SOUTH AFRICA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	35,657	1	71,996	- 36,339
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,492	2	39,341	- 17,848
Malaria	3	17,519	63	83	+ 17,436
Road Traffic Accidents	4	17,278	11	13,014	+ 4,264
Stroke	5	16,494	4	30,693	- 14,199
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	16,058	8	15,843	+ 215
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,689	3	32,739	- 19,050
Low Birth Weight	8	12,050	16	6,250	+ 5,800
Birth Trauma	9	9,895	30	3,004	+ 6,891
Liver Disease	10	9,051	14	9,013	+ 37
Tuberculosis	11	8,310	6	21,965	- 13,655
Cervical Cancer	12	7,988	20	5,555	+ 2,433
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,969	25	4,351	+ 2,618
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,296	5	30,188	- 23,892
Maternal Conditions	15	5,149	38	1,700	+ 3,450
Oesophagus Cancer	16	5,115	29	3,486	+ 1,629
Hypertension	17	4,989	12	12,789	- 7,799
Meningitis	18	4,977	26	3,660	+ 1,317
Kidney Disease	19	4,353	9	15,302	- 10,949
Malnutrition	20	4,164	34	2,381	+ 1,784
Lung Disease	21	3,723	13	11,895	- 8,172
Other Injuries	22	3,517	17	6,014	- 2,497
Suicide	23	2,797	10	13,774	- 10,977
Lymphomas	24	2,329	31	2,818	- 489
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	2,172	22	4,676	- 2,504
Asthma	26	1,958	18	5,966	- 4,008
Breast Cancer	27	1,667	23	4,533	- 2,867
Falls	28	1,560	42	1,399	+ 161
Syphilis	29	1,334	44	1,130	+ 204
Drownings	30	1,271	32	2,403	- 1,132
Pertussis	31	1,211	43	1,142	+ 69
Violence	32	1,129	7	21,000	- 19,871
Bladder Cancer	33	1,078	52	829	+ 248
Fires	34	1,054	27	3,618	- 2,563
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,029	21	5,408	- 4,379
Skin Cancers	36	919	48	993	- 74
Poisonings	37	902	50	975	- 73
Liver Cancer	38	879	33	2,383	- 1,504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	776	36	1,894	- 1,118
Prostate Cancer	40	752	24	4,374	- 3,622
Epilepsy	41	722	37	1,870	- 1,148
Endocrine Disorders	42	712	19	5,890	- 5,178
Oral Cancer	43	697	41	1,406	- 709
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	651	28	3,587	- 2,936
Stomach Cancer	45	572	39	1,535	- 963
Parkinson's Disease	46	555	46	1,077	- 522
Tetanus	47	493	65	38	+ 456
Ovary Cancer	48	438	51	951	- 513
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	428	47	1,015	- 586
Schistosomiasis	50	398	66	35	+ 363
Lung Cancers	51	363	15	7,705	- 7,343
Alcohol	52	316	49	987	- 671
Skin Disease	53	281	45	1,101	- 820
Appendicitis	54	260	56	274	- 13
Hepatitis B	55	244	61	139	+ 105
Leukemia	56	228	40	1,464	- 1,236
Upper Respiratory	57	165	60	223	- 58
Encephalitis	58	133	59	234	- 101
Drug Use	59	132	53	770	- 638
Pancreas Cancer	60	105	35	2,007	- 1,902
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	80	55	376	- 296
Uterin Cancer	62	63	54	512	- 449
Other Neoplasms	63	46	58	267	- 221
Hepatitis C	64	41	70	8	+ 33
Dengue	65	25	73	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	62	113	- 89
Measles	67	17	57	270	- 253
Otitis Media	68	15	67	19	- 4
Ascariasis	69	12	71	3	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	7	68	18	- 11
War	71	7	64	66	- 59
Diphtheria	72	5	69	16	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Malawi

South Africa

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.