LIBERIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	3,208	6	1,919	+ 1,289
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,933	2	2,693	- 759
Malaria	3	1,576	4	2,428	- 852
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,554	5	1,920	- 366
Stroke	5	1,484	11	1,578	- 94
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,445	10	1,592	- 147
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,231	7	1,885	- 653
Low Birth Weight	8	1,084	8	1,652	- 568
Birth Trauma	9	890	9	1,601	- 711
Liver Disease	10	814	13	858	- 44
Tuberculosis	11	748	1	2,766	- 2,019
Cervical Cancer	12	719	19	474	+ 245
Congenital Anomalies	13	627	14	833	- 206
Diabetes Mellitus	14	566	15	650	- 84
Maternal Conditions	15	463	12	870	- 406
Oesophagus Cancer	16	460	60	16	+ 445
Hypertension	17	449	23	371	+ 78
Meningitis	18	448	17	552	- 104
Kidney Disease	19	392	16	609	- 217
Malnutrition	20	375	24	353	+ 21
Lung Disease	21	335	26	294	+ 41
Other Injuries	22	316	22	380	- 64
Suicide	23	252	30	220	+ 32
Lymphomas	24	209	39	93	+ 116
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	195	29	235	- 39
Asthma	26	176	31	200	- 23
Breast Cancer	27	150	27	246	- 96
Falls	28	140	33	155	- 15
Syphilis	29	120	21	394	- 274
Drownings	30	114	35	127	- 12
Pertussis	31	109	32	197	- 88
Violence	32	102	18	477	- 375
Bladder Cancer	33	97	59	19	+ 78
Fires	34	95	34	153	- 58
Inflammatory/Heart	35	93	38	115	- 23
Skin Cancers	36	83	46	51	+ 32
Poisonings	37	81	41	82	- 1
Liver Cancer	38	79	20	439	- 360
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	70	36	126	- 56
Prostate Cancer	40	68	25	297	- 230
Epilepsy	41	65	42	81	- 16
Endocrine Disorders	42	64	28	245	- 181
Oral Cancer	43	63	48	50	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	59	40	90	- 31
Stomach Cancer	45	51	37	122	- 70
Parkinson's Disease	46	50	43	72	- 22
Tetanus	47	44	54	31	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	48	39	47	50	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	39	49	50	- 12
Schistosomiasis	50	36	45	51	- 16
Lung Cancers	51	33	44	66	- 33
Alcohol	52	28	57	25	+ 3
Skin Disease	53	25	51	41	- 16
Appendicitis	54	23	61	12	+ 11
Hepatitis B	55	22	52	39	- 17
Leukemia	56	20	58	23	- 3
Upper Respiratory	57	15	67	3	+ 12
Encephalitis	58	12	56	27	- 16
Drug Use	59	12	50	42	- 31
Pancreas Cancer	60	9	53	38	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	7	64	4	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	62	6	55	28	- 23
Other Neoplasms	63	4	62	6	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	4	65	4	- 0
Dengue	65	2	72	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	63	4	- 2
Measles	67	2	3	2,554	- 2,553
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	66	4	- 3
Chlamydia	70	1	69	1	+ 0
War	71	1	70	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	72	0	68	1	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	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 LIBERIA

Malawi

Liberia

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.