MADAGASCAR VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	63,035	25	1,341	+ 61,694
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,499	2	14,605	+ 27,894
Stroke	3	37,244	1	17,964	+ 19,280
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	31,126	5	11,085	+ 20,041
Coronary Heart Disease	5	27,778	3	12,388	+ 15,390
Diabetes Mellitus	6	26,438	16	3,278	+ 23,160
Suicide	7	20,355	24	1,476	+ 18,879
Tuberculosis	8	15,977	4	11,606	+ 4,371
Lung Disease	9	14,569	14	3,957	+ 10,612
Kidney Disease	10	13,414	22	2,202	+ 11,212
Hypertension	11	13,089	8	6,208	+ 6,881
Low Birth Weight	12	12,651	10	5,353	+ 7,298
Violence	13	12,216	23	1,749	+ 10,467
Liver Disease	14	10,472	12	4,803	+ 5,670
Birth Trauma	15	9,484	11	5,347	+ 4,137
Road Traffic Accidents	16	8,971	7	7,880	+ 1,091
Asthma	17	8,962	19	2,507	+ 6,455
Other Injuries	18	7,045	21	2,359	+ 4,686
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,147	15	3,380	+ 1,767
Cervical Cancer	20	4,924	17	3,028	+ 1,896
Malnutrition	21	4,722	13	4,236	+ 486
Meningitis	22	4,202	20	2,391	+ 1,811
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,034	28	1,046	+ 2,987
Maternal Conditions	24	3,864	18	2,776	+ 1,088
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,685	42	495	+ 3,190
Fires	26	3,553	35	661	+ 2,892
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,106	44	463	+ 2,643
Drownings	28	2,643	31	825	+ 1,818
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,568	26	1,120	+ 1,448
Epilepsy	30	1,897	46	385	+ 1,512
Falls	31	1,690	36	653	+ 1,037
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,660	38	627	+ 1,033
Poisonings	33	1,469	40	571	+ 898
Breast Cancer	34	1,284	37	629	+ 655
Prostate Cancer	35	1,066	29	996	+ 70
Lymphomas	36	1,029	34	675	+ 355
Oesophagus Cancer	37	971	27	1,080	- 109
Alcohol	38	936	53	161	+ 775
Liver Cancer	39	934	30	933	+ 1
Skin Disease	40	924	51	187	+ 736
Parkinson's Disease	41	724	49	266	+ 458
Oral Cancer	42	683	32	697	- 14
Lung Cancers	43	675	55	147	+ 528
Pertussis	44	674	41	519	+ 155
Syphilis	45	668	33	680	- 12
Skin Cancers	46	612	43	467	+ 145
Tetanus	47	597	52	186	+ 411
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	524	39	606	- 82
Leukemia	49	514	45	401	+ 113
Drug Use	50	417	62	58	+ 359
Hepatitis B	51	353	58	98	+ 255
Appendicitis	52	329	56	147	+ 182
Ovary Cancer	53	323	57	135	+ 189
Uterin Cancer	54	310	59	95	+ 216
Upper Respiratory	55	240	63	49	+ 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	239	64	47	+ 191
Encephalitis	57	179	60	94	+ 86
Pancreas Cancer	58	161	61	80	+ 81
Measles	59	155	6	9,172	- 9,017
Stomach Cancer	60	142	47	368	- 225
Bladder Cancer	61	127	48	286	- 159
Other Neoplasms	62	122	65	24	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	63	79	66	18	+ 61
Hepatitis C	64	33	67	16	+ 17
Chlamydia	65	20	69	7	+ 14
Otitis Media	66	16	68	10	+ 6
Ascariasis	67	10	70	5	+ 4
War	68	4	54	155	- 151
Diphtheria	69	3	71	3	+ 1
Dengue	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	260	- 260
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.