NIGERIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	144,400	8	57,744	+ 86,656
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	117,396	1	207,281	- 89,885
Coronary Heart Disease	3	99,579	7	61,374	+ 38,206
Tuberculosis	4	93,289	3	127,335	- 34,047
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	89,104	2	144,724	- 55,620
Measles	6	73,726	14	29,439	+ 44,287
Road Traffic Accidents	7	63,340	12	41,693	+ 21,647
Hypertension	8	49,901	24	10,692	+ 39,210
Malaria	9	44,265	4	100,963	- 56,698
Low Birth Weight	10	43,025	6	95,959	- 52,934
Birth Trauma	11	42,981	5	100,186	- 57,205
Liver Disease	12	38,607	13	38,326	+ 281
Malnutrition	13	34,049	36	5,896	+ 28,153
Lung Disease	14	31,809	22	12,569	+ 19,240
Congenital Anomalies	15	27,173	9	49,696	- 22,523
Diabetes Mellitus	16	26,349	18	22,497	+ 3,853
Cervical Cancer	17	24,338	25	10,574	+ 13,764
Maternal Conditions	18	22,315	15	23,540	- 1,225
Asthma	19	20,152	27	8,192	+ 11,960
Meningitis	20	19,218	11	43,651	- 24,433
Other Injuries	21	18,964	17	22,696	- 3,732
Kidney Disease	22	17,700	20	18,189	- 489
Violence	23	14,057	19	18,407	- 4,350
Suicide	24	11,860	30	7,019	+ 4,842
HIV/AIDS	25	10,783	10	44,124	- 33,341
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	9,005	31	6,786	+ 2,219
Oesophagus Cancer	27	8,683	64	560	+ 8,122
Inflammatory/Heart	28	8,412	42	4,826	+ 3,585
Prostate Cancer	29	8,005	35	5,914	+ 2,091
Liver Cancer	30	7,500	39	5,289	+ 2,212
Drownings	31	6,629	32	6,584	+ 44
Oral Cancer	32	5,600	48	2,238	+ 3,362
Syphilis	33	5,467	38	5,449	+ 18
Lymphomas	34	5,423	40	5,202	+ 221
Fires	35	5,317	29	7,132	- 1,815
Falls	36	5,250	28	7,528	- 2,278
Breast Cancer	37	5,056	23	11,884	- 6,829
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	5,042	52	1,946	+ 3,097
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,868	43	4,152	+ 716
Poisonings	40	4,589	33	6,570	- 1,981
Pertussis	41	4,171	16	23,282	- 19,110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,980	37	5,846	- 1,866
Skin Cancers	43	3,754	53	1,933	+ 1,821
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,721	21	15,799	- 12,077
Leukemia	45	3,224	47	2,257	+ 967
Epilepsy	46	3,091	41	5,001	- 1,910
Stomach Cancer	47	2,954	50	2,129	+ 825
Bladder Cancer	48	2,298	63	670	+ 1,628
Parkinson's Disease	49	2,137	46	2,473	- 336
Schistosomiasis	50	2,091	54	1,508	+ 583
Skin Disease	51	1,505	56	1,468	+ 37
Tetanus	52	1,497	26	8,355	- 6,857
Alcohol	53	1,293	58	1,031	+ 262
War	54	1,244	45	3,245	- 2,001
Lung Cancers	55	1,183	57	1,295	- 113
Appendicitis	56	1,179	60	760	+ 419
Ovary Cancer	57	1,083	49	2,133	- 1,050
Hepatitis B	58	790	55	1,488	- 699
Uterin Cancer	59	760	62	679	+ 81
Encephalitis	60	753	59	937	- 183
Pancreas Cancer	61	646	51	1,975	- 1,329
Drug Use	62	468	34	6,273	- 5,805
Upper Respiratory	63	392	67	259	+ 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	380	69	165	+ 215
Other Neoplasms	65	192	66	290	- 98
Multiple Sclerosis	66	142	68	179	- 37
Hepatitis C	67	128	65	304	- 176
Otitis Media	68	83	72	3	+ 80
Chlamydia	69	53	71	14	+ 39
Ascariasis	70	44	61	685	- 642
Diphtheria	71	23	44	3,800	- 3,777
Dengue	72	3	73	2	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	23	- 23
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 NIGERIA

Madagascar

Nigeria

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.