GABON VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		GABON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,448	2	1,128	+ 320
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	873	4	966	- 93
Malaria	3	712	7	540	+ 172
Road Traffic Accidents	4	702	8	518	+ 183
Stroke	5	670	5	896	- 226
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	652	14	318	+ 334
Coronary Heart Disease	7	556	3	1,019	- 463
Low Birth Weight	8	489	9	494	- 5
Birth Trauma	9	402	13	362	+ 39
Liver Disease	10	368	10	416	- 49
Tuberculosis	11	338	1	1,819	- 1,481
Cervical Cancer	12	324	26	96	+ 228
Congenital Anomalies	13	283	15	285	- 2
Diabetes Mellitus	14	256	6	643	- 387
Maternal Conditions	15	209	21	145	+ 64
Oesophagus Cancer	16	208	44	35	+ 173
Hypertension	17	203	11	412	- 210
Meningitis	18	202	23	113	+ 89
Kidney Disease	19	177	12	384	- 207
Malnutrition	20	169	33	78	+ 91
Lung Disease	21	151	16	215	- 64
Other Injuries	22	143	22	140	+ 3
Suicide	23	114	18	183	- 69
Lymphomas	24	95	49	32	+ 63
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	88	19	152	- 63
Asthma	26	80	28	90	- 11
Breast Cancer	27	68	27	92	- 25
Falls	28	63	30	84	- 21
Syphilis	29	54	47	33	+ 21
Drownings	30	52	38	42	+ 10
Pertussis	31	49	31	81	- 32
Violence	32	46	17	184	- 138
Bladder Cancer	33	44	43	35	+ 9
Fires	34	43	39	39	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	35	42	24	101	- 59
Skin Cancers	36	37	46	34	+ 4
Poisonings	37	37	50	28	+ 9
Liver Cancer	38	36	35	53	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	32	41	36	- 5
Prostate Cancer	40	31	32	80	- 49
Epilepsy	41	29	40	37	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	42	29	25	98	- 69
Oral Cancer	43	28	34	69	- 41
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	26	37	43	- 17
Stomach Cancer	45	23	48	32	- 9
Parkinson's Disease	46	23	36	47	- 25
Tetanus	47	20	59	8	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	48	18	51	27	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	17	54	20	- 2
Schistosomiasis	50	16	58	14	+ 2
Lung Cancers	51	15	29	87	- 72
Alcohol	52	13	56	19	- 7
Skin Disease	53	11	52	22	- 10
Appendicitis	54	11	61	7	+ 4
Hepatitis B	55	10	62	7	+ 3
Leukemia	56	9	57	17	- 8
Upper Respiratory	57	7	66	3	+ 4
Encephalitis	58	5	60	7	- 2
Drug Use	59	5	45	34	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	60	4	53	21	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	3	63	6	- 3
Uterin Cancer	62	3	55	19	- 17
Other Neoplasms	63	2	64	5	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	68	1	+ 1
Dengue	65	1	73	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	2	- 1
Measles	67	1	20	146	- 145
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	0	71	0	+ 0
War	71	0	65	3	- 2
Diphtheria	72	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	42	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GABON

Malawi

Gabon

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.