MALAWI VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,314	7	4,929	+ 32,385
Stroke	2	15,370	5	5,939	+ 9,431
Hypertension	3	5,101	17	1,797	+ 3,304
Kidney Disease	4	4,649	19	1,567	+ 3,082
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	4,529	25	782	+ 3,747
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,483	4	6,221	- 2,738
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,454	2	7,739	- 4,285
Lung Cancers	8	3,340	51	131	+ 3,209
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,202	14	2,267	+ 935
Lung Disease	10	3,167	21	1,340	+ 1,827
Liver Disease	11	2,372	10	3,259	- 887
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,771	13	2,509	- 738
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,755	44	234	+ 1,520
Low Birth Weight	14	1,669	8	4,339	- 2,670
Breast Cancer	15	1,411	27	600	+ 811
Asthma	16	1,202	26	705	+ 497
Bladder Cancer	17	1,181	33	388	+ 793
Lymphomas	18	1,114	24	839	+ 275
Stomach Cancer	19	1,052	45	206	+ 847
Parkinson's Disease	20	847	46	200	+ 647
Falls	21	803	28	562	+ 241
Birth Trauma	22	787	9	3,563	- 2,776
Prostate Cancer	23	753	40	271	+ 482
Violence	24	740	32	406	+ 333
Leukemia	25	696	56	82	+ 614
Suicide	26	692	23	1,007	- 315
Other Injuries	27	672	22	1,266	- 594
Pancreas Cancer	28	652	60	38	+ 614
Liver Cancer	29	650	38	317	+ 333
Inflammatory/Heart	30	538	35	370	+ 168
Endocrine Disorders	31	515	42	257	+ 259
HIV/AIDS	32	471	1	12,839	- 12,367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	428	39	280	+ 148
Drug Use	34	425	59	48	+ 378
Oral Cancer	35	419	43	251	+ 168
Skin Cancers	36	386	36	331	+ 55
Fires	37	365	34	380	- 14
Cervical Cancer	38	364	12	2,876	- 2,512
Ovary Cancer	39	347	48	158	+ 190
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	332	6	5,782	- 5,449
Tuberculosis	41	246	11	2,992	- 2,746
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	223	49	154	+ 68
Drownings	43	220	30	458	- 238
Oesophagus Cancer	44	197	16	1,842	- 1,645
Epilepsy	45	183	41	260	- 77
Meningitis	46	155	18	1,792	- 1,637
Maternal Conditions	47	150	15	1,854	- 1,704
Poisonings	48	146	37	325	- 179
Hepatitis B	49	126	55	88	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	50	83	62	23	+ 61
Skin Disease	51	74	53	101	- 28
Pertussis	52	72	31	436	- 364
Encephalitis	53	68	58	48	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	54	60	66	9	+ 52
Alcohol	55	56	52	114	- 58
Tetanus	56	46	47	178	- 131
War	57	45	71	2	+ 42
Appendicitis	58	45	54	94	- 49
Other Neoplasms	59	43	63	17	+ 26
Malnutrition	60	43	20	1,499	- 1,457
Syphilis	61	32	29	480	- 448
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	17	61	29	- 12
Schistosomiasis	63	14	50	143	- 129
Leishmaniasis	64	6	74	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	65	2	64	15	- 12
Upper Respiratory	66	1	57	60	- 58
Ascariasis	67	1	69	4	- 3
Chlamydia	68	1	70	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	0	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	67	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Tunisia

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.