UGANDA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	29,073	1	21,188	+ 7,885
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,524	2	18,865	- 1,341
Malaria	3	14,284	3	13,576	+ 708
Road Traffic Accidents	4	14,088	4	13,012	+ 1,076
Stroke	5	13,449	6	11,181	+ 2,268
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	13,093	5	12,103	+ 990
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,162	9	8,784	+ 2,378
Low Birth Weight	8	9,825	8	9,673	+ 152
Birth Trauma	9	8,068	7	10,405	- 2,337
Liver Disease	10	7,380	13	5,122	+ 2,258
Tuberculosis	11	6,776	10	7,255	- 479
Cervical Cancer	12	6,513	15	4,378	+ 2,136
Congenital Anomalies	13	5,682	11	6,641	- 958
Diabetes Mellitus	14	5,133	14	4,794	+ 339
Maternal Conditions	15	4,198	17	3,641	+ 557
Oesophagus Cancer	16	4,171	28	1,674	+ 2,496
Hypertension	17	4,068	21	3,120	+ 948
Meningitis	18	4,058	16	3,718	+ 341
Kidney Disease	19	3,549	19	3,168	+ 381
Malnutrition	20	3,395	18	3,317	+ 78
Lung Disease	21	3,036	22	3,051	- 15
Other Injuries	22	2,867	20	3,130	- 262
Suicide	23	2,280	24	2,033	+ 247
Lymphomas	24	1,899	26	1,762	+ 137
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,771	30	1,286	+ 485
Asthma	26	1,596	27	1,745	- 149
Breast Cancer	27	1,359	32	1,128	+ 231
Falls	28	1,272	33	1,127	+ 146
Syphilis	29	1,087	23	2,235	- 1,148
Drownings	30	1,037	31	1,238	- 201
Pertussis	31	987	25	1,909	- 922
Violence	32	920	12	6,175	- 5,255
Bladder Cancer	33	879	59	181	+ 698
Fires	34	859	36	872	- 13
Inflammatory/Heart	35	839	37	859	- 20
Skin Cancers	36	749	49	349	+ 400
Poisonings	37	735	39	745	- 10
Liver Cancer	38	717	29	1,522	- 805
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	633	41	687	- 54
Prostate Cancer	40	613	34	950	- 337
Epilepsy	41	589	43	599	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	42	581	38	761	- 180
Oral Cancer	43	568	40	731	- 163
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	531	35	919	- 388
Stomach Cancer	45	466	45	515	- 49
Parkinson's Disease	46	452	48	351	+ 101
Tetanus	47	402	53	271	+ 132
Ovary Cancer	48	357	44	519	- 162
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	349	50	348	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	50	324	52	286	+ 39
Lung Cancers	51	296	46	441	- 145
Alcohol	52	257	54	256	+ 1
Skin Disease	53	229	55	242	- 13
Appendicitis	54	212	58	211	+ 1
Hepatitis B	55	199	61	123	+ 76
Leukemia	56	186	42	599	- 413
Upper Respiratory	57	135	60	144	- 9
Encephalitis	58	108	62	122	- 14
Drug Use	59	108	57	233	- 125
Pancreas Cancer	60	86	47	358	- 272
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	65	64	55	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	62	51	56	234	- 182
Other Neoplasms	63	38	66	37	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	33	67	30	+ 3
Dengue	65	21	74	1	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	69	16	+ 3
Measles	67	14	51	343	- 329
Otitis Media	68	12	71	11	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	9	70	16	- 6
Chlamydia	70	6	73	6	- 0
War	71	6	63	88	- 82
Diphtheria	72	4	72	11	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	65	50	- 49
Leishmaniasis	74	0	68	28	- 28
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	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	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Malawi

Uganda

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.