KENYA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	34,361	2	20,885	+ 13,476
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,711	1	22,571	- 1,860
Malaria	3	16,882	8	12,652	+ 4,230
Road Traffic Accidents	4	16,650	6	14,883	+ 1,768
Stroke	5	15,895	4	15,895	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	15,474	5	15,420	+ 55
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,192	9	11,972	+ 1,219
Low Birth Weight	8	11,612	11	9,562	+ 2,051
Birth Trauma	9	9,535	10	9,957	- 422
Liver Disease	10	8,722	7	13,405	- 4,683
Tuberculosis	11	8,008	3	19,655	- 11,647
Cervical Cancer	12	7,698	22	3,389	+ 4,309
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,716	12	6,115	+ 600
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,067	14	5,651	+ 415
Maternal Conditions	15	4,962	13	5,651	- 689
Oesophagus Cancer	16	4,929	18	4,373	+ 556
Hypertension	17	4,808	17	4,418	+ 390
Meningitis	18	4,796	15	5,364	- 567
Kidney Disease	19	4,195	16	4,464	- 269
Malnutrition	20	4,013	21	4,212	- 199
Lung Disease	21	3,588	20	4,280	- 693
Other Injuries	22	3,389	19	4,336	- 947
Suicide	23	2,695	23	3,214	- 519
Lymphomas	24	2,244	29	1,931	+ 313
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,093	31	1,827	+ 266
Asthma	26	1,887	26	2,300	- 413
Breast Cancer	27	1,606	25	2,658	- 1,052
Falls	28	1,503	33	1,465	+ 38
Syphilis	29	1,285	52	449	+ 836
Drownings	30	1,225	39	1,200	+ 25
Pertussis	31	1,167	42	1,014	+ 153
Violence	32	1,088	24	2,942	- 1,855
Bladder Cancer	33	1,038	57	318	+ 721
Fires	34	1,016	36	1,316	- 301
Inflammatory/Heart	35	991	40	1,121	- 130
Skin Cancers	36	885	48	638	+ 247
Poisonings	37	869	38	1,269	- 399
Liver Cancer	38	847	34	1,351	- 503
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	748	41	1,089	- 341
Prostate Cancer	40	724	37	1,292	- 567
Epilepsy	41	696	43	832	- 137
Endocrine Disorders	42	687	44	831	- 144
Oral Cancer	43	672	30	1,842	- 1,170
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	627	32	1,477	- 850
Stomach Cancer	45	551	28	2,010	- 1,458
Parkinson's Disease	46	535	50	470	+ 65
Tetanus	47	475	27	2,129	- 1,653
Ovary Cancer	48	422	45	795	- 373
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	413	53	408	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	50	383	54	370	+ 13
Lung Cancers	51	349	47	669	- 319
Alcohol	52	304	55	355	- 51
Skin Disease	53	271	51	455	- 184
Appendicitis	54	251	58	240	+ 10
Hepatitis B	55	235	49	522	- 287
Leukemia	56	219	35	1,327	- 1,108
Upper Respiratory	57	159	64	95	+ 65
Encephalitis	58	128	60	189	- 61
Drug Use	59	127	62	113	+ 14
Pancreas Cancer	60	102	46	716	- 615
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	77	66	84	- 7
Uterin Cancer	62	61	56	323	- 262
Other Neoplasms	63	44	67	60	- 16
Hepatitis C	64	39	61	152	- 113
Dengue	65	25	73	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	68	39	- 16
Measles	67	16	63	103	- 87
Otitis Media	68	15	72	7	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	11	71	9	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	7	70	10	- 4
War	71	7	65	89	- 82
Diphtheria	72	5	69	13	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	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 KENYA

Malawi

Kenya

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.