SWAZILAND VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	671	1	2,314	- 1,642
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	405	2	921	- 516
Malaria	3	330	67	0	+ 330
Road Traffic Accidents	4	325	7	384	- 59
Stroke	5	311	4	800	- 490
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	302	6	517	- 215
Coronary Heart Disease	7	258	5	755	- 497
Low Birth Weight	8	227	14	233	- 6
Birth Trauma	9	186	18	166	+ 20
Liver Disease	10	170	11	274	- 103
Tuberculosis	11	156	13	256	- 99
Cervical Cancer	12	150	15	215	- 65
Congenital Anomalies	13	131	19	160	- 29
Diabetes Mellitus	14	119	3	892	- 773
Maternal Conditions	15	97	21	116	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	16	96	44	18	+ 78
Hypertension	17	94	10	292	- 198
Meningitis	18	94	23	97	- 4
Kidney Disease	19	82	8	381	- 299
Malnutrition	20	78	22	106	- 27
Lung Disease	21	70	12	264	- 194
Other Injuries	22	66	17	190	- 124
Suicide	23	53	9	338	- 285
Lymphomas	24	44	36	31	+ 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	41	27	77	- 36
Asthma	26	37	20	150	- 113
Breast Cancer	27	31	35	37	- 5
Falls	28	29	32	41	- 12
Syphilis	29	25	45	17	+ 8
Drownings	30	24	25	87	- 63
Pertussis	31	23	33	39	- 16
Violence	32	21	16	212	- 191
Bladder Cancer	33	20	55	6	+ 14
Fires	34	20	26	84	- 64
Inflammatory/Heart	35	19	24	94	- 74
Skin Cancers	36	17	42	20	- 3
Poisonings	37	17	34	37	- 20
Liver Cancer	38	17	37	29	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	15	29	51	- 36
Prostate Cancer	40	14	31	45	- 31
Epilepsy	41	14	30	46	- 32
Endocrine Disorders	42	13	28	74	- 61
Oral Cancer	43	13	51	10	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	12	43	19	- 6
Stomach Cancer	45	11	53	7	+ 4
Parkinson's Disease	46	10	41	24	- 13
Tetanus	47	9	62	4	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	48	8	52	10	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	8	39	26	- 18
Schistosomiasis	50	7	49	13	- 5
Lung Cancers	51	7	46	17	- 10
Alcohol	52	6	48	16	- 10
Skin Disease	53	5	40	25	- 20
Appendicitis	54	5	54	7	- 2
Hepatitis B	55	5	57	6	- 1
Leukemia	56	4	47	16	- 12
Upper Respiratory	57	3	60	4	- 1
Encephalitis	58	3	59	5	- 2
Drug Use	59	2	38	27	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	60	2	56	6	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	2	58	5	- 3
Uterin Cancer	62	1	50	11	- 10
Other Neoplasms	63	1	61	4	- 3
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	63	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	64	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	0	- 0
War	71	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	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 SWAZILAND

Malawi

Swaziland

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.