LIBERIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,316	11	1,578	+ 1,738
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,696	2	2,693	+ 3
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,287	7	1,885	+ 402
Tuberculosis	4	2,143	1	2,766	- 624
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,046	10	1,592	+ 455
Measles	6	1,693	3	2,554	- 861
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,455	5	1,920	- 466
Hypertension	8	1,146	23	371	+ 775
Malaria	9	1,017	4	2,428	- 1,411
Low Birth Weight	10	988	8	1,652	- 664
Birth Trauma	11	987	9	1,601	- 614
Liver Disease	12	887	13	858	+ 28
Malnutrition	13	782	24	353	+ 429
Lung Disease	14	731	26	294	+ 437
Congenital Anomalies	15	624	14	833	- 209
Diabetes Mellitus	16	605	15	650	- 45
Cervical Cancer	17	559	19	474	+ 85
Maternal Conditions	18	512	12	870	- 357
Asthma	19	463	31	200	+ 263
Meningitis	20	441	17	552	- 111
Other Injuries	21	436	22	380	+ 55
Kidney Disease	22	407	16	609	- 202
Violence	23	323	18	477	- 154
Suicide	24	272	30	220	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	25	248	6	1,919	- 1,671
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	207	29	235	- 28
Oesophagus Cancer	27	199	60	16	+ 184
Inflammatory/Heart	28	193	38	115	+ 78
Prostate Cancer	29	184	25	297	- 114
Liver Cancer	30	172	20	439	- 267
Drownings	31	152	35	127	+ 25
Oral Cancer	32	129	48	50	+ 78
Syphilis	33	126	21	394	- 269
Lymphomas	34	125	39	93	+ 31
Fires	35	122	34	153	- 31
Falls	36	121	33	155	- 35
Breast Cancer	37	116	27	246	- 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	116	49	50	+ 66
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	112	40	90	+ 22
Poisonings	40	105	41	82	+ 24
Pertussis	41	96	32	197	- 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	91	36	126	- 35
Skin Cancers	43	86	46	51	+ 35
Endocrine Disorders	44	85	28	245	- 160
Leukemia	45	74	58	23	+ 51
Epilepsy	46	71	42	81	- 10
Stomach Cancer	47	68	37	122	- 54
Bladder Cancer	48	53	59	19	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	49	49	43	72	- 23
Schistosomiasis	50	48	45	51	- 3
Skin Disease	51	35	51	41	- 7
Tetanus	52	34	54	31	+ 3
Alcohol	53	30	57	25	+ 4
War	54	29	70	1	+ 28
Lung Cancers	55	27	44	66	- 39
Appendicitis	56	27	61	12	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	57	25	47	50	- 25
Hepatitis B	58	18	52	39	- 21
Uterin Cancer	59	17	55	28	- 11
Encephalitis	60	17	56	27	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	61	15	53	38	- 23
Drug Use	62	11	50	42	- 32
Upper Respiratory	63	9	67	3	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	64	4	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	65	4	62	6	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	63	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	3	65	4	- 1
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	66	4	- 3
Diphtheria	71	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 LIBERIA

Madagascar

Liberia

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.