NICARAGUA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,072	3	2,225	+ 1,848
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,311	7	1,152	+ 2,159
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,808	1	5,843	- 3,035
Tuberculosis	4	2,631	37	115	+ 2,516
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,513	36	122	+ 2,391
Measles	6	2,079	78	0	+ 2,079
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,786	8	1,109	+ 678
Hypertension	8	1,407	9	1,103	+ 304
Malaria	9	1,248	83	0	+ 1,248
Low Birth Weight	10	1,213	13	490	+ 724
Birth Trauma	11	1,212	25	198	+ 1,014
Liver Disease	12	1,089	6	1,203	- 114
Malnutrition	13	960	30	163	+ 797
Lung Disease	14	897	5	1,570	- 672
Congenital Anomalies	15	766	11	571	+ 196
Diabetes Mellitus	16	743	4	2,068	- 1,324
Cervical Cancer	17	686	16	374	+ 312
Maternal Conditions	18	629	39	88	+ 541
Asthma	19	568	38	105	+ 463
Meningitis	20	542	51	29	+ 513
Other Injuries	21	535	17	358	+ 177
Kidney Disease	22	499	2	3,533	- 3,034
Violence	23	396	10	619	- 222
Suicide	24	334	19	285	+ 50
HIV/AIDS	25	304	35	139	+ 165
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	254	33	149	+ 105
Oesophagus Cancer	27	245	47	42	+ 203
Inflammatory/Heart	28	237	34	139	+ 98
Prostate Cancer	29	226	15	386	- 160
Liver Cancer	30	212	12	509	- 297
Drownings	31	187	32	157	+ 30
Oral Cancer	32	158	43	64	+ 94
Syphilis	33	154	60	9	+ 145
Lymphomas	34	153	29	164	- 11
Fires	35	150	57	16	+ 134
Falls	36	148	22	276	- 128
Breast Cancer	37	143	20	283	- 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	142	54	20	+ 122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	137	18	315	- 178
Poisonings	40	129	55	18	+ 112
Pertussis	41	118	67	3	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	112	40	85	+ 27
Skin Cancers	43	106	45	59	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	44	105	28	164	- 59
Leukemia	45	91	24	227	- 136
Epilepsy	46	87	41	74	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	47	83	14	478	- 394
Bladder Cancer	48	65	52	28	+ 37
Parkinson's Disease	49	60	42	67	- 6
Schistosomiasis	50	59	84	0	+ 59
Skin Disease	51	42	31	162	- 119
Tetanus	52	42	79	0	+ 42
Alcohol	53	36	21	279	- 242
War	54	35	70	1	+ 34
Lung Cancers	55	33	23	274	- 241
Appendicitis	56	33	49	32	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	57	31	44	61	- 31
Hepatitis B	58	22	62	5	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	59	21	48	39	- 17
Encephalitis	60	21	58	10	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	61	18	27	178	- 160
Drug Use	62	13	46	50	- 37
Upper Respiratory	63	11	72	1	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	11	50	31	- 20
Other Neoplasms	65	5	26	192	- 187
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	61	7	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	4	68	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	66	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	28	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Madagascar

Nicaragua

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.