MALAWI VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,274	5	5,939	+ 7,335
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,792	2	7,739	+ 3,053
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,154	7	4,929	+ 4,225
Tuberculosis	4	8,576	11	2,992	+ 5,584
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,191	6	5,782	+ 2,409
Measles	6	6,777	67	6	+ 6,771
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,823	4	6,221	- 399
Hypertension	8	4,587	17	1,797	+ 2,791
Malaria	9	4,069	3	6,308	- 2,239
Low Birth Weight	10	3,955	8	4,339	- 384
Birth Trauma	11	3,951	9	3,563	+ 388
Liver Disease	12	3,549	10	3,259	+ 290
Malnutrition	13	3,130	20	1,499	+ 1,631
Lung Disease	14	2,924	21	1,340	+ 1,584
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,498	13	2,509	- 11
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,422	14	2,267	+ 155
Cervical Cancer	17	2,237	12	2,876	- 639
Maternal Conditions	18	2,051	15	1,854	+ 197
Asthma	19	1,853	26	705	+ 1,148
Meningitis	20	1,767	18	1,792	- 26
Other Injuries	21	1,743	22	1,266	+ 477
Kidney Disease	22	1,627	19	1,567	+ 60
Violence	23	1,292	32	406	+ 886
Suicide	24	1,090	23	1,007	+ 83
HIV/AIDS	25	991	1	12,839	- 11,848
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	828	25	782	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	27	798	16	1,842	- 1,044
Inflammatory/Heart	28	773	35	370	+ 403
Prostate Cancer	29	736	40	271	+ 465
Liver Cancer	30	689	38	317	+ 373
Drownings	31	609	30	458	+ 152
Oral Cancer	32	515	43	251	+ 264
Syphilis	33	503	29	480	+ 22
Lymphomas	34	498	24	839	- 340
Fires	35	489	34	380	+ 109
Falls	36	483	28	562	- 79
Breast Cancer	37	465	27	600	- 135
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	464	49	154	+ 309
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	448	44	234	+ 213
Poisonings	40	422	37	325	+ 97
Pertussis	41	383	31	436	- 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	366	39	280	+ 86
Skin Cancers	43	345	36	331	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	44	342	42	257	+ 86
Leukemia	45	296	56	82	+ 214
Epilepsy	46	284	41	260	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	47	272	45	206	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	48	211	33	388	- 177
Parkinson's Disease	49	196	46	200	- 3
Schistosomiasis	50	192	50	143	+ 49
Skin Disease	51	138	53	101	+ 37
Tetanus	52	138	47	178	- 40
Alcohol	53	119	52	114	+ 5
War	54	114	71	2	+ 112
Lung Cancers	55	109	51	131	- 22
Appendicitis	56	108	54	94	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	57	100	48	158	- 58
Hepatitis B	58	73	55	88	- 15
Uterin Cancer	59	70	62	23	+ 47
Encephalitis	60	69	58	48	+ 21
Pancreas Cancer	61	59	60	38	+ 21
Drug Use	62	43	59	48	- 4
Upper Respiratory	63	36	57	60	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	35	61	29	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	65	18	63	17	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	66	9	+ 4
Hepatitis C	67	12	64	15	- 3
Otitis Media	68	8	68	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	5	70	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	4	69	4	- 0
Diphtheria	71	2	72	2	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	65	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 MALAWI

Madagascar

Malawi

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.