TUNISIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,108	32	261	+ 6,847
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,284	7	1,912	+ 2,372
Malaria	3	3,492	73	0	+ 3,492
Road Traffic Accidents	4	3,444	6	1,928	+ 1,516
Stroke	5	3,288	2	8,509	- 5,221
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	3,201	40	184	+ 3,017
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,729	1	20,658	- 17,929
Low Birth Weight	8	2,402	14	924	+ 1,478
Birth Trauma	9	1,973	22	436	+ 1,537
Liver Disease	10	1,804	11	1,313	+ 491
Tuberculosis	11	1,657	41	136	+ 1,520
Cervical Cancer	12	1,592	38	201	+ 1,391
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,389	12	980	+ 409
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,255	9	1,773	- 518
Maternal Conditions	15	1,026	47	83	+ 943
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,020	44	109	+ 911
Hypertension	17	995	3	2,824	- 1,829
Meningitis	18	992	46	86	+ 906
Kidney Disease	19	868	4	2,574	- 1,706
Malnutrition	20	830	60	24	+ 807
Lung Disease	21	742	10	1,754	- 1,011
Other Injuries	22	701	27	372	+ 329
Suicide	23	558	26	383	+ 175
Lymphomas	24	464	18	616	- 152
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	433	5	2,507	- 2,074
Asthma	26	390	16	665	- 275
Breast Cancer	27	332	15	781	- 449
Falls	28	311	21	445	- 134
Syphilis	29	266	61	18	+ 248
Drownings	30	253	43	122	+ 132
Pertussis	31	241	52	40	+ 201
Violence	32	225	24	410	- 185
Bladder Cancer	33	215	17	654	- 439
Fires	34	210	37	202	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	35	205	30	298	- 93
Skin Cancers	36	183	36	214	- 31
Poisonings	37	180	48	81	+ 99
Liver Cancer	38	175	29	360	- 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	155	33	237	- 82
Prostate Cancer	40	150	23	417	- 267
Epilepsy	41	144	45	101	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	42	142	31	285	- 143
Oral Cancer	43	139	35	232	- 93
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	130	13	971	- 842
Stomach Cancer	45	114	19	583	- 469
Parkinson's Disease	46	111	20	469	- 358
Tetanus	47	98	56	26	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	48	87	39	192	- 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	85	42	123	- 38
Schistosomiasis	50	79	63	8	+ 71
Lung Cancers	51	72	8	1,849	- 1,777
Alcohol	52	63	55	31	+ 32
Skin Disease	53	56	51	41	+ 15
Appendicitis	54	52	58	25	+ 27
Hepatitis B	55	49	49	70	- 21
Leukemia	56	45	25	385	- 340
Upper Respiratory	57	33	66	1	+ 32
Encephalitis	58	27	53	38	- 11
Drug Use	59	26	34	235	- 209
Pancreas Cancer	60	21	28	361	- 340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	16	62	9	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	62	13	50	46	- 34
Other Neoplasms	63	9	59	24	- 14
Hepatitis C	64	8	65	1	+ 7
Dengue	65	5	76	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	54	33	- 29
Measles	67	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	67	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	68	0	+ 1
War	71	1	57	25	- 24
Diphtheria	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	64	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	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 TUNISIA

Malawi

Tunisia

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.