LIBYA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,343	21	224	+ 4,119
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,618	9	744	+ 1,874
Malaria	3	2,134	76	0	+ 2,134
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,104	3	1,444	+ 661
Stroke	5	2,009	2	2,603	- 594
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,956	40	92	+ 1,864
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,667	1	6,610	- 4,943
Low Birth Weight	8	1,468	18	359	+ 1,109
Birth Trauma	9	1,205	34	132	+ 1,073
Liver Disease	10	1,102	11	630	+ 472
Tuberculosis	11	1,012	7	812	+ 200
Cervical Cancer	12	973	32	135	+ 838
Congenital Anomalies	13	849	14	493	+ 356
Diabetes Mellitus	14	767	8	803	- 37
Maternal Conditions	15	627	35	124	+ 503
Oesophagus Cancer	16	623	49	33	+ 590
Hypertension	17	608	6	915	- 307
Meningitis	18	606	47	41	+ 565
Kidney Disease	19	530	4	1,186	- 656
Malnutrition	20	507	57	11	+ 497
Lung Disease	21	453	12	607	- 154
Other Injuries	22	428	15	432	- 4
Suicide	23	341	19	304	+ 37
Lymphomas	24	284	26	189	+ 95
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	265	10	743	- 478
Asthma	26	238	20	297	- 59
Breast Cancer	27	203	25	190	+ 13
Falls	28	190	24	204	- 13
Syphilis	29	162	61	6	+ 157
Drownings	30	155	43	74	+ 81
Pertussis	31	147	55	17	+ 131
Violence	32	137	30	145	- 8
Bladder Cancer	33	131	31	136	- 5
Fires	34	128	36	115	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	35	125	37	107	+ 18
Skin Cancers	36	112	51	20	+ 92
Poisonings	37	110	45	56	+ 54
Liver Cancer	38	107	28	153	- 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	95	38	99	- 4
Prostate Cancer	40	92	39	96	- 4
Epilepsy	41	88	44	67	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	42	87	29	153	- 66
Oral Cancer	43	85	41	81	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	79	16	427	- 347
Stomach Cancer	45	70	33	134	- 64
Parkinson's Disease	46	68	27	159	- 92
Tetanus	47	60	64	1	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	48	53	42	75	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	52	46	49	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	50	48	59	9	+ 40
Lung Cancers	51	44	13	592	- 548
Alcohol	52	38	50	22	+ 17
Skin Disease	53	34	54	17	+ 17
Appendicitis	54	32	56	15	+ 17
Hepatitis B	55	30	48	34	- 4
Leukemia	56	28	22	217	- 189
Upper Respiratory	57	20	67	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	58	16	53	19	- 3
Drug Use	59	16	17	371	- 355
Pancreas Cancer	60	13	23	209	- 196
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	10	62	4	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	62	8	60	8	- 1
Other Neoplasms	63	6	58	10	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	5	65	1	+ 4
Dengue	65	3	74	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	52	20	- 17
Measles	67	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	66	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	69	0	+ 1
War	71	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Diphtheria	72	1	68	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	63	2	- 2
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Malawi

Libya

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.