SOMALIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,940	6	8,595	- 656
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,455	1	21,712	- 15,257
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,475	7	7,233	- 1,758
Tuberculosis	4	5,129	4	10,261	- 5,132
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,899	2	15,363	- 10,463
Measles	6	4,054	3	11,576	- 7,522
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,483	11	4,231	- 748
Hypertension	8	2,744	18	2,643	+ 100
Malaria	9	2,434	22	1,942	+ 492
Low Birth Weight	10	2,366	8	6,250	- 3,885
Birth Trauma	11	2,363	5	9,573	- 7,210
Liver Disease	12	2,123	13	3,917	- 1,794
Malnutrition	13	1,872	10	4,825	- 2,953
Lung Disease	14	1,749	19	2,442	- 693
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,494	15	3,410	- 1,916
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,449	16	2,888	- 1,439
Cervical Cancer	17	1,338	28	883	+ 455
Maternal Conditions	18	1,227	12	4,127	- 2,900
Asthma	19	1,108	23	1,878	- 770
Meningitis	20	1,057	9	5,381	- 4,324
Other Injuries	21	1,043	14	3,602	- 2,559
Kidney Disease	22	973	21	2,051	- 1,078
Violence	23	773	29	828	- 55
Suicide	24	652	27	1,219	- 567
HIV/AIDS	25	593	33	610	- 17
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	495	32	647	- 152
Oesophagus Cancer	27	477	40	516	- 39
Inflammatory/Heart	28	463	39	521	- 59
Prostate Cancer	29	440	52	285	+ 155
Liver Cancer	30	412	53	256	+ 157
Drownings	31	364	25	1,272	- 907
Oral Cancer	32	308	46	328	- 20
Syphilis	33	301	45	378	- 77
Lymphomas	34	298	34	605	- 306
Fires	35	292	30	810	- 518
Falls	36	289	37	548	- 259
Breast Cancer	37	278	26	1,232	- 954
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	277	41	446	- 169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	268	38	546	- 279
Poisonings	40	252	31	758	- 506
Pertussis	41	229	20	2,054	- 1,825
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	219	36	559	- 340
Skin Cancers	43	206	57	164	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	44	205	44	406	- 202
Leukemia	45	177	35	562	- 384
Epilepsy	46	170	43	419	- 249
Stomach Cancer	47	162	49	310	- 147
Bladder Cancer	48	126	61	149	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	49	118	56	184	- 66
Schistosomiasis	50	115	42	435	- 320
Skin Disease	51	83	58	151	- 68
Tetanus	52	82	17	2,648	- 2,566
Alcohol	53	71	59	151	- 80
War	54	68	24	1,318	- 1,250
Lung Cancers	55	65	54	233	- 168
Appendicitis	56	65	55	188	- 123
Ovary Cancer	57	60	50	295	- 235
Hepatitis B	58	43	48	315	- 271
Uterin Cancer	59	42	64	78	- 36
Encephalitis	60	41	63	91	- 49
Pancreas Cancer	61	36	62	108	- 72
Drug Use	62	26	65	54	- 29
Upper Respiratory	63	22	47	326	- 304
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	21	66	35	- 14
Other Neoplasms	65	11	70	12	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	71	8	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	7	67	34	- 27
Otitis Media	68	5	68	32	- 27
Chlamydia	69	3	72	5	- 2
Ascariasis	70	2	69	30	- 27
Diphtheria	71	1	60	150	- 148
Dengue	72	0	73	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	290	- 290
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 SOMALIA

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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.