MADAGASCAR VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,959	2	14,605	+ 9,354
Malaria	2	22,035	9	5,507	+ 16,528
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	17,033	5	11,085	+ 5,948
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,004	3	12,388	+ 615
Stroke	5	12,170	1	17,964	- 5,794
Birth Trauma	6	9,326	11	5,347	+ 3,979
Low Birth Weight	7	9,012	10	5,353	+ 3,660
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,336	7	7,880	+ 456
HIV/AIDS	9	8,221	25	1,341	+ 6,879
Tuberculosis	10	7,796	4	11,606	- 3,810
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,948	15	3,380	+ 1,567
Meningitis	12	4,568	20	2,391	+ 2,177
Liver Disease	13	4,238	12	4,803	- 565
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,841	16	3,278	+ 563
Kidney Disease	15	3,495	22	2,202	+ 1,293
Other Injuries	16	3,359	21	2,359	+ 1,000
Malnutrition	17	2,983	13	4,236	- 1,253
Maternal Conditions	18	2,841	18	2,776	+ 65
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,576	44	463	+ 2,113
Lung Disease	20	2,555	14	3,957	- 1,402
Hypertension	21	2,012	8	6,208	- 4,196
Violence	22	1,995	23	1,749	+ 246
Breast Cancer	23	1,987	37	629	+ 1,358
Asthma	24	1,979	19	2,507	- 528
Suicide	25	1,683	24	1,476	+ 208
Pertussis	26	1,513	41	519	+ 994
Liver Cancer	27	1,292	30	933	+ 359
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,205	26	1,120	+ 84
Drownings	29	1,183	31	825	+ 358
Falls	30	1,046	36	653	+ 392
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	994	42	495	+ 499
Inflammatory/Heart	32	930	28	1,046	- 117
Fires	33	889	35	661	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	34	884	29	996	- 112
Cervical Cancer	35	851	17	3,028	- 2,177
Stomach Cancer	36	748	47	368	+ 381
Epilepsy	37	744	46	385	+ 359
Poisonings	38	705	40	571	+ 134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	621	39	606	+ 15
Drug Use	40	599	62	58	+ 541
Syphilis	41	581	33	680	- 99
Lymphomas	42	426	34	675	- 248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	409	38	627	- 218
Parkinson's Disease	44	377	49	266	+ 111
Tetanus	45	331	52	186	+ 145
Schistosomiasis	46	326	50	260	+ 66
Hepatitis B	47	296	58	98	+ 198
Skin Cancers	48	277	43	467	- 190
Lung Cancers	49	275	55	147	+ 128
Oral Cancer	50	266	32	697	- 431
Skin Disease	51	260	51	187	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	52	252	48	286	- 34
Ovary Cancer	53	248	57	135	+ 114
Pancreas Cancer	54	199	61	80	+ 118
Alcohol	55	168	53	161	+ 7
Encephalitis	56	162	60	94	+ 69
Oesophagus Cancer	57	120	27	1,080	- 961
Measles	58	119	6	9,172	- 9,053
Leukemia	59	119	45	401	- 282
Uterin Cancer	60	99	59	95	+ 5
Appendicitis	61	88	56	147	- 59
Ascariasis	62	48	70	5	+ 42
Hepatitis C	63	43	67	16	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	64	34	63	49	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	65	34	66	18	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	66	33	65	24	+ 9
War	67	27	54	155	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	24	64	47	- 24
Diphtheria	69	12	71	3	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	4	69	7	- 2
Otitis Media	71	1	68	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Sierra Leone

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.