CAMEROON VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,268	2	13,888	+ 4,380
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,011	1	19,694	- 8,683
Malaria	3	8,975	4	11,233	- 2,258
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,852	9	7,810	+ 1,042
Stroke	5	8,450	5	11,199	- 2,749
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,227	3	11,849	- 3,622
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,013	6	10,695	- 3,682
Low Birth Weight	8	6,174	8	7,950	- 1,777
Birth Trauma	9	5,069	7	8,243	- 3,174
Liver Disease	10	4,637	14	4,531	+ 106
Tuberculosis	11	4,257	10	7,414	- 3,157
Cervical Cancer	12	4,092	26	1,582	+ 2,510
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,570	12	5,258	- 1,688
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,225	11	5,468	- 2,242
Maternal Conditions	15	2,638	17	2,615	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,620	59	135	+ 2,485
Hypertension	17	2,556	22	2,035	+ 521
Meningitis	18	2,550	15	3,441	- 891
Kidney Disease	19	2,230	13	5,140	- 2,910
Malnutrition	20	2,133	28	1,218	+ 915
Lung Disease	21	1,907	20	2,310	- 403
Other Injuries	22	1,802	16	3,289	- 1,488
Suicide	23	1,433	19	2,333	- 900
Lymphomas	24	1,193	44	489	+ 704
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,113	31	1,157	- 44
Asthma	26	1,003	25	1,619	- 616
Breast Cancer	27	854	23	1,874	- 1,020
Falls	28	799	27	1,235	- 436
Syphilis	29	683	30	1,170	- 487
Drownings	30	651	29	1,178	- 527
Pertussis	31	620	21	2,288	- 1,667
Violence	32	578	24	1,666	- 1,088
Bladder Cancer	33	552	62	65	+ 487
Fires	34	540	36	908	- 368
Inflammatory/Heart	35	527	33	986	- 459
Skin Cancers	36	471	56	204	+ 266
Poisonings	37	462	41	666	- 204
Liver Cancer	38	451	37	875	- 425
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	398	40	754	- 356
Prostate Cancer	40	385	34	940	- 555
Epilepsy	41	370	38	867	- 497
Endocrine Disorders	42	365	18	2,474	- 2,109
Oral Cancer	43	357	39	845	- 488
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	334	43	569	- 236
Stomach Cancer	45	293	45	458	- 164
Parkinson's Disease	46	284	46	449	- 165
Tetanus	47	253	55	223	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	48	224	50	303	- 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	220	49	323	- 104
Schistosomiasis	50	204	53	288	- 84
Lung Cancers	51	186	51	301	- 115
Alcohol	52	162	57	198	- 36
Skin Disease	53	144	48	324	- 180
Appendicitis	54	133	61	72	+ 61
Hepatitis B	55	125	47	336	- 211
Leukemia	56	117	54	275	- 158
Upper Respiratory	57	85	70	19	+ 66
Encephalitis	58	68	58	187	- 118
Drug Use	59	68	35	928	- 860
Pancreas Cancer	60	54	52	290	- 236
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	41	68	26	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	62	32	60	75	- 43
Other Neoplasms	63	24	63	49	- 25
Hepatitis C	64	21	66	27	- 6
Dengue	65	13	73	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	64	41	- 28
Measles	67	9	32	1,028	- 1,019
Otitis Media	68	8	74	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	6	65	30	- 24
Chlamydia	70	4	72	4	- 1
War	71	4	42	643	- 640
Diphtheria	72	3	67	26	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	71	10	- 9
Leishmaniasis	74	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Malawi

Cameroon

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.