NIGER VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,540	30	1,048	+ 14,492
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,367	1	21,093	- 11,726
Malaria	3	7,635	2	17,022	- 9,387
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,530	8	5,946	+ 1,584
Stroke	5	7,189	5	8,717	- 1,528
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,999	3	16,030	- 9,032
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,966	6	8,229	- 2,263
Low Birth Weight	8	5,252	4	9,560	- 4,308
Birth Trauma	9	4,313	7	8,030	- 3,718
Liver Disease	10	3,945	11	4,116	- 172
Tuberculosis	11	3,622	13	3,703	- 81
Cervical Cancer	12	3,481	38	487	+ 2,995
Congenital Anomalies	13	3,037	10	4,346	- 1,309
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,744	17	2,630	+ 114
Maternal Conditions	15	2,244	14	3,317	- 1,073
Oesophagus Cancer	16	2,229	55	132	+ 2,098
Hypertension	17	2,175	25	1,356	+ 819
Meningitis	18	2,169	9	5,237	- 3,068
Kidney Disease	19	1,897	16	2,732	- 835
Malnutrition	20	1,815	21	2,170	- 355
Lung Disease	21	1,623	20	2,172	- 550
Other Injuries	22	1,533	12	3,826	- 2,293
Suicide	23	1,219	27	1,227	- 8
Lymphomas	24	1,015	43	350	+ 665
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	947	32	858	+ 89
Asthma	26	853	22	1,902	- 1,049
Breast Cancer	27	726	29	1,075	- 349
Falls	28	680	26	1,297	- 618
Syphilis	29	581	62	110	+ 472
Drownings	30	554	24	1,581	- 1,027
Pertussis	31	528	15	2,858	- 2,330
Violence	32	492	19	2,244	- 1,752
Bladder Cancer	33	470	53	161	+ 308
Fires	34	459	28	1,120	- 661
Inflammatory/Heart	35	448	34	769	- 320
Skin Cancers	36	400	45	287	+ 114
Poisonings	37	393	33	771	- 378
Liver Cancer	38	383	35	745	- 362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	338	31	1,044	- 706
Prostate Cancer	40	328	57	128	+ 200
Epilepsy	41	315	36	676	- 362
Endocrine Disorders	42	310	23	1,806	- 1,496
Oral Cancer	43	304	49	242	+ 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	284	37	522	- 238
Stomach Cancer	45	249	44	300	- 51
Parkinson's Disease	46	242	47	275	- 34
Tetanus	47	215	42	372	- 157
Ovary Cancer	48	191	40	425	- 234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	187	39	467	- 280
Schistosomiasis	50	173	50	237	- 64
Lung Cancers	51	158	67	42	+ 116
Alcohol	52	138	60	120	+ 17
Skin Disease	53	123	52	213	- 90
Appendicitis	54	113	56	128	- 14
Hepatitis B	55	106	46	279	- 172
Leukemia	56	99	48	258	- 158
Upper Respiratory	57	72	63	94	- 22
Encephalitis	58	58	61	112	- 54
Drug Use	59	57	58	126	- 69
Pancreas Cancer	60	46	54	138	- 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	35	70	18	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	62	27	64	86	- 59
Other Neoplasms	63	20	68	24	- 4
Hepatitis C	64	18	66	46	- 28
Dengue	65	11	73	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	69	22	- 12
Measles	67	7	18	2,414	- 2,406
Otitis Media	68	7	72	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	5	59	125	- 120
Chlamydia	70	3	71	3	+ 0
War	71	3	41	409	- 406
Diphtheria	72	2	65	60	- 58
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	78	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	51	237	- 237
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	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	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 NIGER

Malawi

Niger

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.