MADAGASCAR VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	30,764	25	1,341	+ 29,422
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,384	2	14,605	+ 779
Tuberculosis	3	14,878	4	11,606	+ 3,272
Stroke	4	14,003	1	17,964	- 3,962
Coronary Heart Disease	5	12,823	3	12,388	+ 435
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,122	7	7,880	+ 1,242
Diabetes Mellitus	7	7,610	16	3,278	+ 4,332
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,774	5	11,085	- 4,311
Low Birth Weight	9	5,420	10	5,353	+ 68
Lung Disease	10	4,845	14	3,957	+ 888
Violence	11	4,724	23	1,749	+ 2,975
Hypertension	12	4,495	8	6,208	- 1,713
Birth Trauma	13	3,620	11	5,347	- 1,727
Liver Disease	14	3,525	12	4,803	- 1,277
Kidney Disease	15	3,379	22	2,202	+ 1,176
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,975	15	3,380	- 406
Suicide	17	2,550	24	1,476	+ 1,074
Malnutrition	18	2,348	13	4,236	- 1,887
Other Injuries	19	2,171	21	2,359	- 188
Asthma	20	2,106	19	2,507	- 401
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,845	26	1,120	+ 725
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,700	28	1,046	+ 653
Cervical Cancer	23	1,395	17	3,028	- 1,633
Breast Cancer	24	1,272	37	629	+ 644
Maternal Conditions	25	1,157	18	2,776	- 1,619
Drownings	26	1,151	31	825	+ 327
Meningitis	27	1,142	20	2,391	- 1,248
Fires	28	1,142	35	661	+ 481
Skin Cancers	29	1,132	43	467	+ 665
Oral Cancer	30	1,048	32	697	+ 351
Prostate Cancer	31	990	29	996	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	796	42	495	+ 301
Endocrine Disorders	33	766	44	463	+ 303
Falls	34	652	36	653	- 1
Lung Cancers	35	618	55	147	+ 470
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	572	39	606	- 34
Pertussis	37	569	41	519	+ 50
Epilepsy	38	517	46	385	+ 132
Poisonings	39	487	40	571	- 84
Lymphomas	40	481	34	675	- 193
Liver Cancer	41	472	30	933	- 461
Parkinson's Disease	42	456	49	266	+ 190
Syphilis	43	365	33	680	- 315
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	347	38	627	- 280
Stomach Cancer	45	342	47	368	- 26
Drug Use	46	333	62	58	+ 275
Skin Disease	47	325	51	187	+ 138
Alcohol	48	295	53	161	+ 134
Leukemia	49	249	45	401	- 152
Ovary Cancer	50	244	57	135	+ 110
Malaria	51	226	9	5,507	- 5,281
Oesophagus Cancer	52	220	27	1,080	- 860
Pancreas Cancer	53	184	61	80	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	54	165	48	286	- 121
Schistosomiasis	55	143	50	260	- 117
Uterin Cancer	56	120	59	95	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	99	64	47	+ 52
Appendicitis	58	92	56	147	- 54
Encephalitis	59	85	60	94	- 9
Other Neoplasms	60	81	65	24	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	61	67	63	49	+ 18
Tetanus	62	63	52	186	- 123
Hepatitis B	63	47	58	98	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	64	24	66	18	+ 6
Measles	65	21	6	9,172	- 9,151
Hepatitis C	66	6	67	16	- 10
War	67	5	54	155	- 150
Chlamydia	68	3	69	7	- 3
Ascariasis	69	3	70	5	- 2
Otitis Media	70	3	68	10	- 7
Diphtheria	71	2	71	3	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Namibia

Madagascar

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.