SENEGAL VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,496	4	5,342	+ 6,153
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,346	1	7,184	+ 2,162
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,928	2	6,224	+ 1,703
Tuberculosis	4	7,427	9	2,678	+ 4,748
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,094	3	5,343	+ 1,751
Measles	6	5,869	49	158	+ 5,711
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,043	6	3,832	+ 1,211
Hypertension	8	3,973	21	1,095	+ 2,878
Malaria	9	3,524	5	4,595	- 1,071
Low Birth Weight	10	3,425	7	3,636	- 211
Birth Trauma	11	3,422	8	3,448	- 26
Liver Disease	12	3,073	13	2,147	+ 927
Malnutrition	13	2,711	32	494	+ 2,216
Lung Disease	14	2,532	18	1,351	+ 1,181
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,163	11	2,364	- 201
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,098	10	2,395	- 298
Cervical Cancer	17	1,938	17	1,405	+ 533
Maternal Conditions	18	1,776	14	1,669	+ 108
Asthma	19	1,604	25	936	+ 668
Meningitis	20	1,530	15	1,628	- 98
Other Injuries	21	1,510	16	1,512	- 2
Kidney Disease	22	1,409	12	2,210	- 801
Violence	23	1,119	19	1,247	- 127
Suicide	24	944	24	978	- 34
HIV/AIDS	25	858	20	1,186	- 328
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	717	26	879	- 162
Oesophagus Cancer	27	691	55	99	+ 592
Inflammatory/Heart	28	670	36	426	+ 244
Prostate Cancer	29	637	29	642	- 5
Liver Cancer	30	597	22	1,087	- 490
Drownings	31	528	33	494	+ 34
Oral Cancer	32	446	43	208	+ 238
Syphilis	33	435	53	122	+ 313
Lymphomas	34	432	39	315	+ 116
Fires	35	423	34	448	- 25
Falls	36	418	30	622	- 204
Breast Cancer	37	402	27	861	- 458
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	401	46	166	+ 236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	388	37	384	+ 3
Poisonings	40	365	40	315	+ 51
Pertussis	41	332	28	771	- 439
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	317	35	433	- 116
Skin Cancers	43	299	51	147	+ 152
Endocrine Disorders	44	296	23	1,041	- 745
Leukemia	45	257	54	113	+ 144
Epilepsy	46	246	38	330	- 84
Stomach Cancer	47	235	31	557	- 322
Bladder Cancer	48	183	50	155	+ 28
Parkinson's Disease	49	170	41	273	- 103
Schistosomiasis	50	166	45	176	- 9
Skin Disease	51	120	47	159	- 39
Tetanus	52	119	58	85	+ 34
Alcohol	53	103	59	74	+ 29
War	54	99	69	4	+ 95
Lung Cancers	55	94	44	180	- 86
Appendicitis	56	94	61	38	+ 55
Ovary Cancer	57	86	42	220	- 134
Hepatitis B	58	63	60	70	- 7
Uterin Cancer	59	60	56	94	- 33
Encephalitis	60	60	57	85	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	61	51	48	159	- 108
Drug Use	62	37	52	138	- 101
Upper Respiratory	63	31	66	15	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	30	67	15	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	65	15	62	24	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	64	20	- 9
Hepatitis C	67	10	68	11	- 1
Otitis Media	68	7	72	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	4	71	2	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	65	18	- 14
Diphtheria	71	2	70	3	- 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Madagascar

Senegal

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.