SOUTH AFRICA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	36,866	4	30,693	+ 6,172
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,972	2	39,341	- 9,369
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,423	3	32,739	- 7,316
Tuberculosis	4	23,817	6	21,965	+ 1,852
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	22,749	8	15,843	+ 6,905
Measles	6	18,823	57	270	+ 18,552
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,171	11	13,014	+ 3,157
Hypertension	8	12,740	12	12,789	- 49
Malaria	9	11,301	63	83	+ 11,218
Low Birth Weight	10	10,984	16	6,250	+ 4,734
Birth Trauma	11	10,973	30	3,004	+ 7,970
Liver Disease	12	9,856	14	9,013	+ 843
Malnutrition	13	8,693	34	2,381	+ 6,312
Lung Disease	14	8,121	13	11,895	- 3,774
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,937	25	4,351	+ 2,587
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,727	5	30,188	- 23,460
Cervical Cancer	17	6,214	20	5,555	+ 658
Maternal Conditions	18	5,697	38	1,700	+ 3,997
Asthma	19	5,145	18	5,966	- 821
Meningitis	20	4,906	26	3,660	+ 1,246
Other Injuries	21	4,842	17	6,014	- 1,172
Kidney Disease	22	4,519	9	15,302	- 10,783
Violence	23	3,589	7	21,000	- 17,411
Suicide	24	3,028	10	13,774	- 10,746
HIV/AIDS	25	2,753	1	71,996	- 69,243
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,299	22	4,676	- 2,377
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,217	29	3,486	- 1,269
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,148	21	5,408	- 3,261
Prostate Cancer	29	2,044	24	4,374	- 2,330
Liver Cancer	30	1,915	33	2,383	- 468
Drownings	31	1,692	32	2,403	- 711
Oral Cancer	32	1,430	41	1,406	+ 24
Syphilis	33	1,396	44	1,130	+ 266
Lymphomas	34	1,384	31	2,818	- 1,433
Fires	35	1,357	27	3,618	- 2,260
Falls	36	1,340	42	1,399	- 59
Breast Cancer	37	1,291	23	4,533	- 3,243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,287	47	1,015	+ 273
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,243	28	3,587	- 2,344
Poisonings	40	1,172	50	975	+ 196
Pertussis	41	1,065	43	1,142	- 77
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,016	36	1,894	- 878
Skin Cancers	43	958	48	993	- 34
Endocrine Disorders	44	950	19	5,890	- 4,940
Leukemia	45	823	40	1,464	- 640
Epilepsy	46	789	37	1,870	- 1,081
Stomach Cancer	47	754	39	1,535	- 780
Bladder Cancer	48	587	52	829	- 242
Parkinson's Disease	49	546	46	1,077	- 531
Schistosomiasis	50	534	66	35	+ 499
Skin Disease	51	384	45	1,101	- 717
Tetanus	52	382	65	38	+ 344
Alcohol	53	330	49	987	- 657
War	54	318	64	66	+ 252
Lung Cancers	55	302	15	7,705	- 7,403
Appendicitis	56	301	56	274	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	57	276	51	951	- 674
Hepatitis B	58	202	61	139	+ 62
Uterin Cancer	59	194	54	512	- 318
Encephalitis	60	192	59	234	- 42
Pancreas Cancer	61	165	35	2,007	- 1,842
Drug Use	62	120	53	770	- 650
Upper Respiratory	63	100	60	223	- 123
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	97	55	376	- 279
Other Neoplasms	65	49	58	267	- 218
Multiple Sclerosis	66	36	62	113	- 77
Hepatitis C	67	33	70	8	+ 25
Otitis Media	68	21	67	19	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	14	68	18	- 5
Ascariasis	70	11	71	3	+ 8
Diphtheria	71	6	69	16	- 10
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Madagascar

South Africa

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.