COTE D IVOIRE VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		COTE D IVOIRE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,687	2	12,791	+ 4,896
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,661	1	21,327	- 10,666
Malaria	3	8,690	7	9,478	- 788
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,571	9	6,202	+ 2,369
Stroke	5	8,182	6	10,048	- 1,866
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,965	3	11,257	- 3,291
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,790	4	11,073	- 4,283
Low Birth Weight	8	5,977	5	10,784	- 4,807
Birth Trauma	9	4,908	8	9,380	- 4,472
Liver Disease	10	4,490	12	4,720	- 230
Tuberculosis	11	4,122	10	5,521	- 1,399
Cervical Cancer	12	3,962	26	1,439	+ 2,524
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,457	11	5,208	- 1,752
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,123	14	4,144	- 1,021
Maternal Conditions	15	2,554	21	1,958	+ 596
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,537	58	88	+ 2,449
Hypertension	17	2,475	23	1,916	+ 559
Meningitis	18	2,469	15	3,303	- 834
Kidney Disease	19	2,159	13	4,151	- 1,992
Malnutrition	20	2,066	31	1,081	+ 984
Lung Disease	21	1,847	19	2,296	- 450
Other Injuries	22	1,744	16	3,283	- 1,538
Suicide	23	1,387	20	2,288	- 901
Lymphomas	24	1,155	40	593	+ 562
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,078	32	1,026	+ 51
Asthma	26	971	24	1,665	- 694
Breast Cancer	27	827	27	1,330	- 503
Falls	28	774	29	1,207	- 433
Syphilis	29	662	33	984	- 322
Drownings	30	631	28	1,232	- 601
Pertussis	31	601	18	2,908	- 2,307
Violence	32	560	17	2,955	- 2,395
Bladder Cancer	33	534	59	86	+ 448
Fires	34	523	35	893	- 370
Inflammatory/Heart	35	510	34	915	- 405
Skin Cancers	36	456	56	149	+ 307
Poisonings	37	447	39	655	- 208
Liver Cancer	38	436	30	1,118	- 682
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	385	37	812	- 427
Prostate Cancer	40	373	25	1,478	- 1,105
Epilepsy	41	358	36	829	- 471
Endocrine Disorders	42	353	22	1,925	- 1,571
Oral Cancer	43	346	48	280	+ 66
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	323	41	555	- 232
Stomach Cancer	45	284	42	468	- 185
Parkinson's Disease	46	275	43	412	- 137
Tetanus	47	245	44	398	- 153
Ovary Cancer	48	217	51	256	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	213	46	327	- 114
Schistosomiasis	50	197	45	376	- 179
Lung Cancers	51	180	50	272	- 92
Alcohol	52	157	52	218	- 62
Skin Disease	53	140	49	277	- 137
Appendicitis	54	129	60	80	+ 49
Hepatitis B	55	121	53	201	- 80
Leukemia	56	113	57	147	- 35
Upper Respiratory	57	82	63	32	+ 50
Encephalitis	58	66	54	178	- 112
Drug Use	59	65	38	784	- 719
Pancreas Cancer	60	52	47	293	- 240
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	40	66	19	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	62	31	55	154	- 123
Other Neoplasms	63	23	62	42	- 19
Hepatitis C	64	20	67	18	+ 2
Dengue	65	13	73	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	64	30	- 18
Measles	67	8	69	12	- 4
Otitis Media	68	8	72	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	6	61	48	- 42
Chlamydia	70	3	71	3	+ 1
War	71	3	65	29	- 25
Diphtheria	72	2	68	18	- 15
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	4	- 4
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	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 COTE D IVOIRE

Malawi

Cote d Ivoire

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.