MALAWI VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,426	2	7,739	+ 9,688
Malaria	2	14,063	3	6,308	+ 7,755
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	13,244	6	5,782	+ 7,462
Low Birth Weight	4	7,898	8	4,339	+ 3,559
Stroke	5	7,202	5	5,939	+ 1,263
Coronary Heart Disease	6	6,799	7	4,929	+ 1,870
Birth Trauma	7	6,634	9	3,563	+ 3,072
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,912	4	6,221	- 1,309
Meningitis	9	4,327	18	1,792	+ 2,535
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,590	13	2,509	+ 1,081
Liver Disease	11	3,401	10	3,259	+ 142
Other Injuries	12	3,161	22	1,266	+ 1,894
Tuberculosis	13	3,059	11	2,992	+ 67
Maternal Conditions	14	2,741	15	1,854	+ 887
Pertussis	15	2,361	31	436	+ 1,925
Kidney Disease	16	2,257	19	1,567	+ 690
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,173	14	2,267	- 94
Measles	18	1,994	67	6	+ 1,988
Violence	19	1,854	32	406	+ 1,447
Lung Disease	20	1,794	21	1,340	+ 454
Malnutrition	21	1,793	20	1,499	+ 293
Asthma	22	1,571	26	705	+ 866
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,492	42	257	+ 1,236
Drownings	24	1,306	30	458	+ 848
Hypertension	25	1,120	17	1,797	- 677
Falls	26	1,072	28	562	+ 510
Suicide	27	1,014	23	1,007	+ 7
Fires	28	926	34	380	+ 546
Breast Cancer	29	888	27	600	+ 288
HIV/AIDS	30	866	1	12,839	- 11,973
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	863	39	280	+ 583
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	709	25	782	- 73
Poisonings	33	637	37	325	+ 313
Inflammatory/Heart	34	635	35	370	+ 264
Liver Cancer	35	616	38	317	+ 299
Epilepsy	36	559	41	260	+ 299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	431	44	234	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	38	402	12	2,876	- 2,474
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	386	49	154	+ 231
Ovary Cancer	40	351	48	158	+ 193
War	41	338	71	2	+ 336
Tetanus	42	308	47	178	+ 130
Lymphomas	43	289	24	839	- 549
Stomach Cancer	44	248	45	206	+ 42
Skin Cancers	45	237	36	331	- 94
Hepatitis B	46	230	55	88	+ 143
Parkinson's Disease	47	228	46	200	+ 28
Leukemia	48	213	56	82	+ 131
Oral Cancer	49	200	43	251	- 51
Schistosomiasis	50	196	50	143	+ 53
Leishmaniasis	51	196	74	0	+ 196
Skin Disease	52	176	53	101	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	53	133	33	388	- 255
Pancreas Cancer	54	114	60	38	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	55	109	16	1,842	- 1,733
Appendicitis	56	106	54	94	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	57	105	40	271	- 165
Drug Use	58	104	59	48	+ 57
Ascariasis	59	103	69	4	+ 99
Alcohol	60	99	52	114	- 14
Encephalitis	61	93	58	48	+ 45
Syphilis	62	91	29	480	- 390
Upper Respiratory	63	77	57	60	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	64	71	62	23	+ 49
Diphtheria	65	50	72	2	+ 48
Hepatitis C	66	38	64	15	+ 23
Lung Cancers	67	35	51	131	- 96
Other Neoplasms	68	20	63	17	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	18	66	9	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	15	61	29	- 14
Chlamydia	71	2	70	3	- 0
Otitis Media	72	1	68	5	- 5
Dengue	73	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Niger

Malawi

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.