MADAGASCAR VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	35,082	25	1,341	+ 33,741
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,170	2	14,605	+ 4,565
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,953	3	12,388	+ 3,565
Stroke	4	14,956	1	17,964	- 3,008
Diabetes Mellitus	5	14,710	16	3,278	+ 11,432
Tuberculosis	6	10,703	4	11,606	- 902
Violence	7	10,233	23	1,749	+ 8,484
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,720	5	11,085	- 3,365
Kidney Disease	9	7,456	22	2,202	+ 5,254
Suicide	10	6,712	24	1,476	+ 5,236
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,342	7	7,880	- 1,538
Hypertension	12	6,232	8	6,208	+ 24
Lung Disease	13	5,796	14	3,957	+ 1,839
Liver Disease	14	4,392	12	4,803	- 411
Lung Cancers	15	3,755	55	147	+ 3,608
Low Birth Weight	16	3,046	10	5,353	- 2,307
Other Injuries	17	2,930	21	2,359	+ 571
Asthma	18	2,907	19	2,507	+ 400
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,870	44	463	+ 2,407
Cervical Cancer	20	2,707	17	3,028	- 321
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,635	28	1,046	+ 1,589
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,279	26	1,120	+ 1,158
Breast Cancer	23	2,209	37	629	+ 1,580
Prostate Cancer	24	2,131	29	996	+ 1,135
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,120	15	3,380	- 1,261
Meningitis	26	1,784	20	2,391	- 607
Fires	27	1,763	35	661	+ 1,101
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,748	39	606	+ 1,142
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,698	27	1,080	+ 618
Birth Trauma	30	1,464	11	5,347	- 3,883
Lymphomas	31	1,373	34	675	+ 698
Drownings	32	1,171	31	825	+ 346
Liver Cancer	33	1,161	30	933	+ 228
Malnutrition	34	1,160	13	4,236	- 3,076
Pancreas Cancer	35	978	61	80	+ 898
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	923	42	495	+ 428
Epilepsy	37	911	46	385	+ 527
Maternal Conditions	38	828	18	2,776	- 1,948
Stomach Cancer	39	748	47	368	+ 380
Leukemia	40	713	45	401	+ 312
Oral Cancer	41	685	32	697	- 12
Falls	42	682	36	653	+ 29
Pertussis	43	557	41	519	+ 38
Syphilis	44	550	33	680	- 130
Skin Disease	45	537	51	187	+ 349
Parkinson's Disease	46	525	49	266	+ 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	494	38	627	- 133
Skin Cancers	48	484	43	467	+ 17
Alcohol	49	481	53	161	+ 320
Poisonings	50	475	40	571	- 96
Ovary Cancer	51	463	57	135	+ 329
Bladder Cancer	52	404	48	286	+ 118
Drug Use	53	375	62	58	+ 317
Uterin Cancer	54	250	59	95	+ 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	183	64	47	+ 136
Appendicitis	56	133	56	147	- 13
Measles	57	132	6	9,172	- 9,040
Other Neoplasms	58	130	65	24	+ 106
Encephalitis	59	114	60	94	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	60	109	63	49	+ 60
Hepatitis B	61	68	58	98	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	62	55	66	18	+ 37
Malaria	63	40	9	5,507	- 5,467
War	64	32	54	155	- 123
Tetanus	65	18	52	186	- 168
Schistosomiasis	66	17	50	260	- 243
Otitis Media	67	9	68	10	- 1
Chlamydia	68	9	69	7	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	8	71	3	+ 5
Hepatitis C	70	4	67	16	- 12
Ascariasis	71	1	70	5	- 4
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

South Africa

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.