NAMIBIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,710	4	1,333	+ 377
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,390	2	1,464	- 74
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,179	5	1,221	- 41
Tuberculosis	4	1,105	3	1,416	- 312
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,055	8	645	+ 410
Measles	6	873	65	2	+ 871
Road Traffic Accidents	7	750	6	868	- 118
Hypertension	8	591	12	428	+ 163
Malaria	9	524	51	22	+ 503
Low Birth Weight	10	510	9	516	- 6
Birth Trauma	11	509	13	345	+ 164
Liver Disease	12	457	14	336	+ 122
Malnutrition	13	403	18	224	+ 180
Lung Disease	14	377	10	461	- 84
Congenital Anomalies	15	322	16	283	+ 39
Diabetes Mellitus	16	312	7	724	- 412
Cervical Cancer	17	288	23	133	+ 155
Maternal Conditions	18	264	25	110	+ 154
Asthma	19	239	20	200	+ 38
Meningitis	20	228	27	109	+ 119
Other Injuries	21	225	19	207	+ 18
Kidney Disease	22	210	15	322	- 112
Violence	23	166	11	450	- 283
Suicide	24	140	17	243	- 102
HIV/AIDS	25	128	1	2,928	- 2,801
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	107	21	176	- 69
Oesophagus Cancer	27	103	52	21	+ 82
Inflammatory/Heart	28	100	22	162	- 62
Prostate Cancer	29	95	31	94	+ 1
Liver Cancer	30	89	41	45	+ 44
Drownings	31	79	26	110	- 31
Oral Cancer	32	66	30	100	- 33
Syphilis	33	65	43	35	+ 30
Lymphomas	34	64	40	46	+ 18
Fires	35	63	28	109	- 46
Falls	36	62	34	62	+ 0
Breast Cancer	37	60	24	121	- 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	60	44	33	+ 27
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	58	36	54	+ 3
Poisonings	40	54	39	46	+ 8
Pertussis	41	49	37	54	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	47	32	76	- 29
Skin Cancers	43	44	29	108	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	44	44	33	73	- 29
Leukemia	45	38	49	24	+ 14
Epilepsy	46	37	38	49	- 13
Stomach Cancer	47	35	45	33	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	48	27	54	16	+ 12
Parkinson's Disease	49	25	42	43	- 18
Schistosomiasis	50	25	55	14	+ 11
Skin Disease	51	18	47	31	- 13
Tetanus	52	18	62	6	+ 12
Alcohol	53	15	48	28	- 13
War	54	15	67	0	+ 14
Lung Cancers	55	14	35	59	- 45
Appendicitis	56	14	58	9	+ 5
Ovary Cancer	57	13	50	23	- 10
Hepatitis B	58	9	63	4	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	59	9	56	11	- 2
Encephalitis	60	9	59	8	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	61	8	53	18	- 10
Drug Use	62	6	46	32	- 26
Upper Respiratory	63	5	61	6	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	57	9	- 5
Other Neoplasms	65	2	60	8	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	64	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	2	66	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Madagascar

Namibia

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.