MADAGASCAR VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	34,326	25	1,341	+ 32,985
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,512	2	14,605	+ 3,907
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,585	3	12,388	+ 2,197
Road Traffic Accidents	4	10,368	7	7,880	+ 2,488
Stroke	5	8,803	1	17,964	- 9,161
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,890	5	11,085	- 3,195
Low Birth Weight	7	6,934	10	5,353	+ 1,581
Birth Trauma	8	5,848	11	5,347	+ 501
Diabetes Mellitus	9	5,742	16	3,278	+ 2,464
Malnutrition	10	4,115	13	4,236	- 121
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,808	15	3,380	+ 427
Kidney Disease	12	3,801	22	2,202	+ 1,599
Suicide	13	3,552	24	1,476	+ 2,077
Cervical Cancer	14	3,474	17	3,028	+ 446
Malaria	15	3,440	9	5,507	- 2,067
Tuberculosis	16	3,433	4	11,606	- 8,173
Liver Disease	17	3,334	12	4,803	- 1,469
Violence	18	3,291	23	1,749	+ 1,542
Maternal Conditions	19	3,004	18	2,776	+ 228
Other Injuries	20	2,843	21	2,359	+ 484
Asthma	21	2,629	19	2,507	+ 122
Meningitis	22	2,276	20	2,391	- 115
Lung Disease	23	1,998	14	3,957	- 1,959
Hypertension	24	1,968	8	6,208	- 4,240
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,799	28	1,046	+ 752
Lymphomas	26	1,648	34	675	+ 974
Drownings	27	1,641	31	825	+ 817
Breast Cancer	28	1,441	37	629	+ 812
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,376	27	1,080	+ 296
Fires	30	1,361	35	661	+ 700
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,318	26	1,120	+ 198
Prostate Cancer	32	1,078	29	996	+ 82
Stomach Cancer	33	960	47	368	+ 592
Endocrine Disorders	34	950	44	463	+ 488
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	941	42	495	+ 446
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	931	38	627	+ 303
Poisonings	37	885	40	571	+ 314
Liver Cancer	38	875	30	933	- 58
Epilepsy	39	872	46	385	+ 488
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	867	39	606	+ 262
Falls	41	798	36	653	+ 145
Pertussis	42	719	41	519	+ 200
Lung Cancers	43	491	55	147	+ 344
Skin Cancers	44	453	43	467	- 14
Leukemia	45	418	45	401	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	46	388	49	266	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	47	372	61	80	+ 292
Drug Use	48	365	62	58	+ 307
Oral Cancer	49	357	32	697	- 340
Uterin Cancer	50	313	59	95	+ 218
Ovary Cancer	51	298	57	135	+ 163
Skin Disease	52	297	51	187	+ 110
Schistosomiasis	53	295	50	260	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	54	214	48	286	- 72
Syphilis	55	214	33	680	- 466
Encephalitis	56	202	60	94	+ 108
Tetanus	57	175	52	186	- 12
Appendicitis	58	114	56	147	- 33
Upper Respiratory	59	112	63	49	+ 63
Hepatitis B	60	98	58	98	- 1
Alcohol	61	83	53	161	- 78
Other Neoplasms	62	64	65	24	+ 40
Measles	63	52	6	9,172	- 9,120
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	45	64	47	- 2
War	65	45	54	155	- 110
Hepatitis C	66	24	67	16	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	67	24	66	18	+ 7
Otitis Media	68	6	68	10	- 5
Chlamydia	69	5	69	7	- 1
Ascariasis	70	4	70	5	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	3	71	3	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Zimbabwe

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.