MADAGASCAR VS COMOROS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COMOROS		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,450	2	14,605	+ 4,845
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,886	5	11,085	+ 801
Stroke	3	11,637	1	17,964	- 6,328
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,407	3	12,388	- 981
Low Birth Weight	5	10,743	10	5,353	+ 5,390
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,398	7	7,880	- 482
Birth Trauma	7	6,898	11	5,347	+ 1,551
Liver Disease	8	5,225	12	4,803	+ 422
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,459	16	3,278	+ 1,181
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,276	15	3,380	+ 896
Meningitis	11	3,779	20	2,391	+ 1,388
Hypertension	12	3,765	8	6,208	- 2,443
Cervical Cancer	13	3,418	17	3,028	+ 390
Kidney Disease	14	3,317	22	2,202	+ 1,115
Malnutrition	15	3,137	13	4,236	- 1,099
Other Injuries	16	2,951	21	2,359	+ 592
Lung Disease	17	2,732	14	3,957	- 1,225
Pertussis	18	2,618	41	519	+ 2,099
Tuberculosis	19	2,580	4	11,606	- 9,025
Violence	20	2,069	23	1,749	+ 320
Asthma	21	1,600	19	2,507	- 907
Maternal Conditions	22	1,536	18	2,776	- 1,240
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,519	26	1,120	+ 399
Suicide	24	1,499	24	1,476	+ 23
Drownings	25	1,137	31	825	+ 312
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,101	27	1,080	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	27	1,074	29	996	+ 78
Liver Cancer	28	951	30	933	+ 18
Malaria	29	949	9	5,507	- 4,558
Fires	30	884	35	661	+ 223
Inflammatory/Heart	31	859	28	1,046	- 187
Falls	32	858	36	653	+ 204
Breast Cancer	33	738	37	629	+ 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	687	42	495	+ 192
Poisonings	35	657	40	571	+ 86
Endocrine Disorders	36	638	44	463	+ 175
Lymphomas	37	631	34	675	- 44
Syphilis	38	626	33	680	- 54
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	611	39	606	+ 5
Epilepsy	40	567	46	385	+ 182
Oral Cancer	41	506	32	697	- 191
Skin Cancers	42	407	43	467	- 60
Tetanus	43	389	52	186	+ 203
Parkinson's Disease	44	375	49	266	+ 109
Stomach Cancer	45	368	47	368	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	46	336	48	286	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	333	38	627	- 294
Skin Disease	48	302	51	187	+ 114
Drug Use	49	218	62	58	+ 160
Appendicitis	50	192	56	147	+ 45
Alcohol	51	189	53	161	+ 28
Hepatitis B	52	168	58	98	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	53	138	63	49	+ 89
Encephalitis	54	136	60	94	+ 42
Uterin Cancer	55	102	59	95	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	56	101	57	135	- 33
Leukemia	57	100	45	401	- 301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	55	64	47	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	59	36	65	24	+ 12
Lung Cancers	60	34	55	147	- 114
Hepatitis C	61	32	67	16	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	62	24	66	18	+ 6
Ascariasis	63	12	70	5	+ 6
Otitis Media	64	11	68	10	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	8	71	3	+ 5
Chlamydia	66	8	69	7	+ 1
War	67	3	54	155	- 151
Dengue	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	69	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	260	- 260
HIV/AIDS	76	0	25	1,341	- 1,341
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Depression	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	82	0	61	80	- 80
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Comoros

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.