SRI LANKA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	13,408	6	6,805	+ 6,603
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,901	8	5,117	+ 5,784
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,246	1	26,304	- 17,058
Tuberculosis	4	8,662	25	769	+ 7,893
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,274	28	605	+ 7,669
Measles	6	6,846	77	0	+ 6,846
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,881	9	4,200	+ 1,682
Hypertension	8	4,633	20	1,055	+ 3,578
Malaria	9	4,110	80	0	+ 4,110
Low Birth Weight	10	3,995	29	536	+ 3,459
Birth Trauma	11	3,991	44	193	+ 3,798
Liver Disease	12	3,585	17	1,303	+ 2,282
Malnutrition	13	3,162	54	43	+ 3,118
Lung Disease	14	2,954	3	9,456	- 6,503
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,523	22	989	+ 1,534
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,447	2	12,460	- 10,014
Cervical Cancer	17	2,260	26	762	+ 1,498
Maternal Conditions	18	2,072	48	96	+ 1,976
Asthma	19	1,871	7	6,471	- 4,600
Meningitis	20	1,784	46	146	+ 1,638
Other Injuries	21	1,761	14	1,529	+ 231
Kidney Disease	22	1,644	5	6,858	- 5,215
Violence	23	1,305	31	499	+ 806
Suicide	24	1,101	10	2,977	- 1,876
HIV/AIDS	25	1,001	55	39	+ 962
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	836	4	6,939	- 6,102
Oesophagus Cancer	27	806	13	1,544	- 738
Inflammatory/Heart	28	781	35	425	+ 356
Prostate Cancer	29	743	30	507	+ 236
Liver Cancer	30	696	19	1,090	- 394
Drownings	31	616	27	731	- 115
Oral Cancer	32	520	11	2,893	- 2,373
Syphilis	33	508	58	15	+ 493
Lymphomas	34	504	21	1,027	- 524
Fires	35	494	41	239	+ 255
Falls	36	487	23	964	- 477
Breast Cancer	37	469	15	1,383	- 914
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	468	53	49	+ 419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	452	24	911	- 459
Poisonings	40	426	49	93	+ 333
Pertussis	41	387	59	15	+ 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	370	56	38	+ 331
Skin Cancers	43	349	52	58	+ 290
Endocrine Disorders	44	346	32	462	- 117
Leukemia	45	299	18	1,155	- 856
Epilepsy	46	287	39	269	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	47	274	16	1,321	- 1,047
Bladder Cancer	48	213	34	432	- 218
Parkinson's Disease	49	198	45	168	+ 31
Schistosomiasis	50	194	81	0	+ 194
Skin Disease	51	140	36	293	- 153
Tetanus	52	139	57	27	+ 112
Alcohol	53	120	51	82	+ 38
War	54	116	38	280	- 164
Lung Cancers	55	110	12	1,775	- 1,665
Appendicitis	56	109	64	5	+ 104
Ovary Cancer	57	101	37	281	- 181
Hepatitis B	58	73	62	6	+ 67
Uterin Cancer	59	71	42	218	- 147
Encephalitis	60	70	61	10	+ 60
Pancreas Cancer	61	60	43	214	- 154
Drug Use	62	43	40	257	- 214
Upper Respiratory	63	36	66	5	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	35	60	11	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	65	18	50	86	- 68
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	69	2	+ 11
Hepatitis C	67	12	75	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	8	76	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	5	84	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	4	72	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	63	6	- 6
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Madagascar

Sri Lanka

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.