MADAGASCAR VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	59,487	25	1,341	+ 58,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,113	2	14,605	+ 5,509
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,614	3	12,388	+ 7,226
Stroke	4	19,087	1	17,964	+ 1,123
Diabetes Mellitus	5	15,295	16	3,278	+ 12,017
Tuberculosis	6	7,797	4	11,606	- 3,809
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,313	7	7,880	- 567
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,335	5	11,085	- 4,750
Kidney Disease	9	6,086	22	2,202	+ 3,884
Lung Disease	10	5,789	14	3,957	+ 1,831
Hypertension	11	5,658	8	6,208	- 550
Liver Disease	12	5,513	12	4,803	+ 710
Low Birth Weight	13	5,372	10	5,353	+ 20
Violence	14	4,678	23	1,749	+ 2,929
Suicide	15	4,445	24	1,476	+ 2,969
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,452	15	3,380	+ 72
Birth Trauma	17	3,142	11	5,347	- 2,205
Asthma	18	2,790	19	2,507	+ 283
Other Injuries	19	2,600	21	2,359	+ 241
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,127	28	1,046	+ 1,081
Malnutrition	21	2,055	13	4,236	- 2,181
Cervical Cancer	22	1,971	17	3,028	- 1,057
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,967	26	1,120	+ 847
Maternal Conditions	24	1,415	18	2,776	- 1,361
Meningitis	25	1,302	20	2,391	- 1,088
Fires	26	1,302	35	661	+ 641
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,234	44	463	+ 771
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,234	27	1,080	+ 154
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,083	42	495	+ 588
Drownings	30	992	31	825	+ 167
Lymphomas	31	923	34	675	+ 249
Oral Cancer	32	842	32	697	+ 145
Breast Cancer	33	821	37	629	+ 193
Falls	34	740	36	653	+ 87
Liver Cancer	35	688	30	933	- 245
Epilepsy	36	674	46	385	+ 290
Skin Cancers	37	624	43	467	+ 157
Parkinson's Disease	38	568	49	266	+ 302
Lung Cancers	39	546	55	147	+ 398
Pertussis	40	536	41	519	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	41	535	29	996	- 461
Poisonings	42	508	40	571	- 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	445	38	627	- 182
Syphilis	44	438	33	680	- 242
Alcohol	45	369	53	161	+ 208
Skin Disease	46	359	51	187	+ 172
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	332	39	606	- 274
Drug Use	48	309	62	58	+ 250
Ovary Cancer	49	232	57	135	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	50	194	61	80	+ 113
Leukemia	51	157	45	401	- 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	127	64	47	+ 80
Stomach Cancer	53	123	47	368	- 244
Schistosomiasis	54	120	50	260	- 140
Other Neoplasms	55	113	65	24	+ 89
Uterin Cancer	56	113	59	95	+ 18
Appendicitis	57	91	56	147	- 56
Upper Respiratory	58	89	63	49	+ 40
Encephalitis	59	84	60	94	- 10
Bladder Cancer	60	77	48	286	- 209
Tetanus	61	75	52	186	- 111
Hepatitis B	62	69	58	98	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	63	37	66	18	+ 19
Malaria	64	9	9	5,507	- 5,498
Chlamydia	65	6	69	7	- 0
Hepatitis C	66	6	67	16	- 10
Ascariasis	67	5	70	5	+ 0
Measles	68	4	6	9,172	- 9,168
War	69	4	54	155	- 151
Diphtheria	70	4	71	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	3	68	10	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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Madagascar

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.