CENTRAL AFRICA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,334	4	3,753	- 419
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,009	1	5,231	- 3,222
Malaria	3	1,638	6	3,279	- 1,642
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,615	10	1,790	- 174
Stroke	5	1,542	5	3,284	- 1,742
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,501	3	4,684	- 3,183
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,280	7	2,900	- 1,620
Low Birth Weight	8	1,127	8	2,228	- 1,101
Birth Trauma	9	925	9	2,192	- 1,267
Liver Disease	10	846	14	1,153	- 307
Tuberculosis	11	777	2	4,704	- 3,927
Cervical Cancer	12	747	32	230	+ 517
Congenital Anomalies	13	652	19	776	- 124
Diabetes Mellitus	14	589	15	1,141	- 553
Maternal Conditions	15	481	13	1,174	- 693
Oesophagus Cancer	16	478	53	48	+ 430
Hypertension	17	466	12	1,252	- 786
Meningitis	18	465	16	1,015	- 549
Kidney Disease	19	407	21	710	- 303
Malnutrition	20	389	22	691	- 301
Lung Disease	21	348	18	956	- 608
Other Injuries	22	329	23	621	- 292
Suicide	23	261	24	585	- 323
Lymphomas	24	218	42	119	+ 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	203	33	204	- 1
Asthma	26	183	20	761	- 578
Breast Cancer	27	156	26	344	- 188
Falls	28	146	36	181	- 35
Syphilis	29	125	41	120	+ 5
Drownings	30	119	34	202	- 83
Pertussis	31	113	31	265	- 152
Violence	32	106	17	1,009	- 903
Bladder Cancer	33	101	64	23	+ 77
Fires	34	99	39	142	- 43
Inflammatory/Heart	35	96	30	270	- 174
Skin Cancers	36	86	58	43	+ 43
Poisonings	37	84	40	134	- 50
Liver Cancer	38	82	44	117	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	73	27	317	- 245
Prostate Cancer	40	70	38	156	- 86
Epilepsy	41	67	43	119	- 51
Endocrine Disorders	42	67	25	423	- 356
Oral Cancer	43	65	46	91	- 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	61	45	116	- 56
Stomach Cancer	45	53	49	65	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	46	52	48	67	- 15
Tetanus	47	46	29	280	- 234
Ovary Cancer	48	41	50	64	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	40	35	194	- 154
Schistosomiasis	50	37	37	169	- 132
Lung Cancers	51	34	55	47	- 13
Alcohol	52	30	52	62	- 32
Skin Disease	53	26	54	48	- 22
Appendicitis	54	24	51	62	- 37
Hepatitis B	55	23	61	33	- 10
Leukemia	56	21	47	88	- 67
Upper Respiratory	57	15	63	24	- 9
Encephalitis	58	12	62	28	- 16
Drug Use	59	12	57	44	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	60	10	60	37	- 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	7	66	15	- 8
Uterin Cancer	62	6	65	20	- 14
Other Neoplasms	63	4	70	5	- 0
Hepatitis C	64	4	69	6	- 2
Dengue	65	2	74	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	72	4	- 2
Measles	67	2	11	1,625	- 1,624
Otitis Media	68	1	68	6	- 5
Ascariasis	69	1	71	5	- 4
Chlamydia	70	1	73	2	- 1
War	71	1	28	314	- 313
Diphtheria	72	0	67	11	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	59	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	74	0	56	46	- 46
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 CENTRAL AFRICA

Malawi

Central Africa

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.