MADAGASCAR VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,265	2	14,605	+ 12,661
Tuberculosis	2	24,516	4	11,606	+ 12,910
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	24,412	5	11,085	+ 13,327
HIV/AIDS	4	19,559	25	1,341	+ 18,217
Stroke	5	17,115	1	17,964	- 849
Malaria	6	17,092	9	5,507	+ 11,585
Coronary Heart Disease	7	15,114	3	12,388	+ 2,726
Low Birth Weight	8	11,611	10	5,353	+ 6,259
Birth Trauma	9	11,423	11	5,347	+ 6,076
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,329	7	7,880	+ 1,449
Measles	11	8,470	6	9,172	- 702
Hypertension	12	6,527	8	6,208	+ 319
Maternal Conditions	13	6,121	18	2,776	+ 3,345
Liver Disease	14	6,011	12	4,803	+ 1,208
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,948	16	3,278	+ 2,670
Meningitis	16	5,289	20	2,391	+ 2,898
Violence	17	5,257	23	1,749	+ 3,508
Lung Disease	18	4,983	14	3,957	+ 1,026
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,042	15	3,380	+ 662
Asthma	20	3,965	19	2,507	+ 1,458
Kidney Disease	21	3,701	22	2,202	+ 1,499
Malnutrition	22	3,600	13	4,236	- 636
Other Injuries	23	3,234	21	2,359	+ 875
Suicide	24	3,049	24	1,476	+ 1,573
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,205	44	463	+ 1,742
Breast Cancer	26	1,794	37	629	+ 1,165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,653	42	495	+ 1,158
War	28	1,634	54	155	+ 1,479
Tetanus	29	1,461	52	186	+ 1,275
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,406	28	1,046	+ 360
Pertussis	31	1,382	41	519	+ 863
Cervical Cancer	32	1,199	17	3,028	- 1,829
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,063	26	1,120	- 58
Drownings	34	1,054	31	825	+ 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,011	38	627	+ 383
Falls	36	945	36	653	+ 292
Schistosomiasis	37	882	50	260	+ 622
Prostate Cancer	38	815	29	996	- 181
Fires	39	739	35	661	+ 78
Poisonings	40	698	40	571	+ 127
Syphilis	41	626	33	680	- 54
Lymphomas	42	620	34	675	- 54
Epilepsy	43	619	46	385	+ 235
Liver Cancer	44	608	30	933	- 325
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	607	39	606	+ 1
Oral Cancer	46	475	32	697	- 222
Leukemia	47	459	45	401	+ 58
Parkinson's Disease	48	350	49	266	+ 84
Stomach Cancer	49	341	47	368	- 26
Ovary Cancer	50	334	57	135	+ 199
Appendicitis	51	322	56	147	+ 176
Alcohol	52	322	53	161	+ 161
Oesophagus Cancer	53	251	27	1,080	- 829
Skin Disease	54	251	51	187	+ 64
Lung Cancers	55	244	55	147	+ 97
Leishmaniasis	56	237	78	0	+ 237
Drug Use	57	228	62	58	+ 170
Skin Cancers	58	223	43	467	- 244
Trypanosomiasis	59	207	77	0	+ 207
Pancreas Cancer	60	191	61	80	+ 110
Hepatitis B	61	172	58	98	+ 74
Encephalitis	62	146	60	94	+ 52
Upper Respiratory	63	127	63	49	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	64	121	48	286	- 164
Uterin Cancer	65	102	59	95	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	78	64	47	+ 31
Diphtheria	67	55	71	3	+ 53
Otitis Media	68	32	68	10	+ 22
Hepatitis C	69	29	67	16	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	70	25	65	24	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	25	70	5	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	72	20	66	18	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	10	69	7	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Central Africa

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.