ETHIOPIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	69,936	17	11,471	+ 58,465
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,154	1	59,931	- 17,776
Malaria	3	34,361	26	5,626	+ 28,735
Road Traffic Accidents	4	33,889	5	31,564	+ 2,325
Stroke	5	32,351	3	39,362	- 7,010
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	31,495	2	44,361	- 12,865
Coronary Heart Disease	7	26,850	4	36,530	- 9,680
Low Birth Weight	8	23,635	7	28,020	- 4,385
Birth Trauma	9	19,408	6	31,107	- 11,699
Liver Disease	10	17,752	8	27,270	- 9,518
Tuberculosis	11	16,299	9	21,455	- 5,156
Cervical Cancer	12	15,668	27	5,019	+ 10,649
Congenital Anomalies	13	13,668	11	15,638	- 1,969
Diabetes Mellitus	14	12,348	10	16,258	- 3,910
Maternal Conditions	15	10,099	18	8,887	+ 1,213
Oesophagus Cancer	16	10,032	40	1,839	+ 8,193
Hypertension	17	9,786	12	13,470	- 3,684
Meningitis	18	9,762	14	12,019	- 2,257
Kidney Disease	19	8,537	13	12,103	- 3,566
Malnutrition	20	8,168	19	8,643	- 475
Lung Disease	21	7,302	15	11,870	- 4,568
Other Injuries	22	6,897	16	11,735	- 4,837
Suicide	23	5,485	25	6,030	- 545
Lymphomas	24	4,568	33	3,590	+ 978
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	4,261	21	8,258	- 3,997
Asthma	26	3,840	29	4,484	- 644
Breast Cancer	27	3,269	20	8,485	- 5,216
Falls	28	3,060	28	4,510	- 1,450
Syphilis	29	2,616	43	1,699	+ 916
Drownings	30	2,494	35	3,133	- 639
Pertussis	31	2,375	23	6,896	- 4,521
Violence	32	2,214	22	8,076	- 5,862
Bladder Cancer	33	2,113	51	1,080	+ 1,034
Fires	34	2,067	34	3,255	- 1,187
Inflammatory/Heart	35	2,018	39	2,168	- 151
Skin Cancers	36	1,802	52	1,006	+ 795
Poisonings	37	1,769	32	3,668	- 1,899
Liver Cancer	38	1,725	42	1,730	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,523	41	1,758	- 235
Prostate Cancer	40	1,474	50	1,244	+ 230
Epilepsy	41	1,416	44	1,625	- 209
Endocrine Disorders	42	1,397	45	1,623	- 226
Oral Cancer	43	1,367	48	1,477	- 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	1,277	31	3,755	- 2,478
Stomach Cancer	45	1,122	47	1,519	- 397
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,088	46	1,578	- 489
Tetanus	47	968	37	2,203	- 1,235
Ovary Cancer	48	858	36	2,424	- 1,565
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	840	49	1,339	- 499
Schistosomiasis	50	780	54	839	- 59
Lung Cancers	51	711	38	2,202	- 1,491
Alcohol	52	619	55	750	- 130
Skin Disease	53	552	53	904	- 352
Appendicitis	54	511	58	677	- 167
Hepatitis B	55	479	56	742	- 263
Leukemia	56	446	30	4,222	- 3,776
Upper Respiratory	57	324	57	709	- 385
Encephalitis	58	261	63	386	- 125
Drug Use	59	259	60	513	- 254
Pancreas Cancer	60	207	61	488	- 281
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	156	65	221	- 64
Uterin Cancer	62	123	62	421	- 298
Other Neoplasms	63	90	66	148	- 57
Hepatitis C	64	80	69	115	- 35
Dengue	65	50	73	20	+ 30
Multiple Sclerosis	66	47	70	61	- 14
Measles	67	33	24	6,324	- 6,291
Otitis Media	68	30	71	39	- 9
Ascariasis	69	23	68	130	- 107
Chlamydia	70	14	72	21	- 7
War	71	14	64	281	- 267
Diphtheria	72	10	67	146	- 136
Trypanosomiasis	73	2	77	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	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 ETHIOPIA

Malawi

Ethiopia

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.