MOROCCO VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	22,056	49	289	+ 21,767
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,294	6	7,237	+ 6,057
Malaria	3	10,837	73	0	+ 10,837
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,688	9	6,185	+ 4,503
Stroke	5	10,203	2	31,861	- 21,658
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	9,933	27	1,192	+ 8,741
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,468	1	77,340	- 68,872
Low Birth Weight	8	7,454	14	3,305	+ 4,149
Birth Trauma	9	6,121	23	2,067	+ 4,054
Liver Disease	10	5,599	11	4,866	+ 733
Tuberculosis	11	5,140	15	2,870	+ 2,270
Cervical Cancer	12	4,941	18	2,508	+ 2,433
Congenital Anomalies	13	4,311	22	2,124	+ 2,186
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,894	5	7,377	- 3,483
Maternal Conditions	15	3,185	38	704	+ 2,481
Oesophagus Cancer	16	3,164	42	439	+ 2,724
Hypertension	17	3,086	3	10,736	- 7,650
Meningitis	18	3,079	40	542	+ 2,536
Kidney Disease	19	2,692	4	10,216	- 7,524
Malnutrition	20	2,576	51	200	+ 2,376
Lung Disease	21	2,303	8	6,296	- 3,993
Other Injuries	22	2,175	21	2,271	- 96
Suicide	23	1,730	16	2,617	- 887
Lymphomas	24	1,441	20	2,274	- 833
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,344	10	4,967	- 3,623
Asthma	26	1,211	13	3,342	- 2,131
Breast Cancer	27	1,031	12	3,604	- 2,573
Falls	28	965	19	2,456	- 1,491
Syphilis	29	825	55	140	+ 685
Drownings	30	786	43	426	+ 361
Pertussis	31	749	46	324	+ 425
Violence	32	698	39	632	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	33	667	30	1,069	- 402
Fires	34	652	33	904	- 252
Inflammatory/Heart	35	636	32	1,022	- 386
Skin Cancers	36	568	41	477	+ 91
Poisonings	37	558	50	266	+ 292
Liver Cancer	38	544	44	423	+ 121
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	480	29	1,076	- 595
Prostate Cancer	40	465	24	1,914	- 1,449
Epilepsy	41	447	45	336	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	42	441	28	1,129	- 689
Oral Cancer	43	431	35	780	- 349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	403	17	2,556	- 2,153
Stomach Cancer	45	354	25	1,691	- 1,338
Parkinson's Disease	46	343	26	1,511	- 1,168
Tetanus	47	305	59	76	+ 229
Ovary Cancer	48	271	34	800	- 529
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	265	37	718	- 453
Schistosomiasis	50	246	61	67	+ 180
Lung Cancers	51	224	7	6,585	- 6,360
Alcohol	52	195	57	109	+ 86
Skin Disease	53	174	54	149	+ 25
Appendicitis	54	161	56	130	+ 31
Hepatitis B	55	151	48	316	- 165
Leukemia	56	141	31	1,035	- 894
Upper Respiratory	57	102	67	4	+ 99
Encephalitis	58	82	52	176	- 94
Drug Use	59	82	47	321	- 239
Pancreas Cancer	60	65	36	747	- 682
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	49	62	38	+ 11
Uterin Cancer	62	39	53	154	- 115
Other Neoplasms	63	29	60	70	- 42
Hepatitis C	64	25	65	7	+ 18
Dengue	65	16	77	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	66	15	58	106	- 91
Measles	67	11	70	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	9	71	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	69	7	66	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	4	68	2	+ 3
War	71	4	63	22	- 17
Diphtheria	72	3	69	1	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	75	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	15	- 15
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 MOROCCO

Malawi

Morocco

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.