LESOTHO VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,359	3	2,817	- 1,458
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,105	2	3,214	- 2,110
Coronary Heart Disease	3	937	5	2,101	- 1,164
Tuberculosis	4	878	8	1,208	- 331
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	838	4	2,354	- 1,516
Measles	6	694	59	12	+ 682
Road Traffic Accidents	7	596	16	678	- 83
Hypertension	8	470	11	990	- 520
Malaria	9	416	79	0	+ 416
Low Birth Weight	10	405	12	957	- 552
Birth Trauma	11	404	15	717	- 313
Liver Disease	12	363	14	792	- 429
Malnutrition	13	320	21	357	- 37
Lung Disease	14	299	9	1,102	- 803
Congenital Anomalies	15	256	19	389	- 134
Diabetes Mellitus	16	248	6	2,000	- 1,752
Cervical Cancer	17	229	20	372	- 143
Maternal Conditions	18	210	24	292	- 82
Asthma	19	190	17	678	- 488
Meningitis	20	181	22	318	- 137
Other Injuries	21	178	18	533	- 354
Kidney Disease	22	167	10	1,015	- 848
Violence	23	132	13	924	- 792
Suicide	24	112	7	1,539	- 1,428
HIV/AIDS	25	101	1	4,767	- 4,666
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	85	29	194	- 109
Oesophagus Cancer	27	82	37	73	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	28	79	23	305	- 226
Prostate Cancer	29	75	35	81	- 5
Liver Cancer	30	71	39	71	- 0
Drownings	31	62	28	200	- 138
Oral Cancer	32	53	42	52	+ 1
Syphilis	33	51	45	50	+ 1
Lymphomas	34	51	36	78	- 27
Fires	35	50	26	269	- 219
Falls	36	49	31	128	- 78
Breast Cancer	37	48	34	97	- 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	47	32	126	- 78
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	46	48	40	+ 6
Poisonings	40	43	33	111	- 68
Pertussis	41	39	44	51	- 12
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	37	25	279	- 241
Skin Cancers	43	35	46	46	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	44	35	27	235	- 200
Leukemia	45	30	49	39	- 9
Epilepsy	46	29	30	143	- 114
Stomach Cancer	47	28	60	11	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	48	22	61	10	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	49	20	41	55	- 35
Schistosomiasis	50	20	76	0	+ 20
Skin Disease	51	14	40	70	- 56
Tetanus	52	14	47	45	- 31
Alcohol	53	12	38	71	- 59
War	54	12	68	0	+ 11
Lung Cancers	55	11	43	51	- 40
Appendicitis	56	11	52	25	- 14
Ovary Cancer	57	10	53	24	- 14
Hepatitis B	58	7	51	27	- 19
Uterin Cancer	59	7	54	23	- 16
Encephalitis	60	7	57	14	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	61	6	58	12	- 6
Drug Use	62	4	50	32	- 27
Upper Respiratory	63	4	55	18	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	56	18	- 14
Other Neoplasms	65	2	62	9	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	63	6	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	1	64	2	- 1
Otitis Media	68	1	66	1	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	65	2	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 LESOTHO

Madagascar

Lesotho

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.