KENYA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	35,526	4	15,895	+ 19,631
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	28,883	1	22,571	+ 6,311
Coronary Heart Disease	3	24,499	9	11,972	+ 12,527
Tuberculosis	4	22,952	3	19,655	+ 3,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	21,922	5	15,420	+ 6,502
Measles	6	18,139	63	103	+ 18,035
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,583	6	14,883	+ 701
Hypertension	8	12,277	17	4,418	+ 7,859
Malaria	9	10,890	8	12,652	- 1,762
Low Birth Weight	10	10,585	11	9,562	+ 1,024
Birth Trauma	11	10,574	10	9,957	+ 617
Liver Disease	12	9,498	7	13,405	- 3,906
Malnutrition	13	8,377	21	4,212	+ 4,165
Lung Disease	14	7,826	20	4,280	+ 3,546
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,685	12	6,115	+ 570
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,483	14	5,651	+ 831
Cervical Cancer	17	5,988	22	3,389	+ 2,599
Maternal Conditions	18	5,490	13	5,651	- 161
Asthma	19	4,958	26	2,300	+ 2,658
Meningitis	20	4,728	15	5,364	- 635
Other Injuries	21	4,666	19	4,336	+ 330
Kidney Disease	22	4,355	16	4,464	- 109
Violence	23	3,458	24	2,942	+ 516
Suicide	24	2,918	23	3,214	- 296
HIV/AIDS	25	2,653	2	20,885	- 18,232
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,215	31	1,827	+ 388
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,136	18	4,373	- 2,236
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,069	40	1,121	+ 948
Prostate Cancer	29	1,970	37	1,292	+ 678
Liver Cancer	30	1,845	34	1,351	+ 494
Drownings	31	1,631	39	1,200	+ 431
Oral Cancer	32	1,378	30	1,842	- 464
Syphilis	33	1,345	52	449	+ 896
Lymphomas	34	1,334	29	1,931	- 597
Fires	35	1,308	36	1,316	- 8
Falls	36	1,292	33	1,465	- 173
Breast Cancer	37	1,244	25	2,658	- 1,414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,241	53	408	+ 833
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,198	32	1,477	- 279
Poisonings	40	1,129	38	1,269	- 140
Pertussis	41	1,026	42	1,014	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	979	41	1,089	- 110
Skin Cancers	43	924	48	638	+ 285
Endocrine Disorders	44	916	44	831	+ 85
Leukemia	45	793	35	1,327	- 534
Epilepsy	46	760	43	832	- 72
Stomach Cancer	47	727	28	2,010	- 1,283
Bladder Cancer	48	565	57	318	+ 248
Parkinson's Disease	49	526	50	470	+ 56
Schistosomiasis	50	514	54	370	+ 145
Skin Disease	51	370	51	455	- 85
Tetanus	52	368	27	2,129	- 1,761
Alcohol	53	318	55	355	- 37
War	54	306	65	89	+ 217
Lung Cancers	55	291	47	669	- 378
Appendicitis	56	290	58	240	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	57	266	45	795	- 528
Hepatitis B	58	194	49	522	- 328
Uterin Cancer	59	187	56	323	- 136
Encephalitis	60	185	60	189	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	61	159	46	716	- 557
Drug Use	62	115	62	113	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	96	64	95	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	94	66	84	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	65	47	67	60	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	66	35	68	39	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	31	61	152	- 121
Otitis Media	68	20	72	7	+ 13
Chlamydia	69	13	70	10	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	11	71	9	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	6	69	13	- 7
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	194	- 194
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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.