GUINEA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,251	10	3,020	+ 5,231
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,973	1	12,790	- 7,817
Malaria	3	4,054	2	8,180	- 4,126
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,998	9	3,788	+ 210
Stroke	5	3,817	5	5,777	- 1,960
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,716	3	6,788	- 3,072
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,168	6	5,665	- 2,498
Low Birth Weight	8	2,788	8	4,319	- 1,530
Birth Trauma	9	2,290	7	4,797	- 2,507
Liver Disease	10	2,094	12	2,550	- 456
Tuberculosis	11	1,923	13	2,369	- 446
Cervical Cancer	12	1,848	19	1,491	+ 357
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,613	14	2,181	- 568
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,457	15	2,138	- 681
Maternal Conditions	15	1,191	17	1,793	- 602
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,184	63	20	+ 1,164
Hypertension	17	1,155	21	1,348	- 194
Meningitis	18	1,152	11	2,633	- 1,481
Kidney Disease	19	1,007	16	1,939	- 932
Malnutrition	20	964	28	1,032	- 68
Lung Disease	21	861	20	1,373	- 511
Other Injuries	22	814	18	1,504	- 690
Suicide	23	647	29	892	- 245
Lymphomas	24	539	48	158	+ 381
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	503	30	579	- 76
Asthma	26	453	22	1,179	- 726
Breast Cancer	27	386	38	345	+ 41
Falls	28	361	33	480	- 118
Syphilis	29	309	39	328	- 19
Drownings	30	294	31	528	- 234
Pertussis	31	280	24	1,165	- 885
Violence	32	261	26	1,128	- 867
Bladder Cancer	33	249	60	32	+ 218
Fires	34	244	36	410	- 166
Inflammatory/Heart	35	238	35	439	- 201
Skin Cancers	36	213	49	152	+ 60
Poisonings	37	209	40	295	- 86
Liver Cancer	38	203	23	1,167	- 964
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	180	34	448	- 268
Prostate Cancer	40	174	32	525	- 351
Epilepsy	41	167	37	350	- 183
Endocrine Disorders	42	165	25	1,140	- 975
Oral Cancer	43	161	52	122	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	151	53	100	+ 51
Stomach Cancer	45	132	41	245	- 113
Parkinson's Disease	46	128	44	212	- 84
Tetanus	47	114	45	170	- 55
Ovary Cancer	48	101	54	93	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	99	42	238	- 139
Schistosomiasis	50	92	43	232	- 140
Lung Cancers	51	84	50	128	- 44
Alcohol	52	73	55	83	- 10
Skin Disease	53	65	51	127	- 62
Appendicitis	54	60	57	41	+ 19
Hepatitis B	55	56	47	162	- 106
Leukemia	56	53	67	17	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	57	38	69	15	+ 23
Encephalitis	58	31	56	81	- 50
Drug Use	59	31	46	169	- 138
Pancreas Cancer	60	24	65	19	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	18	70	13	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	62	15	59	38	- 23
Other Neoplasms	63	11	68	16	- 5
Hepatitis C	64	9	61	22	- 13
Dengue	65	6	73	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	66	18	- 12
Measles	67	4	4	6,025	- 6,021
Otitis Media	68	4	72	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	3	62	22	- 19
Chlamydia	70	2	71	3	- 1
War	71	2	64	20	- 18
Diphtheria	72	1	58	40	- 38
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	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	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Malawi

Guinea

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.