MADAGASCAR VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	14,984	4	11,606	+ 3,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,587	2	14,605	- 18
Measles	3	13,837	6	9,172	+ 4,665
Malaria	4	13,150	9	5,507	+ 7,643
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,402	7	7,880	+ 2,523
HIV/AIDS	6	10,395	25	1,341	+ 9,054
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,209	3	12,388	- 2,179
Low Birth Weight	8	8,948	10	5,353	+ 3,595
Birth Trauma	9	8,675	11	5,347	+ 3,328
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	8,622	5	11,085	- 2,463
Stroke	11	8,549	1	17,964	- 9,416
Maternal Conditions	12	4,711	18	2,776	+ 1,935
Liver Disease	13	4,650	12	4,803	- 153
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,512	15	3,380	+ 1,132
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,521	16	3,278	+ 243
Kidney Disease	16	3,297	22	2,202	+ 1,094
Meningitis	17	2,990	20	2,391	+ 599
Violence	18	2,583	23	1,749	+ 835
Cervical Cancer	19	2,565	17	3,028	- 462
Liver Cancer	20	2,379	30	933	+ 1,446
Syphilis	21	2,136	33	680	+ 1,455
Other Injuries	22	2,060	21	2,359	- 300
Hypertension	23	2,008	8	6,208	- 4,200
Malnutrition	24	1,914	13	4,236	- 2,322
Prostate Cancer	25	1,611	29	996	+ 615
Lung Disease	26	1,590	14	3,957	- 2,367
Breast Cancer	27	1,330	37	629	+ 701
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,330	44	463	+ 867
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,271	26	1,120	+ 151
Suicide	30	1,189	24	1,476	- 286
Asthma	31	1,081	19	2,507	- 1,426
Pertussis	32	1,069	41	519	+ 550
Falls	33	842	36	653	+ 189
Fires	34	830	35	661	+ 169
Drownings	35	687	31	825	- 138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	683	42	495	+ 188
Stomach Cancer	37	659	47	368	+ 291
Inflammatory/Heart	38	624	28	1,046	- 422
Lymphomas	39	506	34	675	- 168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	485	39	606	- 120
Poisonings	41	443	40	571	- 128
Epilepsy	42	438	46	385	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	43	391	49	266	+ 126
Lung Cancers	44	357	55	147	+ 210
Schistosomiasis	45	279	50	260	+ 19
Skin Cancers	46	277	43	467	- 190
Ovary Cancer	47	273	57	135	+ 138
Oral Cancer	48	272	32	697	- 425
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	271	38	627	- 356
Drug Use	50	230	62	58	+ 171
Skin Disease	51	223	51	187	+ 36
Hepatitis B	52	212	58	98	+ 113
Pancreas Cancer	53	204	61	80	+ 124
Tetanus	54	169	52	186	- 18
Uterin Cancer	55	154	59	95	+ 60
Encephalitis	56	149	60	94	+ 55
Alcohol	57	138	53	161	- 23
Leukemia	58	125	45	401	- 276
Bladder Cancer	59	103	48	286	- 183
Oesophagus Cancer	60	84	27	1,080	- 996
Appendicitis	61	67	56	147	- 80
Other Neoplasms	62	31	65	24	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	63	23	66	18	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	22	64	47	- 26
Hepatitis C	65	20	67	16	+ 4
Ascariasis	66	20	70	5	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	67	14	63	49	- 34
Diphtheria	68	5	71	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	3	69	7	- 4
War	70	3	54	155	- 152
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Liberia

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.