MADAGASCAR VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	25,787	2	14,605	+ 11,182
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	18,005	5	11,085	+ 6,919
Tuberculosis	3	15,841	4	11,606	+ 4,236
Malaria	4	12,560	9	5,507	+ 7,054
Birth Trauma	5	12,464	11	5,347	+ 7,117
Low Birth Weight	6	11,938	10	5,353	+ 6,585
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,635	3	12,388	- 4,753
Stroke	8	7,184	1	17,964	- 10,780
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,183	15	3,380	+ 2,802
HIV/AIDS	10	5,489	25	1,341	+ 4,148
Meningitis	11	5,430	20	2,391	+ 3,040
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,187	7	7,880	- 2,693
Liver Disease	13	4,768	12	4,803	- 35
Measles	14	3,662	6	9,172	- 5,510
Maternal Conditions	15	2,929	18	2,776	+ 152
Pertussis	16	2,896	41	519	+ 2,377
Other Injuries	17	2,824	21	2,359	+ 464
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,799	16	3,278	- 479
Violence	19	2,290	23	1,749	+ 541
Kidney Disease	20	2,263	22	2,202	+ 61
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,965	44	463	+ 1,502
Lung Disease	22	1,564	14	3,957	- 2,394
Breast Cancer	23	1,478	37	629	+ 850
Hypertension	24	1,330	8	6,208	- 4,878
Cervical Cancer	25	1,315	17	3,028	- 1,712
Tetanus	26	1,039	52	186	+ 853
Asthma	27	1,019	19	2,507	- 1,488
Falls	28	937	36	653	+ 283
Fires	29	887	35	661	+ 226
Suicide	30	873	24	1,476	- 602
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	844	26	1,120	- 276
Drownings	32	819	31	825	- 6
Poisonings	33	817	40	571	+ 246
Drug Use	34	780	62	58	+ 722
Prostate Cancer	35	736	29	996	- 260
Malnutrition	36	734	13	4,236	- 3,502
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	727	42	495	+ 232
Syphilis	38	678	33	680	- 2
Liver Cancer	39	658	30	933	- 275
Lymphomas	40	647	34	675	- 28
Epilepsy	41	622	46	385	+ 238
Inflammatory/Heart	42	600	28	1,046	- 446
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	517	39	606	- 89
Diphtheria	44	473	71	3	+ 470
War	45	404	54	155	+ 249
Parkinson's Disease	46	308	49	266	+ 42
Leukemia	47	281	45	401	- 120
Oral Cancer	48	278	32	697	- 418
Ovary Cancer	49	265	57	135	+ 131
Stomach Cancer	50	265	47	368	- 103
Pancreas Cancer	51	246	61	80	+ 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	242	38	627	- 385
Skin Cancers	53	240	43	467	- 227
Schistosomiasis	54	188	50	260	- 73
Hepatitis B	55	185	58	98	+ 87
Skin Disease	56	183	51	187	- 5
Lung Cancers	57	161	55	147	+ 14
Alcohol	58	128	53	161	- 33
Encephalitis	59	117	60	94	+ 23
Appendicitis	60	95	56	147	- 52
Ascariasis	61	85	70	5	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	62	84	59	95	- 10
Bladder Cancer	63	83	48	286	- 203
Oesophagus Cancer	64	70	27	1,080	- 1,010
Hepatitis C	65	38	67	16	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	66	36	65	24	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	67	32	63	49	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	68	22	66	18	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	20	64	47	- 27
Leishmaniasis	70	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	69	7	- 5
Otitis Media	72	0	68	10	- 10
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 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.