LIBYA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,490	2	2,603	+ 1,887
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,650	9	744	+ 2,907
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,096	1	6,610	- 3,514
Tuberculosis	4	2,901	7	812	+ 2,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,771	40	92	+ 2,679
Measles	6	2,292	72	0	+ 2,292
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,969	3	1,444	+ 526
Hypertension	8	1,552	6	915	+ 637
Malaria	9	1,376	76	0	+ 1,376
Low Birth Weight	10	1,338	18	359	+ 979
Birth Trauma	11	1,336	34	132	+ 1,204
Liver Disease	12	1,200	11	630	+ 570
Malnutrition	13	1,059	57	11	+ 1,048
Lung Disease	14	989	12	607	+ 382
Congenital Anomalies	15	845	14	493	+ 352
Diabetes Mellitus	16	819	8	803	+ 16
Cervical Cancer	17	757	32	135	+ 622
Maternal Conditions	18	694	35	124	+ 570
Asthma	19	627	20	297	+ 330
Meningitis	20	598	47	41	+ 556
Other Injuries	21	590	15	432	+ 157
Kidney Disease	22	550	4	1,186	- 635
Violence	23	437	30	145	+ 292
Suicide	24	369	19	304	+ 65
HIV/AIDS	25	335	21	224	+ 111
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	280	10	743	- 463
Oesophagus Cancer	27	270	49	33	+ 237
Inflammatory/Heart	28	262	37	107	+ 154
Prostate Cancer	29	249	39	96	+ 153
Liver Cancer	30	233	28	153	+ 81
Drownings	31	206	43	74	+ 132
Oral Cancer	32	174	41	81	+ 93
Syphilis	33	170	61	6	+ 164
Lymphomas	34	169	26	189	- 20
Fires	35	165	36	115	+ 50
Falls	36	163	24	204	- 40
Breast Cancer	37	157	25	190	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	157	46	49	+ 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	151	16	427	- 275
Poisonings	40	143	45	56	+ 87
Pertussis	41	130	55	17	+ 113
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	124	38	99	+ 25
Skin Cancers	43	117	51	20	+ 97
Endocrine Disorders	44	116	29	153	- 37
Leukemia	45	100	22	217	- 116
Epilepsy	46	96	44	67	+ 30
Stomach Cancer	47	92	33	134	- 42
Bladder Cancer	48	71	31	136	- 64
Parkinson's Disease	49	66	27	159	- 93
Schistosomiasis	50	65	59	9	+ 56
Skin Disease	51	47	54	17	+ 30
Tetanus	52	47	64	1	+ 46
Alcohol	53	40	50	22	+ 19
War	54	39	5	1,055	- 1,016
Lung Cancers	55	37	13	592	- 555
Appendicitis	56	37	56	15	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	57	34	42	75	- 41
Hepatitis B	58	25	48	34	- 10
Uterin Cancer	59	24	60	8	+ 15
Encephalitis	60	23	53	19	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	61	20	23	209	- 189
Drug Use	62	15	17	371	- 356
Upper Respiratory	63	12	67	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	12	62	4	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	65	6	58	10	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	52	20	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	4	65	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	3	70	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	69	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	66	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	68	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBYA

Madagascar

Libya

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.