MADAGASCAR VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,243	3	12,388	+ 22,854
Diabetes Mellitus	2	16,695	16	3,278	+ 13,417
Lung Disease	3	12,670	14	3,957	+ 8,713
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	9,296	26	1,120	+ 8,176
Kidney Disease	5	9,189	22	2,202	+ 6,987
Stroke	6	9,118	1	17,964	- 8,847
Asthma	7	8,670	19	2,507	+ 6,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,856	2	14,605	- 7,749
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,627	7	7,880	- 2,253
Suicide	10	3,989	24	1,476	+ 2,514
Oral Cancer	11	3,876	32	697	+ 3,180
Lung Cancers	12	2,378	55	147	+ 2,231
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,069	27	1,080	+ 989
Other Injuries	14	2,049	21	2,359	- 310
Breast Cancer	15	1,853	37	629	+ 1,224
Stomach Cancer	16	1,770	47	368	+ 1,402
Liver Disease	17	1,746	12	4,803	- 3,057
Leukemia	18	1,547	45	401	+ 1,146
Liver Cancer	19	1,461	30	933	+ 528
Hypertension	20	1,414	8	6,208	- 4,794
Lymphomas	21	1,376	34	675	+ 702
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,325	15	3,380	- 2,055
Falls	23	1,292	36	653	+ 639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,221	39	606	+ 616
Tuberculosis	25	1,031	4	11,606	- 10,575
Cervical Cancer	26	1,021	17	3,028	- 2,006
Drownings	27	979	31	825	+ 154
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	810	5	11,085	- 10,275
Low Birth Weight	29	718	10	5,353	- 4,634
Prostate Cancer	30	679	29	996	- 317
Violence	31	669	23	1,749	- 1,080
Endocrine Disorders	32	620	44	463	+ 157
Anemia	33	597	83	0	+ 597
Bladder Cancer	34	579	48	286	+ 293
Inflammatory/Heart	35	569	28	1,046	- 477
Skin Disease	36	392	51	187	+ 205
Ovary Cancer	37	377	57	135	+ 242
War	38	375	54	155	+ 220
Epilepsy	39	361	46	385	- 24
Drug Use	40	345	62	58	+ 286
Fires	41	320	35	661	- 342
Uterin Cancer	42	292	59	95	+ 197
Pancreas Cancer	43	286	61	80	+ 206
Birth Trauma	44	258	11	5,347	- 5,089
Parkinson's Disease	45	225	49	266	- 41
Meningitis	46	196	20	2,391	- 2,195
Dengue	47	176	72	0	+ 175
Maternal Conditions	48	129	18	2,776	- 2,647
Poisonings	49	125	40	571	- 446
Other Neoplasms	50	115	65	24	+ 91
Alcohol	51	110	53	161	- 51
Skin Cancers	52	78	43	467	- 389
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	66	38	627	- 561
Malnutrition	54	58	13	4,236	- 4,178
HIV/AIDS	55	53	25	1,341	- 1,289
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	51	42	495	- 444
Tetanus	57	37	52	186	- 149
Syphilis	58	20	33	680	- 660
Pertussis	59	19	41	519	- 499
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	15	64	47	- 33
Encephalitis	61	14	60	94	- 80
Hepatitis B	62	8	58	98	- 90
Leprosy	63	7	75	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	64	7	56	147	- 140
Schizophrenia	65	7	81	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	6	63	49	- 43
Osteoarthritis	67	5	85	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	4	86	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	66	18	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	84	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	70	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	75	0	67	16	- 16
Otitis Media	76	0	68	10	- 10
Measles	77	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Schistosomiasis	81	0	50	260	- 260
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Sri Lanka

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.