ERITREA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,869	2	2,564	+ 1,305
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,146	1	3,277	- 131
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,668	4	2,154	+ 515
Tuberculosis	4	2,500	14	543	+ 1,956
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,388	3	2,292	+ 96
Measles	6	1,976	63	13	+ 1,963
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,697	5	1,326	+ 371
Hypertension	8	1,337	8	926	+ 412
Malaria	9	1,186	17	437	+ 749
Low Birth Weight	10	1,153	16	531	+ 622
Birth Trauma	11	1,152	11	616	+ 535
Liver Disease	12	1,035	6	1,215	- 180
Malnutrition	13	912	10	660	+ 253
Lung Disease	14	852	9	662	+ 191
Congenital Anomalies	15	728	18	432	+ 296
Diabetes Mellitus	16	706	7	944	- 238
Cervical Cancer	17	652	30	132	+ 520
Maternal Conditions	18	598	13	544	+ 54
Asthma	19	540	22	326	+ 214
Meningitis	20	515	19	404	+ 111
Other Injuries	21	508	15	540	- 32
Kidney Disease	22	474	12	578	- 103
Violence	23	377	20	384	- 8
Suicide	24	318	21	382	- 64
HIV/AIDS	25	289	25	308	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	241	24	310	- 68
Oesophagus Cancer	27	233	39	81	+ 152
Inflammatory/Heart	28	225	32	123	+ 103
Prostate Cancer	29	215	47	54	+ 160
Liver Cancer	30	201	45	69	+ 132
Drownings	31	178	33	118	+ 60
Oral Cancer	32	150	44	71	+ 79
Syphilis	33	146	54	35	+ 112
Lymphomas	34	145	28	147	- 1
Fires	35	142	31	132	+ 11
Falls	36	141	26	168	- 27
Breast Cancer	37	135	23	311	- 176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	135	41	77	+ 58
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	130	35	113	+ 17
Poisonings	40	123	34	114	+ 9
Pertussis	41	112	36	90	+ 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	107	27	147	- 40
Skin Cancers	43	101	56	30	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	44	100	43	71	+ 28
Leukemia	45	86	29	144	- 58
Epilepsy	46	83	38	81	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	47	79	48	48	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	48	62	51	42	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	49	57	37	85	- 28
Schistosomiasis	50	56	42	73	- 17
Skin Disease	51	40	50	45	- 4
Tetanus	52	40	52	37	+ 3
Alcohol	53	35	49	45	- 11
War	54	33	71	0	+ 33
Lung Cancers	55	32	46	62	- 30
Appendicitis	56	32	55	31	+ 0
Ovary Cancer	57	29	40	79	- 50
Hepatitis B	58	21	57	28	- 6
Uterin Cancer	59	20	61	18	+ 3
Encephalitis	60	20	62	16	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	61	17	58	20	- 2
Drug Use	62	13	53	36	- 24
Upper Respiratory	63	10	60	18	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	64	12	- 2
Other Neoplasms	65	5	66	6	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	67	4	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	3	65	6	- 3
Otitis Media	68	2	69	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	70	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	68	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	1	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 ERITREA

Madagascar

Eritrea

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.