ETHIOPIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	72,308	3	39,362	+ 32,946
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	58,785	1	59,931	- 1,145
Coronary Heart Disease	3	49,864	4	36,530	+ 13,334
Tuberculosis	4	46,714	9	21,455	+ 25,259
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	44,618	2	44,361	+ 258
Measles	6	36,918	24	6,324	+ 30,594
Road Traffic Accidents	7	31,717	5	31,564	+ 153
Hypertension	8	24,988	12	13,470	+ 11,518
Malaria	9	22,166	26	5,626	+ 16,540
Low Birth Weight	10	21,545	7	28,020	- 6,476
Birth Trauma	11	21,522	6	31,107	- 9,585
Liver Disease	12	19,332	8	27,270	- 7,938
Malnutrition	13	17,050	19	8,643	+ 8,407
Lung Disease	14	15,928	15	11,870	+ 4,058
Congenital Anomalies	15	13,607	11	15,638	- 2,031
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,194	10	16,258	- 3,063
Cervical Cancer	17	12,187	27	5,019	+ 7,168
Maternal Conditions	18	11,174	18	8,887	+ 2,287
Asthma	19	10,091	29	4,484	+ 5,607
Meningitis	20	9,623	14	12,019	- 2,396
Other Injuries	21	9,496	16	11,735	- 2,239
Kidney Disease	22	8,863	13	12,103	- 3,240
Violence	23	7,039	22	8,076	- 1,037
Suicide	24	5,939	25	6,030	- 91
HIV/AIDS	25	5,400	17	11,471	- 6,072
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	4,509	21	8,258	- 3,748
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,348	40	1,839	+ 2,509
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,212	39	2,168	+ 2,044
Prostate Cancer	29	4,009	50	1,244	+ 2,764
Liver Cancer	30	3,756	42	1,730	+ 2,026
Drownings	31	3,319	35	3,133	+ 186
Oral Cancer	32	2,804	48	1,477	+ 1,328
Syphilis	33	2,738	43	1,699	+ 1,038
Lymphomas	34	2,715	33	3,590	- 874
Fires	35	2,662	34	3,255	- 592
Falls	36	2,629	28	4,510	- 1,881
Breast Cancer	37	2,532	20	8,485	- 5,954
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,525	49	1,339	+ 1,186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,438	31	3,755	- 1,317
Poisonings	40	2,298	32	3,668	- 1,370
Pertussis	41	2,089	23	6,896	- 4,807
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,993	41	1,758	+ 235
Skin Cancers	43	1,880	52	1,006	+ 874
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,863	45	1,623	+ 241
Leukemia	45	1,614	30	4,222	- 2,608
Epilepsy	46	1,548	44	1,625	- 77
Stomach Cancer	47	1,479	47	1,519	- 39
Bladder Cancer	48	1,151	51	1,080	+ 71
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,070	46	1,578	- 507
Schistosomiasis	50	1,047	54	839	+ 208
Skin Disease	51	754	53	904	- 150
Tetanus	52	750	37	2,203	- 1,453
Alcohol	53	647	55	750	- 102
War	54	623	64	281	+ 342
Lung Cancers	55	592	38	2,202	- 1,610
Appendicitis	56	590	58	677	- 87
Ovary Cancer	57	542	36	2,424	- 1,882
Hepatitis B	58	395	56	742	- 346
Uterin Cancer	59	381	62	421	- 41
Encephalitis	60	377	63	386	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	61	323	61	488	- 164
Drug Use	62	234	60	513	- 278
Upper Respiratory	63	196	57	709	- 513
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	190	65	221	- 30
Other Neoplasms	65	96	66	148	- 52
Multiple Sclerosis	66	71	70	61	+ 10
Hepatitis C	67	64	69	115	- 51
Otitis Media	68	41	71	39	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	27	72	21	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	22	68	130	- 108
Diphtheria	71	11	67	146	- 134
Dengue	72	2	73	20	- 19
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	579	- 579
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.