GHANA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,405	4	13,565	+ 6,840
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,299	1	16,262	- 3,963
Malaria	3	10,025	5	11,162	- 1,136
Road Traffic Accidents	4	9,888	7	7,808	+ 2,080
Stroke	5	9,439	2	15,163	- 5,724
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,189	9	6,538	+ 2,651
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,834	3	14,103	- 6,269
Low Birth Weight	8	6,896	8	6,662	+ 234
Birth Trauma	9	5,663	10	6,194	- 531
Liver Disease	10	5,179	11	6,053	- 874
Tuberculosis	11	4,756	6	10,214	- 5,459
Cervical Cancer	12	4,571	20	2,161	+ 2,410
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,988	14	3,935	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,603	12	5,929	- 2,327
Maternal Conditions	15	2,947	22	1,991	+ 956
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,927	49	285	+ 2,642
Hypertension	17	2,855	19	2,231	+ 625
Meningitis	18	2,848	16	2,983	- 135
Kidney Disease	19	2,491	13	4,161	- 1,671
Malnutrition	20	2,383	26	1,868	+ 515
Lung Disease	21	2,130	15	3,120	- 989
Other Injuries	22	2,012	18	2,433	- 420
Suicide	23	1,600	21	1,993	- 393
Lymphomas	24	1,333	32	875	+ 458
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,243	29	1,294	- 51
Asthma	26	1,120	23	1,979	- 859
Breast Cancer	27	954	25	1,937	- 984
Falls	28	893	30	1,168	- 275
Syphilis	29	763	41	483	+ 280
Drownings	30	728	36	740	- 13
Pertussis	31	693	35	744	- 51
Violence	32	646	27	1,857	- 1,211
Bladder Cancer	33	617	53	245	+ 371
Fires	34	603	37	729	- 126
Inflammatory/Heart	35	589	28	1,615	- 1,026
Skin Cancers	36	526	58	214	+ 311
Poisonings	37	516	40	522	- 5
Liver Cancer	38	503	17	2,851	- 2,348
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	444	48	321	+ 124
Prostate Cancer	40	430	31	1,031	- 600
Epilepsy	41	413	47	329	+ 84
Endocrine Disorders	42	408	24	1,965	- 1,557
Oral Cancer	43	399	42	483	- 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	373	34	803	- 430
Stomach Cancer	45	327	33	870	- 543
Parkinson's Disease	46	318	43	387	- 69
Tetanus	47	282	56	220	+ 62
Ovary Cancer	48	250	38	698	- 448
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	245	52	256	- 10
Schistosomiasis	50	228	51	257	- 29
Lung Cancers	51	207	55	237	- 30
Alcohol	52	181	54	244	- 63
Skin Disease	53	161	50	264	- 103
Appendicitis	54	149	59	146	+ 3
Hepatitis B	55	140	62	101	+ 38
Leukemia	56	130	45	340	- 210
Upper Respiratory	57	95	66	16	+ 78
Encephalitis	58	76	44	357	- 281
Drug Use	59	75	39	630	- 555
Pancreas Cancer	60	60	46	334	- 274
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	46	67	16	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	62	36	57	219	- 183
Other Neoplasms	63	26	63	48	- 22
Hepatitis C	64	23	65	28	- 5
Dengue	65	15	71	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	61	113	- 99
Measles	67	10	60	135	- 126
Otitis Media	68	9	72	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	69	7	68	12	- 6
Chlamydia	70	4	70	3	+ 1
War	71	4	64	29	- 25
Diphtheria	72	3	69	4	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Malawi

Ghana

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.