ZIMBABWE VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,461	5	5,126	+ 5,335
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,504	2	10,779	- 2,275
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,214	3	8,493	- 1,279
Tuberculosis	4	6,758	16	1,999	+ 4,759
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,455	6	4,595	+ 1,860
Measles	6	5,341	63	30	+ 5,310
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,588	4	6,037	- 1,449
Hypertension	8	3,615	24	1,146	+ 2,469
Malaria	9	3,207	15	2,003	+ 1,204
Low Birth Weight	10	3,117	7	4,038	- 921
Birth Trauma	11	3,114	8	3,405	- 292
Liver Disease	12	2,797	17	1,941	+ 855
Malnutrition	13	2,467	10	2,396	+ 70
Lung Disease	14	2,304	23	1,163	+ 1,141
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,968	11	2,217	- 249
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,909	9	3,344	- 1,435
Cervical Cancer	17	1,763	14	2,023	- 260
Maternal Conditions	18	1,617	19	1,749	- 133
Asthma	19	1,460	21	1,531	- 71
Meningitis	20	1,392	22	1,325	+ 67
Other Injuries	21	1,374	20	1,656	- 282
Kidney Disease	22	1,282	12	2,214	- 931
Violence	23	1,018	18	1,916	- 898
Suicide	24	859	13	2,069	- 1,209
HIV/AIDS	25	781	1	19,988	- 19,207
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	652	31	768	- 115
Oesophagus Cancer	27	629	29	801	- 173
Inflammatory/Heart	28	609	25	1,047	- 438
Prostate Cancer	29	580	32	628	- 48
Liver Cancer	30	543	38	510	+ 34
Drownings	31	480	27	956	- 476
Oral Cancer	32	406	49	208	+ 198
Syphilis	33	396	55	124	+ 272
Lymphomas	34	393	26	960	- 567
Fires	35	385	30	793	- 407
Falls	36	380	41	465	- 84
Breast Cancer	37	366	28	839	- 473
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	365	36	542	- 177
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	353	40	505	- 152
Poisonings	40	332	37	515	- 183
Pertussis	41	302	42	419	- 117
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	288	35	548	- 260
Skin Cancers	43	272	44	264	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	44	270	34	553	- 284
Leukemia	45	234	45	244	- 10
Epilepsy	46	224	39	508	- 284
Stomach Cancer	47	214	33	559	- 345
Bladder Cancer	48	166	54	125	+ 42
Parkinson's Disease	49	155	46	226	- 71
Schistosomiasis	50	151	53	172	- 21
Skin Disease	51	109	52	173	- 64
Tetanus	52	108	57	102	+ 7
Alcohol	53	94	61	48	+ 45
War	54	90	65	26	+ 64
Lung Cancers	55	86	43	286	- 200
Appendicitis	56	85	58	66	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	57	78	51	173	- 95
Hepatitis B	58	57	60	57	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	59	55	50	182	- 127
Encephalitis	60	55	56	117	- 63
Pancreas Cancer	61	47	47	217	- 170
Drug Use	62	34	48	213	- 179
Upper Respiratory	63	28	59	65	- 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	28	64	26	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	65	14	62	37	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	66	10	67	14	- 4
Hepatitis C	67	9	66	14	- 5
Otitis Media	68	6	68	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	4	69	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	3	70	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	2	72	2	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Madagascar

Zimbabwe

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.