Table 4.
WHO estimates of leading risk factors in Malawi 2002
| Leading 10 selected factors & diseases or injuries Malawi 2002 | |||||
| Mortality (deaths) | Mortality (deaths) | ||||
| Rank | Risk Factor | %total deaths |
Rank | Disease or injury | % total deaths |
| 1 | Unsafe Sex | 34.4 | 1 | HIV/AIDS | 33.6 |
| 2 | Childhood and maternal underwieght | 16.5 | 2 | Lower respitory infectons | 11.3 |
| 3 | Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene | 6.7 | 3 | Malaria | 7.8 |
| 4 | Zinc Deficency | 4.9 | 4 | Diarrhoeal diseases | 7.6 |
| 5 | Vitamin A deficiency | 4.8 | 5 | Conditions arising during the perinatal period | 3.2 |
| 6 | Indoor Smoke from solid fuels | 4.8 | 6 | Cerebrovascular disease | 2.8 |
| 7 | High Blood Pressure | 3.5 | 7 | Ischaemic heart disease | 2.6 |
| 8 | Alcohol | 2.0 | 8 | Tuberculosis | 2.4 |
| 9 | Tobacco | 1.5 | 9 | Road traffic accidents | 1.3 |
| 10 | Iron Deficiency | 1.3 | 10 | Protein-energy malnutrition | 1.0 |