MADAGASCAR VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	30,151	25	1,341	+ 28,809
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,968	2	14,605	+ 363
Malaria	3	10,948	9	5,507	+ 5,441
Low Birth Weight	4	7,493	10	5,353	+ 2,140
Birth Trauma	5	7,230	11	5,347	+ 1,883
Stroke	6	7,169	1	17,964	- 10,795
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,870	3	12,388	- 5,519
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,043	7	7,880	- 1,837
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,721	5	11,085	- 5,364
Tuberculosis	10	5,262	4	11,606	- 6,343
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,906	16	3,278	+ 1,628
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,088	15	3,380	+ 708
Liver Disease	13	3,268	12	4,803	- 1,535
Kidney Disease	14	3,254	22	2,202	+ 1,052
Measles	15	2,969	6	9,172	- 6,203
Hypertension	16	2,708	8	6,208	- 3,500
Maternal Conditions	17	2,275	18	2,776	- 501
Syphilis	18	2,195	33	680	+ 1,515
Meningitis	19	2,083	20	2,391	- 307
Lung Disease	20	1,976	14	3,957	- 1,981
Pertussis	21	1,788	41	519	+ 1,269
Suicide	22	1,757	24	1,476	+ 282
Other Injuries	23	1,724	21	2,359	- 636
Breast Cancer	24	1,382	37	629	+ 753
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,199	44	463	+ 736
Asthma	26	1,069	19	2,507	- 1,438
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,035	28	1,046	- 12
Cervical Cancer	28	919	17	3,028	- 2,108
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	910	26	1,120	- 210
Drug Use	30	825	62	58	+ 767
Malnutrition	31	789	13	4,236	- 3,447
Falls	32	749	36	653	+ 96
Violence	33	733	23	1,749	- 1,015
Liver Cancer	34	706	30	933	- 227
Prostate Cancer	35	702	29	996	- 294
Drownings	36	648	31	825	- 177
Oral Cancer	37	566	32	697	- 131
Epilepsy	38	530	46	385	+ 145
Fires	39	495	35	661	- 167
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	469	39	606	- 136
Lung Cancers	41	438	55	147	+ 291
Tetanus	42	382	52	186	+ 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	359	42	495	- 136
Poisonings	44	345	40	571	- 226
Lymphomas	45	317	34	675	- 357
Parkinson's Disease	46	289	49	266	+ 23
Trypanosomiasis	47	270	77	0	+ 270
Skin Cancers	48	265	43	467	- 202
Stomach Cancer	49	256	47	368	- 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	233	38	627	- 394
Skin Disease	51	213	51	187	+ 26
Ovary Cancer	52	210	57	135	+ 75
Alcohol	53	195	53	161	+ 34
Oesophagus Cancer	54	194	27	1,080	- 886
Pancreas Cancer	55	187	61	80	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	56	139	48	286	- 146
Encephalitis	57	127	60	94	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	58	126	59	95	+ 32
Appendicitis	59	91	56	147	- 56
Schistosomiasis	60	70	50	260	- 190
Leukemia	61	61	45	401	- 340
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	60	64	47	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	63	51	65	24	+ 27
Diphtheria	64	51	71	3	+ 48
Hepatitis B	65	50	58	98	- 49
Upper Respiratory	66	27	63	49	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	67	23	66	18	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	7	69	7	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	5	67	16	- 11
Ascariasis	70	4	70	5	- 1
War	71	3	54	155	- 152
Otitis Media	72	2	68	10	- 8
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Equ. Guinea

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.