FRANCE VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	40,336	54	362	+ 39,974
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,313	6	19,771	+ 4,542
Malaria	3	19,818	82	0	+ 19,818
Road Traffic Accidents	4	19,546	31	3,339	+ 16,207
Stroke	5	18,659	3	36,354	- 17,696
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	18,165	38	1,807	+ 16,358
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,486	1	63,181	- 47,695
Low Birth Weight	8	13,632	47	651	+ 12,981
Birth Trauma	9	11,194	55	309	+ 10,885
Liver Disease	10	10,239	22	7,382	+ 2,857
Tuberculosis	11	9,401	50	435	+ 8,966
Cervical Cancer	12	9,036	40	1,574	+ 7,463
Congenital Anomalies	13	7,883	35	2,012	+ 5,871
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,122	12	10,912	- 3,790
Maternal Conditions	15	5,825	64	52	+ 5,773
Oesophagus Cancer	16	5,786	28	4,673	+ 1,113
Hypertension	17	5,644	23	7,109	- 1,465
Meningitis	18	5,630	58	163	+ 5,467
Kidney Disease	19	4,924	11	11,477	- 6,553
Malnutrition	20	4,711	29	4,212	+ 499
Lung Disease	21	4,211	7	18,232	- 14,020
Other Injuries	22	3,978	9	15,119	- 11,141
Suicide	23	3,164	16	8,961	- 5,797
Lymphomas	24	2,634	14	10,067	- 7,433
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,457	2	53,157	- 50,700
Asthma	26	2,215	42	1,039	+ 1,176
Breast Cancer	27	1,886	8	15,536	- 13,650
Falls	28	1,765	18	8,284	- 6,519
Syphilis	29	1,509	68	4	+ 1,505
Drownings	30	1,438	45	868	+ 570
Pertussis	31	1,370	69	3	+ 1,367
Violence	32	1,277	49	538	+ 739
Bladder Cancer	33	1,219	24	6,566	- 5,347
Fires	34	1,192	53	403	+ 789
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,164	25	6,065	- 4,902
Skin Cancers	36	1,039	32	3,256	- 2,217
Poisonings	37	1,020	57	228	+ 793
Liver Cancer	38	995	15	9,573	- 8,578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	878	43	986	- 108
Prostate Cancer	40	850	13	10,873	- 10,022
Epilepsy	41	817	37	1,865	- 1,049
Endocrine Disorders	42	806	19	8,086	- 7,280
Oral Cancer	43	789	27	4,676	- 3,887
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	736	5	21,854	- 21,117
Stomach Cancer	45	647	26	5,530	- 4,883
Parkinson's Disease	46	628	20	7,570	- 6,942
Tetanus	47	558	70	2	+ 556
Ovary Cancer	48	495	30	3,964	- 3,469
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	485	41	1,384	- 900
Schistosomiasis	50	450	71	1	+ 449
Lung Cancers	51	410	4	35,657	- 35,247
Alcohol	52	357	33	3,189	- 2,832
Skin Disease	53	318	39	1,598	- 1,279
Appendicitis	54	294	61	90	+ 205
Hepatitis B	55	276	59	135	+ 141
Leukemia	56	257	21	7,457	- 7,199
Upper Respiratory	57	187	63	54	+ 133
Encephalitis	58	150	66	8	+ 142
Drug Use	59	149	36	1,881	- 1,732
Pancreas Cancer	60	119	10	12,360	- 12,241
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	90	51	426	- 336
Uterin Cancer	62	71	34	2,721	- 2,650
Other Neoplasms	63	52	17	8,771	- 8,718
Hepatitis C	64	46	52	416	- 370
Dengue	65	29	76	0	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	66	27	46	752	- 725
Measles	67	19	77	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	68	17	65	16	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	13	79	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	8	78	0	+ 8
War	71	8	67	7	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	6	75	1	+ 5
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	83	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	647	- 647
Anemia	81	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Malawi

France

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.