DR CONGO VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	68,079	15	13,286	+ 54,794
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	41,035	1	73,546	- 32,511
Malaria	3	33,449	4	41,813	- 8,364
Road Traffic Accidents	4	32,989	10	30,256	+ 2,733
Stroke	5	31,493	6	36,596	- 5,104
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	30,659	5	41,301	- 10,642
Coronary Heart Disease	7	26,137	7	34,713	- 8,576
Low Birth Weight	8	23,008	8	34,668	- 11,661
Birth Trauma	9	18,893	9	33,075	- 14,183
Liver Disease	10	17,281	13	15,044	+ 2,236
Tuberculosis	11	15,867	2	43,759	- 27,893
Cervical Cancer	12	15,252	27	4,823	+ 10,429
Congenital Anomalies	13	13,305	11	16,256	- 2,951
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,020	16	12,902	- 882
Maternal Conditions	15	9,831	19	10,513	- 682
Oesophagus Cancer	16	9,766	53	790	+ 8,976
Hypertension	17	9,526	12	15,743	- 6,217
Meningitis	18	9,503	17	11,568	- 2,065
Kidney Disease	19	8,311	20	9,077	- 766
Malnutrition	20	7,951	21	8,910	- 960
Lung Disease	21	7,108	14	13,527	- 6,419
Other Injuries	22	6,714	22	8,272	- 1,558
Suicide	23	5,340	26	5,812	- 472
Lymphomas	24	4,446	38	2,061	+ 2,385
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,148	28	4,548	- 400
Asthma	26	3,738	24	7,733	- 3,996
Breast Cancer	27	3,182	35	3,416	- 233
Falls	28	2,979	33	3,483	- 504
Syphilis	29	2,546	32	3,751	- 1,205
Drownings	30	2,427	34	3,454	- 1,026
Pertussis	31	2,312	23	7,921	- 5,609
Violence	32	2,155	18	11,120	- 8,965
Bladder Cancer	33	2,057	65	270	+ 1,787
Fires	34	2,013	39	2,007	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,964	29	4,045	- 2,081
Skin Cancers	36	1,754	55	765	+ 989
Poisonings	37	1,722	42	1,729	- 7
Liver Cancer	38	1,679	31	3,840	- 2,161
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,482	40	1,923	- 441
Prostate Cancer	40	1,435	30	3,948	- 2,513
Epilepsy	41	1,378	44	1,727	- 348
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,360	25	7,380	- 6,019
Oral Cancer	43	1,331	51	1,003	+ 328
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	1,243	36	2,966	- 1,723
Stomach Cancer	45	1,092	37	2,579	- 1,487
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,059	49	1,035	+ 25
Tetanus	47	942	46	1,166	- 224
Ovary Cancer	48	836	58	656	+ 180
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	818	43	1,728	- 910
Schistosomiasis	50	760	48	1,071	- 311
Lung Cancers	51	692	47	1,158	- 465
Alcohol	52	603	60	635	- 32
Skin Disease	53	537	54	781	- 244
Appendicitis	54	497	56	703	- 206
Hepatitis B	55	466	61	456	+ 10
Leukemia	56	435	41	1,871	- 1,437
Upper Respiratory	57	316	62	370	- 54
Encephalitis	58	254	57	680	- 426
Drug Use	59	252	59	638	- 387
Pancreas Cancer	60	201	50	1,017	- 815
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	152	66	217	- 65
Uterin Cancer	62	120	63	352	- 232
Other Neoplasms	63	88	67	88	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	77	69	69	+ 9
Dengue	65	49	74	1	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	66	46	71	44	+ 2
Measles	67	33	3	42,254	- 42,222
Otitis Media	68	29	72	38	- 9
Ascariasis	69	22	68	80	- 58
Chlamydia	70	13	73	15	- 1
War	71	13	45	1,658	- 1,645
Diphtheria	72	9	70	47	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	73	2	64	347	- 345
Leishmaniasis	74	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Malawi

DR Congo

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.