MADAGASCAR VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,709	3	12,388	+ 11,321
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,152	26	1,120	+ 16,031
Stroke	3	11,367	1	17,964	- 6,597
Lung Cancers	4	9,648	55	147	+ 9,501
Lung Disease	5	9,338	14	3,957	+ 5,381
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,831	39	606	+ 6,226
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,920	16	3,278	+ 1,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,892	2	14,605	- 9,713
Prostate Cancer	9	4,144	29	996	+ 3,148
Breast Cancer	10	3,747	37	629	+ 3,118
Suicide	11	3,466	24	1,476	+ 1,990
Kidney Disease	12	3,454	22	2,202	+ 1,252
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,430	61	80	+ 3,350
Falls	14	3,428	36	653	+ 2,775
Lymphomas	15	3,343	34	675	+ 2,669
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,562	44	463	+ 2,099
Skin Cancers	17	2,551	43	467	+ 2,084
Leukemia	18	2,339	45	401	+ 1,938
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,240	49	266	+ 1,974
Liver Cancer	20	2,240	30	933	+ 1,307
Drug Use	21	1,962	62	58	+ 1,903
Other Injuries	22	1,807	21	2,359	- 552
Hypertension	23	1,795	8	6,208	- 4,413
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,728	28	1,046	+ 682
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,643	27	1,080	+ 563
Liver Disease	26	1,564	12	4,803	- 3,239
Stomach Cancer	27	1,417	47	368	+ 1,050
Other Neoplasms	28	1,378	65	24	+ 1,354
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,370	7	7,880	- 6,510
Bladder Cancer	30	1,306	48	286	+ 1,021
Ovary Cancer	31	1,103	57	135	+ 968
Oral Cancer	32	1,070	32	697	+ 373
Congenital Anomalies	33	782	15	3,380	- 2,599
Skin Disease	34	654	51	187	+ 467
Uterin Cancer	35	577	59	95	+ 482
Asthma	36	501	19	2,507	- 2,006
Alcohol	37	418	53	161	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	417	38	627	- 210
Cervical Cancer	39	376	17	3,028	- 2,652
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	325	5	11,085	- 10,760
Epilepsy	41	313	46	385	- 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	304	42	495	- 192
Low Birth Weight	43	273	10	5,353	- 5,080
Violence	44	268	23	1,749	- 1,481
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	252	64	47	+ 205
Multiple Sclerosis	46	207	66	18	+ 189
Drownings	47	195	31	825	- 630
Hepatitis C	48	190	67	16	+ 174
Anemia	49	173	83	0	+ 173
Birth Trauma	50	154	11	5,347	- 5,193
Malnutrition	51	129	13	4,236	- 4,107
Osteoarthritis	52	125	85	0	+ 125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	78	84	0	+ 78
Schizophrenia	54	70	81	0	+ 70
Fires	55	60	35	661	- 601
Tuberculosis	56	58	4	11,606	- 11,548
HIV/AIDS	57	55	25	1,341	- 1,286
Hepatitis B	58	45	58	98	- 53
Oral conditions	59	44	86	0	+ 44
Meningitis	60	41	20	2,391	- 2,350
Poisonings	61	38	40	571	- 533
Appendicitis	62	29	56	147	- 118
Maternal Conditions	63	22	18	2,776	- 2,754
Upper Respiratory	64	19	63	49	- 30
War	65	9	54	155	- 146
Otitis Media	66	7	68	10	- 4
Syphilis	67	3	33	680	- 677
Encephalitis	68	3	60	94	- 91
Pertussis	69	2	41	519	- 517
Tetanus	70	2	52	186	- 185
Diphtheria	71	0	71	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	69	7	- 7
Measles	78	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	260	- 260
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Australia

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.