TANZANIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	41,147	7	16,894	+ 24,253
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,452	2	26,028	+ 7,424
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,376	9	13,215	+ 15,161
Tuberculosis	4	26,583	4	20,269	+ 6,314
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	25,390	6	17,587	+ 7,804
Measles	6	21,009	55	295	+ 20,714
Road Traffic Accidents	7	18,049	5	18,054	- 5
Hypertension	8	14,220	17	5,209	+ 9,011
Malaria	9	12,614	3	21,758	- 9,144
Low Birth Weight	10	12,260	10	12,173	+ 87
Birth Trauma	11	12,248	8	15,086	- 2,838
Liver Disease	12	11,001	13	6,586	+ 4,415
Malnutrition	13	9,702	16	5,574	+ 4,128
Lung Disease	14	9,064	22	3,051	+ 6,013
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,743	11	9,791	- 2,047
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,508	15	6,247	+ 1,262
Cervical Cancer	17	6,935	14	6,424	+ 512
Maternal Conditions	18	6,359	12	6,835	- 476
Asthma	19	5,742	30	1,700	+ 4,042
Meningitis	20	5,476	21	3,188	+ 2,288
Other Injuries	21	5,404	20	4,270	+ 1,134
Kidney Disease	22	5,044	19	4,547	+ 497
Violence	23	4,006	18	4,713	- 707
Suicide	24	3,380	24	2,474	+ 905
HIV/AIDS	25	3,073	1	27,402	- 24,329
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,566	27	2,048	+ 518
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,474	25	2,247	+ 227
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,397	38	1,227	+ 1,170
Prostate Cancer	29	2,281	28	1,819	+ 462
Liver Cancer	30	2,137	36	1,413	+ 724
Drownings	31	1,889	32	1,642	+ 247
Oral Cancer	32	1,596	31	1,646	- 50
Syphilis	33	1,558	26	2,115	- 557
Lymphomas	34	1,545	41	805	+ 740
Fires	35	1,515	35	1,424	+ 91
Falls	36	1,496	34	1,533	- 37
Breast Cancer	37	1,441	37	1,285	+ 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,437	50	401	+ 1,036
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,387	33	1,567	- 180
Poisonings	40	1,308	40	1,170	+ 138
Pertussis	41	1,189	23	2,774	- 1,585
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,134	46	462	+ 672
Skin Cancers	43	1,070	42	744	+ 325
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,060	29	1,778	- 717
Leukemia	45	919	47	416	+ 503
Epilepsy	46	881	43	707	+ 174
Stomach Cancer	47	842	39	1,190	- 348
Bladder Cancer	48	655	44	667	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	49	609	45	513	+ 96
Schistosomiasis	50	596	51	371	+ 225
Skin Disease	51	429	52	359	+ 69
Tetanus	52	427	49	402	+ 25
Alcohol	53	368	56	270	+ 98
War	54	354	67	30	+ 325
Lung Cancers	55	337	61	159	+ 178
Appendicitis	56	336	58	218	+ 118
Ovary Cancer	57	308	53	337	- 28
Hepatitis B	58	225	60	168	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	59	217	57	218	- 2
Encephalitis	60	215	59	199	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	61	184	62	158	+ 26
Drug Use	62	133	48	404	- 271
Upper Respiratory	63	112	54	299	- 187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	108	63	81	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	65	55	64	58	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	40	68	27	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	36	66	40	- 3
Otitis Media	68	24	69	17	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	15	71	9	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	12	65	56	- 43
Diphtheria	71	6	70	11	- 4
Dengue	72	1	73	2	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
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	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Madagascar

Tanzania

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.