ZIMBABWE VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,117	1	19,988	- 9,871
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,098	2	10,779	- 4,681
Malaria	3	4,971	15	2,003	+ 2,968
Road Traffic Accidents	4	4,903	4	6,037	- 1,135
Stroke	5	4,680	5	5,126	- 446
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,556	6	4,595	- 38
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,884	3	8,493	- 4,609
Low Birth Weight	8	3,419	7	4,038	- 618
Birth Trauma	9	2,808	8	3,405	- 598
Liver Disease	10	2,568	17	1,941	+ 627
Tuberculosis	11	2,358	16	1,999	+ 359
Cervical Cancer	12	2,267	14	2,023	+ 244
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,977	11	2,217	- 240
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,786	9	3,344	- 1,557
Maternal Conditions	15	1,461	19	1,749	- 288
Oesophagus Cancer	16	1,451	29	801	+ 650
Hypertension	17	1,416	24	1,146	+ 270
Meningitis	18	1,412	22	1,325	+ 87
Kidney Disease	19	1,235	12	2,214	- 979
Malnutrition	20	1,182	10	2,396	- 1,214
Lung Disease	21	1,056	23	1,163	- 107
Other Injuries	22	998	20	1,656	- 658
Suicide	23	794	13	2,069	- 1,275
Lymphomas	24	661	26	960	- 299
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	616	31	768	- 151
Asthma	26	556	21	1,531	- 975
Breast Cancer	27	473	28	839	- 366
Falls	28	443	41	465	- 22
Syphilis	29	378	55	124	+ 254
Drownings	30	361	27	956	- 595
Pertussis	31	344	42	419	- 75
Violence	32	320	18	1,916	- 1,596
Bladder Cancer	33	306	54	125	+ 181
Fires	34	299	30	793	- 493
Inflammatory/Heart	35	292	25	1,047	- 755
Skin Cancers	36	261	44	264	- 3
Poisonings	37	256	37	515	- 259
Liver Cancer	38	250	38	510	- 260
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	220	35	548	- 328
Prostate Cancer	40	213	32	628	- 415
Epilepsy	41	205	39	508	- 303
Endocrine Disorders	42	202	34	553	- 351
Oral Cancer	43	198	49	208	- 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	185	40	505	- 320
Stomach Cancer	45	162	33	559	- 397
Parkinson's Disease	46	157	46	226	- 68
Tetanus	47	140	57	102	+ 38
Ovary Cancer	48	124	51	173	- 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	122	36	542	- 420
Schistosomiasis	50	113	53	172	- 59
Lung Cancers	51	103	43	286	- 183
Alcohol	52	90	61	48	+ 41
Skin Disease	53	80	52	173	- 93
Appendicitis	54	74	58	66	+ 8
Hepatitis B	55	69	60	57	+ 12
Leukemia	56	65	45	244	- 179
Upper Respiratory	57	47	59	65	- 18
Encephalitis	58	38	56	117	- 80
Drug Use	59	37	48	213	- 175
Pancreas Cancer	60	30	47	217	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	23	64	26	- 4
Uterin Cancer	62	18	50	182	- 164
Other Neoplasms	63	13	62	37	- 24
Hepatitis C	64	12	66	14	- 3
Dengue	65	7	73	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	67	14	- 7
Measles	67	5	63	30	- 26
Otitis Media	68	4	68	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	3	70	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	2	69	3	- 1
War	71	2	65	26	- 24
Diphtheria	72	1	72	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	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	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Malawi

Zimbabwe

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.