MADAGASCAR VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,584	2	14,605	+ 8,979
Malaria	2	19,032	9	5,507	+ 13,525
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,923	5	11,085	+ 6,838
Low Birth Weight	4	10,688	10	5,353	+ 5,336
Stroke	5	9,746	1	17,964	- 8,218
Coronary Heart Disease	6	9,201	3	12,388	- 3,187
Birth Trauma	7	8,978	11	5,347	+ 3,631
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,648	7	7,880	- 1,232
Meningitis	9	5,855	20	2,391	+ 3,465
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,859	15	3,380	+ 1,478
Liver Disease	11	4,602	12	4,803	- 201
Other Injuries	12	4,277	21	2,359	+ 1,918
Tuberculosis	13	4,140	4	11,606	- 7,465
Maternal Conditions	14	3,709	18	2,776	+ 933
Pertussis	15	3,195	41	519	+ 2,676
Kidney Disease	16	3,055	22	2,202	+ 853
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,941	16	3,278	- 337
Measles	18	2,699	6	9,172	- 6,473
Violence	19	2,509	23	1,749	+ 760
Lung Disease	20	2,429	14	3,957	- 1,529
Malnutrition	21	2,426	13	4,236	- 1,810
Asthma	22	2,127	19	2,507	- 380
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,019	44	463	+ 1,556
Drownings	24	1,767	31	825	+ 943
Hypertension	25	1,516	8	6,208	- 4,692
Falls	26	1,451	36	653	+ 798
Suicide	27	1,372	24	1,476	- 104
Fires	28	1,253	35	661	+ 591
Breast Cancer	29	1,202	37	629	+ 573
HIV/AIDS	30	1,172	25	1,341	- 170
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,168	42	495	+ 673
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	959	26	1,120	- 161
Poisonings	33	862	40	571	+ 292
Inflammatory/Heart	34	859	28	1,046	- 187
Liver Cancer	35	833	30	933	- 100
Epilepsy	36	756	46	385	+ 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	583	39	606	- 22
Cervical Cancer	38	544	17	3,028	- 2,483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	522	38	627	- 105
Ovary Cancer	40	475	57	135	+ 340
War	41	458	54	155	+ 303
Tetanus	42	416	52	186	+ 230
Lymphomas	43	392	34	675	- 283
Stomach Cancer	44	336	47	368	- 32
Skin Cancers	45	321	43	467	- 146
Hepatitis B	46	312	58	98	+ 214
Parkinson's Disease	47	308	49	266	+ 42
Leukemia	48	288	45	401	- 113
Oral Cancer	49	271	32	697	- 426
Schistosomiasis	50	265	50	260	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	51	265	78	0	+ 265
Skin Disease	52	238	51	187	+ 51
Bladder Cancer	53	180	48	286	- 106
Pancreas Cancer	54	154	61	80	+ 74
Oesophagus Cancer	55	147	27	1,080	- 933
Appendicitis	56	143	56	147	- 4
Prostate Cancer	57	143	29	996	- 853
Drug Use	58	141	62	58	+ 83
Ascariasis	59	139	70	5	+ 134
Alcohol	60	135	53	161	- 26
Encephalitis	61	125	60	94	+ 32
Syphilis	62	123	33	680	- 557
Upper Respiratory	63	105	63	49	+ 56
Uterin Cancer	64	96	59	95	+ 2
Diphtheria	65	68	71	3	+ 65
Hepatitis C	66	51	67	16	+ 35
Lung Cancers	67	47	55	147	- 100
Other Neoplasms	68	27	65	24	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	69	25	66	18	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	20	64	47	- 27
Chlamydia	71	3	69	7	- 3
Otitis Media	72	1	68	10	- 9
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.