Table 3.
Top ten diseases in Malawi in 2002 ranked by estimates made by WHO of the number of deaths, the burden of disease (DALYs), the proportion of ility (YLDs) and years of life lost (YLLs)
| Leading Causes of Mortality and Disability Malawi, 2002 | |||||
| Mortality (YLL) | Disability (YLD) | ||||
| Rank | Disease or injury | % total YLL | Rank | Disease or Injury | % total YLD |
| 1 | HIV/AIDS | 35.8 | 1 | HIV/AIDS | 10.1 |
| 2 | Lower Respiratory infections | 13.1 | 2 | Cataracts | 5.6 |
| 3 | Malaria | 9.7 | 3 | Malaria | 5.4 |
| 4 | Diarrhoeal diseases | 9.1 | 4 | Unipolar depressive disorders | 4.7 |
| 5 | Conditions arising during the perinatal period | 4.1 | 5 | Protein-energy malnutrition | 3.7 |
| 6 | Tuberculosis | 2.2 | 6 | Abortion | 3.1 |
| 7 | Road traffic accidents | 1.4 | 7 | Coditions arising during the perinatal period | 2.7 |
| 8 | Protein-energy malnutrition | 1.3 | 8 | Lymphatic Filariasis | 2.5 |
| 9 | Maternal haemorrhage | 0.9 | 9 | Asthma | 2.5 |
| 10 | Drownings | 0.8 | 10 | Iodine Deficiency | 2.4 |