MADAGASCAR VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,413	2	14,605	- 3,191
HIV/AIDS	2	10,561	25	1,341	+ 9,219
Tuberculosis	3	9,939	4	11,606	- 1,667
Stroke	4	8,038	1	17,964	- 9,927
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,797	5	11,085	- 3,288
Road Traffic Accidents	6	7,526	7	7,880	- 354
Liver Disease	7	6,778	12	4,803	+ 1,975
Malaria	8	6,398	9	5,507	+ 891
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,054	3	12,388	- 6,334
Birth Trauma	10	5,035	11	5,347	- 312
Low Birth Weight	11	4,835	10	5,353	- 518
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,092	15	3,380	- 288
Maternal Conditions	13	2,858	18	2,776	+ 82
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,858	16	3,278	- 420
Meningitis	15	2,712	20	2,391	+ 321
Kidney Disease	16	2,257	22	2,202	+ 55
Hypertension	17	2,234	8	6,208	- 3,974
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,211	27	1,080	+ 1,131
Other Injuries	19	2,192	21	2,359	- 167
Lung Disease	20	2,164	14	3,957	- 1,793
Malnutrition	21	2,130	13	4,236	- 2,106
Cervical Cancer	22	1,714	17	3,028	- 1,314
Suicide	23	1,625	24	1,476	+ 150
Violence	24	1,488	23	1,749	- 261
Breast Cancer	25	1,344	37	629	+ 715
Asthma	26	1,163	19	2,507	- 1,344
Tetanus	27	1,076	52	186	+ 890
Stomach Cancer	28	1,016	47	368	+ 649
Lymphomas	29	976	34	675	+ 302
Oral Cancer	30	931	32	697	+ 235
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	924	26	1,120	- 196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	747	39	606	+ 141
Falls	33	741	36	653	+ 88
Liver Cancer	34	683	30	933	- 250
Leukemia	35	671	45	401	+ 270
Fires	36	666	35	661	+ 4
Prostate Cancer	37	653	29	996	- 343
Poisonings	38	642	40	571	+ 71
Drownings	39	607	31	825	- 218
Inflammatory/Heart	40	567	28	1,046	- 479
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	551	42	495	+ 55
Pertussis	42	513	41	519	- 6
Epilepsy	43	421	46	385	+ 36
Endocrine Disorders	44	420	44	463	- 43
Ovary Cancer	45	402	57	135	+ 267
Pancreas Cancer	46	362	61	80	+ 282
Lung Cancers	47	338	55	147	+ 191
Skin Cancers	48	323	43	467	- 144
Hepatitis B	49	264	58	98	+ 166
Parkinson's Disease	50	238	49	266	- 28
Skin Disease	51	230	51	187	+ 43
Syphilis	52	227	33	680	- 453
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	206	38	627	- 421
Schistosomiasis	54	187	50	260	- 73
Alcohol	55	180	53	161	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	56	163	59	95	+ 69
Bladder Cancer	57	161	48	286	- 125
Appendicitis	58	122	56	147	- 25
Leishmaniasis	59	98	78	0	+ 98
Encephalitis	60	96	60	94	+ 2
Hepatitis C	61	77	67	16	+ 61
Drug Use	62	57	62	58	- 1
Measles	63	52	6	9,172	- 9,120
Upper Respiratory	64	48	63	49	- 1
War	65	45	54	155	- 110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	43	64	47	- 5
Other Neoplasms	67	30	65	24	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	68	20	66	18	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	6	71	3	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	5	69	7	- 1
Ascariasis	71	5	70	5	- 1
Otitis Media	72	4	68	10	- 7
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
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

Kenya

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.