MADAGASCAR VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,405	25	1,341	+ 23,063
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,476	2	14,605	- 1,128
Stroke	3	11,255	1	17,964	- 6,709
Malaria	4	11,161	9	5,507	+ 5,655
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,886	5	11,085	- 2,199
Tuberculosis	6	8,413	4	11,606	- 3,193
Birth Trauma	7	7,167	11	5,347	+ 1,820
Low Birth Weight	8	6,878	10	5,353	+ 1,525
Liver Disease	9	6,373	12	4,803	+ 1,570
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,276	3	12,388	- 6,113
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,174	7	7,880	- 2,706
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,455	15	3,380	+ 1,074
Hypertension	13	3,705	8	6,208	- 2,503
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,391	16	3,278	+ 113
Malnutrition	15	3,261	13	4,236	- 975
Meningitis	16	2,798	20	2,391	+ 407
Cervical Cancer	17	2,547	17	3,028	- 481
Kidney Disease	18	2,493	22	2,202	+ 291
Other Injuries	19	2,448	21	2,359	+ 89
Suicide	20	1,844	24	1,476	+ 369
Lung Disease	21	1,802	14	3,957	- 2,155
Maternal Conditions	22	1,682	18	2,776	- 1,094
Violence	23	1,633	23	1,749	- 116
Syphilis	24	1,253	33	680	+ 573
Pertussis	25	1,052	41	519	+ 533
Asthma	26	1,049	19	2,507	- 1,458
Drownings	27	975	31	825	+ 151
Falls	28	844	36	653	+ 191
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	835	26	1,120	- 285
Prostate Cancer	30	795	29	996	- 201
Lymphomas	31	776	34	675	+ 101
Fires	32	774	35	661	+ 112
Inflammatory/Heart	33	710	28	1,046	- 337
Poisonings	34	646	40	571	+ 75
Breast Cancer	35	518	37	629	- 111
Oesophagus Cancer	36	508	27	1,080	- 572
Endocrine Disorders	37	501	44	463	+ 38
Epilepsy	38	470	46	385	+ 86
Leukemia	39	370	45	401	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	348	42	495	- 147
Lung Cancers	41	320	55	147	+ 173
Stomach Cancer	42	292	47	368	- 75
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	287	39	606	- 319
Tetanus	44	269	52	186	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	269	38	627	- 359
Liver Cancer	46	250	30	933	- 683
Parkinson's Disease	47	232	49	266	- 34
Oral Cancer	48	220	32	697	- 477
Alcohol	49	198	53	161	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	50	186	48	286	- 99
Schistosomiasis	51	182	50	260	- 79
Skin Disease	52	178	51	187	- 9
Drug Use	53	173	62	58	+ 115
Skin Cancers	54	153	43	467	- 314
Hepatitis B	55	148	58	98	+ 49
Appendicitis	56	119	56	147	- 28
Ovary Cancer	57	117	57	135	- 18
Leishmaniasis	58	103	78	0	+ 103
Encephalitis	59	99	60	94	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	60	96	63	49	+ 47
Measles	61	68	6	9,172	- 9,104
Pancreas Cancer	62	60	61	80	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	42	64	47	- 5
Uterin Cancer	64	42	59	95	- 52
Other Neoplasms	65	28	65	24	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	25	67	16	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	67	19	66	18	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	12	70	5	+ 7
War	69	9	54	155	- 146
Otitis Media	70	7	68	10	- 3
Chlamydia	71	5	69	7	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	4	77	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	73	4	71	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	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

Zambia

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.