ZAMBIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	12,686	3	7,948	+ 4,738
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	10,314	2	9,517	+ 797
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,748	10	4,432	+ 4,317
Tuberculosis	4	8,196	6	5,941	+ 2,255
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,828	5	6,275	+ 1,553
Measles	6	6,477	61	48	+ 6,429
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,565	11	3,654	+ 1,911
Hypertension	8	4,384	13	2,616	+ 1,768
Malaria	9	3,889	4	7,882	- 3,993
Low Birth Weight	10	3,780	8	4,857	- 1,077
Birth Trauma	11	3,776	7	5,062	- 1,286
Liver Disease	12	3,392	9	4,501	- 1,109
Malnutrition	13	2,991	15	2,303	+ 689
Lung Disease	14	2,794	21	1,273	+ 1,522
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,387	12	3,146	- 759
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,315	14	2,395	- 80
Cervical Cancer	17	2,138	17	1,799	+ 340
Maternal Conditions	18	1,960	22	1,188	+ 772
Asthma	19	1,770	26	741	+ 1,030
Meningitis	20	1,688	16	1,976	- 288
Other Injuries	21	1,666	19	1,729	- 63
Kidney Disease	22	1,555	18	1,760	- 205
Violence	23	1,235	23	1,153	+ 82
Suicide	24	1,042	20	1,303	- 261
HIV/AIDS	25	947	1	17,234	- 16,287
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	791	29	590	+ 201
Oesophagus Cancer	27	763	36	359	+ 404
Inflammatory/Heart	28	739	33	501	+ 238
Prostate Cancer	29	703	30	561	+ 142
Liver Cancer	30	659	46	177	+ 482
Drownings	31	582	27	689	- 107
Oral Cancer	32	492	48	155	+ 337
Syphilis	33	480	24	885	- 404
Lymphomas	34	476	31	548	- 71
Fires	35	467	32	546	- 79
Falls	36	461	28	596	- 135
Breast Cancer	37	444	35	366	+ 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	443	45	190	+ 253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	428	43	203	+ 225
Poisonings	40	403	34	456	- 53
Pertussis	41	366	25	743	- 376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	350	40	246	+ 104
Skin Cancers	43	330	54	108	+ 222
Endocrine Disorders	44	327	37	354	- 27
Leukemia	45	283	39	261	+ 22
Epilepsy	46	272	38	332	- 60
Stomach Cancer	47	260	42	206	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	48	202	50	132	+ 70
Parkinson's Disease	49	188	47	164	+ 24
Schistosomiasis	50	184	51	128	+ 56
Skin Disease	51	132	52	126	+ 6
Tetanus	52	132	44	190	- 58
Alcohol	53	114	49	140	- 26
War	54	109	69	6	+ 103
Lung Cancers	55	104	41	226	- 122
Appendicitis	56	104	56	84	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	57	95	57	82	+ 13
Hepatitis B	58	69	55	104	- 35
Uterin Cancer	59	67	64	30	+ 37
Encephalitis	60	66	59	70	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	61	57	62	42	+ 14
Drug Use	62	41	53	122	- 81
Upper Respiratory	63	34	60	68	- 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	33	63	30	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	65	17	65	20	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	12	67	13	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	11	66	18	- 6
Otitis Media	68	7	70	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	5	71	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	4	68	9	- 5
Diphtheria	71	2	73	3	- 1
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	78	0	58	72	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	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 ZAMBIA

Madagascar

Zambia

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.