MADAGASCAR VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,889	2	14,605	+ 284
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,021	5	11,085	- 64
Stroke	3	9,779	1	17,964	- 8,185
Coronary Heart Disease	4	9,075	3	12,388	- 3,313
Road Traffic Accidents	5	7,842	7	7,880	- 38
Birth Trauma	6	7,728	11	5,347	+ 2,381
Low Birth Weight	7	6,961	10	5,353	+ 1,609
Liver Disease	8	6,775	12	4,803	+ 1,972
Tuberculosis	9	5,330	4	11,606	- 6,275
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,039	16	3,278	+ 761
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,885	15	3,380	+ 505
Hypertension	12	3,347	8	6,208	- 2,861
Kidney Disease	13	3,007	22	2,202	+ 805
Meningitis	14	2,986	20	2,391	+ 595
Lung Disease	15	2,949	14	3,957	- 1,008
Other Injuries	16	2,915	21	2,359	+ 556
HIV/AIDS	17	2,850	25	1,341	+ 1,509
Maternal Conditions	18	2,208	18	2,776	- 568
Malnutrition	19	2,147	13	4,236	- 2,089
Breast Cancer	20	2,108	37	629	+ 1,479
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,052	26	1,120	+ 931
Violence	22	2,006	23	1,749	+ 258
Pertussis	23	1,713	41	519	+ 1,194
Measles	24	1,571	6	9,172	- 7,601
Suicide	25	1,498	24	1,476	+ 23
Malaria	26	1,398	9	5,507	- 4,109
Cervical Cancer	27	1,247	17	3,028	- 1,781
Falls	28	1,121	36	653	+ 467
Asthma	29	1,114	19	2,507	- 1,393
Leukemia	30	1,049	45	401	+ 648
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	933	39	606	+ 327
Poisonings	32	911	40	571	+ 340
Lymphomas	33	892	34	675	+ 217
Fires	34	809	35	661	+ 147
Drownings	35	778	31	825	- 46
Ovary Cancer	36	602	57	135	+ 467
Tetanus	37	547	52	186	+ 361
Lung Cancers	38	547	55	147	+ 400
Inflammatory/Heart	39	539	28	1,046	- 508
Oesophagus Cancer	40	457	27	1,080	- 623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	437	42	495	- 58
Liver Cancer	42	430	30	933	- 503
Syphilis	43	422	33	680	- 258
Epilepsy	44	404	46	385	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	45	403	44	463	- 60
Parkinson's Disease	46	392	49	266	+ 126
Stomach Cancer	47	377	47	368	+ 10
Oral Cancer	48	367	32	697	- 330
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	333	38	627	- 295
Prostate Cancer	50	309	29	996	- 687
Bladder Cancer	51	268	48	286	- 18
Skin Cancers	52	250	43	467	- 217
Skin Disease	53	225	51	187	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	54	209	50	260	- 52
Alcohol	55	186	53	161	+ 25
Hepatitis B	56	184	58	98	+ 86
Upper Respiratory	57	176	63	49	+ 127
Appendicitis	58	168	56	147	+ 22
Leishmaniasis	59	144	78	0	+ 144
Drug Use	60	127	62	58	+ 69
Pancreas Cancer	61	121	61	80	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	62	105	59	95	+ 10
Encephalitis	63	96	60	94	+ 2
War	64	70	54	155	- 85
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	55	64	47	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	66	37	65	24	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	36	71	3	+ 33
Ascariasis	68	32	70	5	+ 27
Hepatitis C	69	28	67	16	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	70	15	66	18	- 2
Otitis Media	71	10	68	10	- 1
Chlamydia	72	5	69	7	- 1
Dengue	73	5	72	0	+ 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Ethiopia

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.