MADAGASCAR VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,437	3	12,388	+ 14,049
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,303	2	14,605	+ 4,698
Stroke	3	17,239	1	17,964	- 725
Kidney Disease	4	14,063	22	2,202	+ 11,861
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,786	16	3,278	+ 8,508
Liver Disease	6	9,538	12	4,803	+ 4,735
Lung Disease	7	8,936	14	3,957	+ 4,979
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	5,931	26	1,120	+ 4,811
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,813	7	7,880	- 2,067
Hypertension	10	4,609	8	6,208	- 1,599
Other Injuries	11	3,060	21	2,359	+ 701
Low Birth Weight	12	3,025	10	5,353	- 2,327
Tuberculosis	13	2,839	4	11,606	- 8,766
Violence	14	2,624	23	1,749	+ 875
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,584	15	3,380	- 796
Cervical Cancer	16	2,562	17	3,028	- 466
Falls	17	2,551	36	653	+ 1,898
Malnutrition	18	2,466	13	4,236	- 1,770
Birth Trauma	19	2,355	11	5,347	- 2,993
Lung Cancers	20	2,156	55	147	+ 2,009
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,112	5	11,085	- 8,973
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,039	49	266	+ 1,773
Stomach Cancer	23	1,878	47	368	+ 1,511
Chagas disease	24	1,805	76	0	+ 1,805
Liver Cancer	25	1,723	30	933	+ 790
Suicide	26	1,711	24	1,476	+ 235
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,622	42	495	+ 1,127
Prostate Cancer	28	1,315	29	996	+ 319
Breast Cancer	29	1,153	37	629	+ 524
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	975	39	606	+ 369
Drownings	31	971	31	825	+ 146
Endocrine Disorders	32	919	44	463	+ 456
Alcohol	33	919	53	161	+ 758
Leukemia	34	908	45	401	+ 507
Inflammatory/Heart	35	895	28	1,046	- 151
Pancreas Cancer	36	793	61	80	+ 713
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	698	38	627	+ 71
Asthma	38	618	19	2,507	- 1,889
Maternal Conditions	39	587	18	2,776	- 2,189
Drug Use	40	584	62	58	+ 525
Lymphomas	41	525	34	675	- 150
Epilepsy	42	477	46	385	+ 93
Skin Cancers	43	455	43	467	- 12
Fires	44	434	35	661	- 228
HIV/AIDS	45	417	25	1,341	- 925
Appendicitis	46	373	56	147	+ 226
Uterin Cancer	47	362	59	95	+ 268
Oesophagus Cancer	48	319	27	1,080	- 761
Meningitis	49	305	20	2,391	- 2,086
Pertussis	50	289	41	519	- 230
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	265	64	47	+ 218
Encephalitis	52	262	60	94	+ 168
Syphilis	53	251	33	680	- 429
Ovary Cancer	54	244	57	135	+ 109
Skin Disease	55	240	51	187	+ 53
Oral Cancer	56	218	32	697	- 479
Poisonings	57	157	40	571	- 414
Other Neoplasms	58	103	65	24	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	59	102	48	286	- 184
Tetanus	60	74	52	186	- 113
Multiple Sclerosis	61	53	66	18	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	62	37	63	49	- 12
War	63	22	54	155	- 133
Hepatitis B	64	13	58	98	- 85
Leishmaniasis	65	13	78	0	+ 13
Dengue	66	11	72	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	67	7	67	16	- 9
Chlamydia	68	5	69	7	- 2
Ascariasis	69	4	70	5	- 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	76	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Bolivia

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.