EQU. GUINEA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,095	6	437	+ 658
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	890	2	913	- 22
Coronary Heart Disease	3	755	7	419	+ 336
Tuberculosis	4	708	10	321	+ 387
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	676	9	349	+ 327
Measles	6	559	15	181	+ 378
Road Traffic Accidents	7	480	8	368	+ 112
Hypertension	8	379	16	165	+ 213
Malaria	9	336	3	668	- 332
Low Birth Weight	10	326	4	457	- 131
Birth Trauma	11	326	5	441	- 115
Liver Disease	12	293	13	199	+ 94
Malnutrition	13	258	31	48	+ 210
Lung Disease	14	241	20	120	+ 121
Congenital Anomalies	15	206	12	249	- 43
Diabetes Mellitus	16	200	11	299	- 99
Cervical Cancer	17	185	28	56	+ 129
Maternal Conditions	18	169	17	139	+ 31
Asthma	19	153	26	65	+ 88
Meningitis	20	146	19	127	+ 19
Other Injuries	21	144	23	105	+ 39
Kidney Disease	22	134	14	198	- 64
Violence	23	107	33	45	+ 62
Suicide	24	90	22	107	- 17
HIV/AIDS	25	82	1	1,838	- 1,757
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	68	29	55	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	27	66	54	12	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	28	64	27	63	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	29	61	35	43	+ 18
Liver Cancer	30	57	34	43	+ 14
Drownings	31	50	36	39	+ 11
Oral Cancer	32	42	37	35	+ 8
Syphilis	33	41	18	134	- 92
Lymphomas	34	41	45	19	+ 22
Fires	35	40	39	30	+ 10
Falls	36	40	32	46	- 6
Breast Cancer	37	38	24	84	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	38	50	14	+ 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	37	40	29	+ 8
Poisonings	40	35	44	21	+ 14
Pertussis	41	32	21	109	- 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	30	43	22	+ 8
Skin Cancers	43	28	48	16	+ 12
Endocrine Disorders	44	28	25	73	- 45
Leukemia	45	24	61	4	+ 21
Epilepsy	46	23	38	32	- 9
Stomach Cancer	47	22	49	16	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	48	17	56	9	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	49	16	46	18	- 1
Schistosomiasis	50	16	60	4	+ 12
Skin Disease	51	11	51	13	- 2
Tetanus	52	11	42	23	- 12
Alcohol	53	10	53	12	- 2
War	54	9	71	0	+ 9
Lung Cancers	55	9	41	27	- 18
Appendicitis	56	9	59	6	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	57	8	52	13	- 5
Hepatitis B	58	6	65	3	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	59	6	58	8	- 2
Encephalitis	60	6	57	8	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	61	5	55	11	- 6
Drug Use	62	4	30	50	- 47
Upper Respiratory	63	3	66	2	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	3	62	4	- 1
Other Neoplasms	65	1	63	3	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	67	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Madagascar

Equ. Guinea

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.