HAITI VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		HAITI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,934	5	2,706	+ 4,228
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,179	3	7,064	- 2,884
Malaria	3	3,407	59	36	+ 3,371
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,360	13	2,115	+ 1,245
Stroke	5	3,208	2	11,779	- 8,571
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,123	8	2,540	+ 583
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,662	1	13,208	- 10,546
Low Birth Weight	8	2,343	9	2,516	- 172
Birth Trauma	9	1,924	14	2,100	- 176
Liver Disease	10	1,760	10	2,425	- 665
Tuberculosis	11	1,616	22	1,007	+ 609
Cervical Cancer	12	1,553	34	573	+ 981
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,355	15	1,819	- 464
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,224	4	5,026	- 3,801
Maternal Conditions	15	1,001	18	1,349	- 347
Oesophagus Cancer	16	995	49	155	+ 840
Hypertension	17	970	7	2,632	- 1,661
Meningitis	18	968	28	780	+ 188
Kidney Disease	19	846	6	2,701	- 1,854
Malnutrition	20	810	29	717	+ 93
Lung Disease	21	724	11	2,334	- 1,610
Other Injuries	22	684	16	1,499	- 815
Suicide	23	544	21	1,085	- 541
Lymphomas	24	453	47	235	+ 217
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	422	23	955	- 532
Asthma	26	381	20	1,107	- 727
Breast Cancer	27	324	30	705	- 381
Falls	28	303	35	549	- 246
Syphilis	29	259	46	251	+ 8
Drownings	30	247	19	1,306	- 1,059
Pertussis	31	236	38	446	- 211
Violence	32	219	12	2,330	- 2,110
Bladder Cancer	33	210	55	92	+ 117
Fires	34	205	37	470	- 265
Inflammatory/Heart	35	200	25	941	- 741
Skin Cancers	36	179	56	56	+ 122
Poisonings	37	175	50	154	+ 21
Liver Cancer	38	171	33	662	- 491
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	151	31	704	- 553
Prostate Cancer	40	146	17	1,356	- 1,210
Epilepsy	41	140	41	409	- 268
Endocrine Disorders	42	139	24	951	- 813
Oral Cancer	43	136	45	261	- 125
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	127	32	680	- 554
Stomach Cancer	45	111	26	863	- 752
Parkinson's Disease	46	108	42	329	- 222
Tetanus	47	96	53	119	- 23
Ovary Cancer	48	85	51	153	- 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	83	27	814	- 731
Schistosomiasis	50	77	76	0	+ 77
Lung Cancers	51	71	36	492	- 421
Alcohol	52	61	39	428	- 366
Skin Disease	53	55	40	425	- 370
Appendicitis	54	51	48	172	- 121
Hepatitis B	55	47	62	26	+ 21
Leukemia	56	44	43	300	- 256
Upper Respiratory	57	32	63	19	+ 13
Encephalitis	58	26	54	118	- 92
Drug Use	59	26	52	140	- 114
Pancreas Cancer	60	20	44	268	- 248
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	16	58	37	- 22
Uterin Cancer	62	12	57	42	- 30
Other Neoplasms	63	9	60	31	- 22
Hepatitis C	64	8	65	7	+ 1
Dengue	65	5	64	17	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	61	28	- 24
Measles	67	3	74	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	70	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	67	5	- 3
Chlamydia	70	1	68	5	- 3
War	71	1	66	5	- 4
Diphtheria	72	1	69	3	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	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 HAITI

Malawi

Haiti

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.