MADAGASCAR VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,226	2	14,605	- 3,378
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,726	3	12,388	- 2,662
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,349	5	11,085	- 2,736
Stroke	4	8,348	1	17,964	- 9,616
Malaria	5	7,181	9	5,507	+ 1,674
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,988	7	7,880	- 1,892
Low Birth Weight	7	5,682	10	5,353	+ 330
Birth Trauma	8	5,388	11	5,347	+ 40
Tuberculosis	9	4,186	4	11,606	- 7,420
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,743	16	3,278	+ 465
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,695	15	3,380	+ 314
Kidney Disease	12	3,454	22	2,202	+ 1,252
Liver Disease	13	3,355	12	4,803	- 1,448
Maternal Conditions	14	2,608	18	2,776	- 168
Meningitis	15	2,545	20	2,391	+ 154
Other Injuries	16	2,362	21	2,359	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	17	2,196	17	3,028	- 832
Lung Disease	18	2,111	14	3,957	- 1,846
Violence	19	1,948	23	1,749	+ 199
HIV/AIDS	20	1,854	25	1,341	+ 512
Hypertension	21	1,711	8	6,208	- 4,497
Liver Cancer	22	1,699	30	933	+ 766
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,627	44	463	+ 1,164
Suicide	24	1,528	24	1,476	+ 53
Asthma	25	1,463	19	2,507	- 1,044
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,373	26	1,120	+ 253
Breast Cancer	27	1,345	37	629	+ 716
Pertussis	28	1,206	41	519	+ 687
Prostate Cancer	29	1,003	29	996	+ 7
Falls	30	972	36	653	+ 319
Stomach Cancer	31	870	47	368	+ 503
Malnutrition	32	773	13	4,236	- 3,463
Drownings	33	772	31	825	- 53
Fires	34	701	35	661	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	677	42	495	+ 181
Inflammatory/Heart	36	665	28	1,046	- 381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	601	39	606	- 5
Epilepsy	38	516	46	385	+ 132
Lymphomas	39	493	34	675	- 182
Poisonings	40	492	40	571	- 79
Parkinson's Disease	41	426	49	266	+ 160
Ovary Cancer	42	344	57	135	+ 209
Oral Cancer	43	324	32	697	- 372
Lung Cancers	44	282	55	147	+ 135
Schistosomiasis	45	275	50	260	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	259	38	627	- 368
Skin Disease	47	249	51	187	+ 62
Pancreas Cancer	48	249	61	80	+ 168
Measles	49	247	6	9,172	- 8,925
Bladder Cancer	50	242	48	286	- 44
Skin Cancers	51	230	43	467	- 237
Drug Use	52	216	62	58	+ 158
Syphilis	53	191	33	680	- 489
Leukemia	54	176	45	401	- 225
Oesophagus Cancer	55	155	27	1,080	- 925
Uterin Cancer	56	147	59	95	+ 52
Encephalitis	57	133	60	94	+ 40
Tetanus	58	133	52	186	- 54
Alcohol	59	116	53	161	- 45
Hepatitis B	60	110	58	98	+ 12
Appendicitis	61	60	56	147	- 87
Other Neoplasms	62	37	65	24	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	63	33	78	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	64	31	66	18	+ 13
Ascariasis	65	28	70	5	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	66	24	63	49	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	23	64	47	- 24
Hepatitis C	68	17	67	16	+ 1
War	69	7	54	155	- 148
Diphtheria	70	4	71	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	2	69	7	- 4
Otitis Media	72	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	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
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	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

Senegal

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.