MADAGASCAR VS BELIZE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELIZE		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,602	3	12,388	+ 1,213
Violence	2	10,326	23	1,749	+ 8,577
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,959	16	3,278	+ 6,681
Stroke	4	8,985	1	17,964	- 8,980
HIV/AIDS	5	8,440	25	1,341	+ 7,099
Kidney Disease	6	7,250	22	2,202	+ 5,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,837	2	14,605	- 7,768
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,237	7	7,880	- 1,643
Liver Disease	9	4,081	12	4,803	- 722
Prostate Cancer	10	3,353	29	996	+ 2,357
Lung Disease	11	3,253	14	3,957	- 704
Hypertension	12	3,242	8	6,208	- 2,966
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,171	26	1,120	+ 2,051
Other Injuries	14	2,517	21	2,359	+ 157
Lung Cancers	15	2,160	55	147	+ 2,013
Suicide	16	1,954	24	1,476	+ 479
Cervical Cancer	17	1,948	17	3,028	- 1,080
Drownings	18	1,688	31	825	+ 863
Liver Cancer	19	1,686	30	933	+ 753
Stomach Cancer	20	1,641	47	368	+ 1,274
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,632	15	3,380	- 1,748
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,594	44	463	+ 1,131
Breast Cancer	23	1,534	37	629	+ 905
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,417	39	606	+ 812
Low Birth Weight	25	1,398	10	5,353	- 3,955
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,277	28	1,046	+ 231
Falls	27	911	36	653	+ 258
Parkinson's Disease	28	779	49	266	+ 513
Malnutrition	29	694	13	4,236	- 3,542
Alcohol	30	687	53	161	+ 526
Pancreas Cancer	31	662	61	80	+ 582
Birth Trauma	32	653	11	5,347	- 4,694
Tuberculosis	33	623	4	11,606	- 10,983
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	613	5	11,085	- 10,472
Asthma	35	545	19	2,507	- 1,963
Epilepsy	36	543	46	385	+ 158
Skin Disease	37	388	51	187	+ 201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	366	42	495	- 129
Leukemia	39	282	45	401	- 119
Fires	40	258	35	661	- 404
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	241	38	627	- 386
Maternal Conditions	42	164	18	2,776	- 2,612
Oesophagus Cancer	43	156	27	1,080	- 924
Appendicitis	44	103	56	147	- 44
Poisonings	45	102	40	571	- 469
Meningitis	46	99	20	2,391	- 2,291
Drug Use	47	98	62	58	+ 40
Encephalitis	48	97	60	94	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	78	64	47	+ 31
Lymphomas	50	78	34	675	- 597
Uterin Cancer	51	78	59	95	- 17
Ovary Cancer	52	67	57	135	- 68
Other Neoplasms	53	66	65	24	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	54	30	66	18	+ 13
Dengue	55	15	72	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	56	14	58	98	- 84
Chagas disease	57	13	76	0	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	58	9	63	49	- 40
Tetanus	59	8	52	186	- 178
War	60	8	54	155	- 147
Hepatitis C	61	3	67	16	- 13
Syphilis	62	2	33	680	- 678
Pertussis	63	2	41	519	- 517
Ascariasis	64	2	70	5	- 3
Chlamydia	65	2	69	7	- 5
Skin Cancers	66	0	43	467	- 467
Oral Cancer	67	0	32	697	- 697
Diphtheria	68	0	71	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	260	- 260
Vitamin A Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Bladder Cancer	81	0	48	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	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

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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.