20	- 8
Hepatitis C	64	10	65	17	- 7
Dengue	65	6	72	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	66	16	- 10
Measles	67	4	26	788	- 784
Otitis Media	68	4	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	3	62	40	- 37
Chlamydia	70	2	70	2	+ 0
War	71	2	69	2	- 1
Diphtheria	72	1	68	10	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	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 BENIN

Malawi

Benin

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.