NIGERIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	139,664	10	44,124	+ 95,540
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	84,183	1	207,281	- 123,098
Malaria	3	68,620	4	100,963	- 32,343
Road Traffic Accidents	4	67,677	12	41,693	+ 25,984
Stroke	5	64,606	8	57,744	+ 6,863
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	62,897	2	144,724	- 81,827
Coronary Heart Disease	7	53,620	7	61,374	- 7,754
Low Birth Weight	8	47,200	6	95,959	- 48,759
Birth Trauma	9	38,758	5	100,186	- 61,428
Liver Disease	10	35,451	13	38,326	- 2,875
Tuberculosis	11	32,550	3	127,335	- 94,786
Cervical Cancer	12	31,289	25	10,574	+ 20,715
Congenital Anomalies	13	27,296	9	49,696	- 22,401
Diabetes Mellitus	14	24,659	18	22,497	+ 2,162
Maternal Conditions	15	20,168	15	23,540	- 3,371
Oesophagus Cancer	16	20,034	64	560	+ 19,474
Hypertension	17	19,543	24	10,692	+ 8,851
Meningitis	18	19,496	11	43,651	- 24,156
Kidney Disease	19	17,049	20	18,189	- 1,140
Malnutrition	20	16,311	36	5,896	+ 10,415
Lung Disease	21	14,582	22	12,569	+ 2,014
Other Injuries	22	13,774	17	22,696	- 8,922
Suicide	23	10,954	30	7,019	+ 3,936
Lymphomas	24	9,122	40	5,202	+ 3,920
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	8,509	31	6,786	+ 1,724
Asthma	26	7,668	27	8,192	- 523
Breast Cancer	27	6,529	23	11,884	- 5,356
Falls	28	6,111	28	7,528	- 1,417
Syphilis	29	5,224	38	5,449	- 226
Drownings	30	4,980	32	6,584	- 1,604
Pertussis	31	4,743	16	23,282	- 18,538
Violence	32	4,421	19	18,407	- 13,986
Bladder Cancer	33	4,221	63	670	+ 3,551
Fires	34	4,129	29	7,132	- 3,003
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,030	42	4,826	- 797
Skin Cancers	36	3,598	53	1,933	+ 1,665
Poisonings	37	3,533	33	6,570	- 3,037
Liver Cancer	38	3,444	39	5,289	- 1,844
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	3,041	37	5,846	- 2,805
Prostate Cancer	40	2,944	35	5,914	- 2,970
Epilepsy	41	2,827	41	5,001	- 2,174
Endocrine Disorders	42	2,790	21	15,799	- 13,008
Oral Cancer	43	2,731	48	2,238	+ 492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	2,550	43	4,152	- 1,602
Stomach Cancer	45	2,240	50	2,129	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,173	46	2,473	- 300
Tetanus	47	1,932	26	8,355	- 6,422
Ovary Cancer	48	1,714	49	2,133	- 418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,678	52	1,946	- 267
Schistosomiasis	50	1,559	54	1,508	+ 51
Lung Cancers	51	1,420	57	1,295	+ 125
Alcohol	52	1,237	58	1,031	+ 206
Skin Disease	53	1,102	56	1,468	- 366
Appendicitis	54	1,020	60	760	+ 260
Hepatitis B	55	956	55	1,488	- 532
Leukemia	56	891	47	2,257	- 1,365
Upper Respiratory	57	648	67	259	+ 389
Encephalitis	58	521	59	937	- 416
Drug Use	59	517	34	6,273	- 5,756
Pancreas Cancer	60	413	51	1,975	- 1,562
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	313	69	165	+ 148
Uterin Cancer	62	246	62	679	- 433
Other Neoplasms	63	181	66	290	- 109
Hepatitis C	64	159	65	304	- 145
Dengue	65	100	73	2	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	66	93	68	179	- 86
Measles	67	67	14	29,439	- 29,372
Otitis Media	68	59	72	3	+ 56
Ascariasis	69	46	61	685	- 639
Chlamydia	70	27	71	14	+ 14
War	71	27	45	3,245	- 3,218
Diphtheria	72	19	44	3,800	- 3,780
Trypanosomiasis	73	5	77	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	74	0	70	23	- 23
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	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 NIGERIA

Malawi

Nigeria

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.