MADAGASCAR VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,575	3	12,388	+ 25,186
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,154	26	1,120	+ 22,033
Stroke	3	18,215	1	17,964	+ 251
Lung Cancers	4	16,664	55	147	+ 16,517
Lung Disease	5	15,831	14	3,957	+ 11,874
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,960	2	14,605	- 644
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,185	39	606	+ 7,580
Kidney Disease	8	7,258	22	2,202	+ 5,056
Breast Cancer	9	6,361	37	629	+ 5,732
Suicide	10	5,191	24	1,476	+ 3,716
Other Injuries	11	4,933	21	2,359	+ 2,574
Other Neoplasms	12	4,494	65	24	+ 4,470
Prostate Cancer	13	4,486	29	996	+ 3,490
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,449	61	80	+ 4,369
Falls	15	4,317	36	653	+ 3,664
Lymphomas	16	3,817	34	675	+ 3,142
Liver Disease	17	3,523	12	4,803	- 1,280
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,520	44	463	+ 3,058
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,387	49	266	+ 3,122
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,121	16	3,278	- 157
Leukemia	21	2,949	45	401	+ 2,548
Bladder Cancer	22	2,652	48	286	+ 2,366
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,608	28	1,046	+ 1,561
Liver Cancer	24	2,399	30	933	+ 1,466
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,209	27	1,080	+ 1,128
Stomach Cancer	26	2,122	47	368	+ 1,755
Hypertension	27	1,819	8	6,208	- 4,389
Oral Cancer	28	1,659	32	697	+ 962
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,638	7	7,880	- 6,242
Ovary Cancer	30	1,605	57	135	+ 1,470
Skin Cancers	31	1,284	43	467	+ 817
Alcohol	32	1,229	53	161	+ 1,068
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,027	5	11,085	- 10,058
Uterin Cancer	34	945	59	95	+ 850
Skin Disease	35	933	51	187	+ 746
Epilepsy	36	855	46	385	+ 471
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	720	38	627	+ 93
Malnutrition	38	715	13	4,236	- 3,521
Drug Use	39	707	62	58	+ 649
Congenital Anomalies	40	693	15	3,380	- 2,687
Cervical Cancer	41	597	17	3,028	- 2,431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	523	42	495	+ 28
Anemia	43	489	83	0	+ 489
Violence	44	368	23	1,749	- 1,381
Multiple Sclerosis	45	361	66	18	+ 344
Asthma	46	314	19	2,507	- 2,193
Drownings	47	193	31	825	- 631
Fires	48	184	35	661	- 477
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	178	64	47	+ 131
Low Birth Weight	50	171	10	5,353	- 5,181
Osteoarthritis	51	144	85	0	+ 144
Hepatitis C	52	130	67	16	+ 115
Birth Trauma	53	115	11	5,347	- 5,232
Tuberculosis	54	112	4	11,606	- 11,494
Poisonings	55	101	40	571	- 470
Schizophrenia	56	97	81	0	+ 97
HIV/AIDS	57	89	25	1,341	- 1,253
Meningitis	58	70	20	2,391	- 2,321
Upper Respiratory	59	54	63	49	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	49	84	0	+ 49
Oral conditions	61	47	86	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	62	41	56	147	- 106
Hepatitis B	63	41	58	98	- 58
Maternal Conditions	64	15	18	2,776	- 2,761
Otitis Media	65	4	68	10	- 6
Encephalitis	66	3	60	94	- 91
War	67	3	54	155	- 152
Pertussis	68	2	41	519	- 517
Diphtheria	69	0	71	3	- 3
Syphilis	70	0	33	680	- 680
Chlamydia	71	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	260	- 260
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	52	186	- 186
Measles	79	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	72	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

Belgium

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.