MADAGASCAR VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	49,125	2	14,605	+ 34,520
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	34,759	5	11,085	+ 23,674
Measles	3	26,191	6	9,172	+ 17,019
Tuberculosis	4	23,217	4	11,606	+ 11,611
Birth Trauma	5	21,661	11	5,347	+ 16,314
Stroke	6	19,448	1	17,964	+ 1,484
Coronary Heart Disease	7	16,365	3	12,388	+ 3,977
Low Birth Weight	8	14,142	10	5,353	+ 8,789
Meningitis	9	12,175	20	2,391	+ 9,784
Malnutrition	10	10,916	13	4,236	+ 6,680
Road Traffic Accidents	11	9,573	7	7,880	+ 1,693
Maternal Conditions	12	9,337	18	2,776	+ 6,561
Liver Disease	13	8,862	12	4,803	+ 4,059
Other Injuries	14	8,149	21	2,359	+ 5,790
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,716	15	3,380	+ 4,335
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,534	16	3,278	+ 3,256
Tetanus	17	5,992	52	186	+ 5,805
Hypertension	18	5,981	8	6,208	- 227
Lung Disease	19	5,526	14	3,957	+ 1,569
Pertussis	20	4,647	41	519	+ 4,128
Kidney Disease	21	4,641	22	2,202	+ 2,438
Malaria	22	4,394	9	5,507	- 1,113
Asthma	23	4,250	19	2,507	+ 1,743
War	24	2,983	54	155	+ 2,828
Drownings	25	2,877	31	825	+ 2,052
Breast Cancer	26	2,786	37	629	+ 2,158
Suicide	27	2,758	24	1,476	+ 1,283
Cervical Cancer	28	1,998	17	3,028	- 1,030
Violence	29	1,874	23	1,749	+ 125
Fires	30	1,834	35	661	+ 1,172
Poisonings	31	1,715	40	571	+ 1,144
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,464	26	1,120	+ 344
HIV/AIDS	33	1,380	25	1,341	+ 38
Lymphomas	34	1,368	34	675	+ 693
Leukemia	35	1,270	45	401	+ 869
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,265	42	495	+ 770
Falls	37	1,239	36	653	+ 586
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,236	39	606	+ 630
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,179	28	1,046	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	40	1,168	27	1,080	+ 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,009	38	627	+ 382
Schistosomiasis	42	985	50	260	+ 725
Epilepsy	43	947	46	385	+ 563
Endocrine Disorders	44	919	44	463	+ 456
Syphilis	45	854	33	680	+ 174
Oral Cancer	46	742	32	697	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	47	737	63	49	+ 688
Hepatitis B	48	712	58	98	+ 614
Stomach Cancer	49	701	47	368	+ 333
Ovary Cancer	50	667	57	135	+ 533
Leishmaniasis	51	656	78	0	+ 656
Prostate Cancer	52	645	29	996	- 351
Liver Cancer	53	578	30	933	- 355
Lung Cancers	54	527	55	147	+ 380
Appendicitis	55	425	56	147	+ 278
Parkinson's Disease	56	416	49	266	+ 150
Skin Cancers	57	370	43	467	- 97
Skin Disease	58	342	51	187	+ 155
Alcohol	59	342	53	161	+ 181
Diphtheria	60	338	71	3	+ 336
Bladder Cancer	61	338	48	286	+ 52
Pancreas Cancer	62	243	61	80	+ 163
Encephalitis	63	205	60	94	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	64	176	59	95	+ 82
Drug Use	65	123	62	58	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	80	64	47	+ 32
Hepatitis C	67	78	67	16	+ 62
Otitis Media	68	71	68	10	+ 61
Ascariasis	69	67	70	5	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	70	28	65	24	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	71	18	66	18	+ 0
Chlamydia	72	11	69	7	+ 4
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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.