MADAGASCAR VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,389	3	12,388	+ 11,001
Lung Disease	2	17,462	14	3,957	+ 13,505
Stroke	3	11,995	1	17,964	- 5,969
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,896	2	14,605	- 8,708
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,639	5	11,085	- 5,446
Liver Disease	6	5,512	12	4,803	+ 709
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,459	16	3,278	+ 2,181
Kidney Disease	8	4,949	22	2,202	+ 2,747
Tuberculosis	9	4,587	4	11,606	- 7,019
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,111	7	7,880	- 3,769
Stomach Cancer	11	3,933	47	368	+ 3,566
Falls	12	3,694	36	653	+ 3,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,481	26	1,120	+ 2,360
Low Birth Weight	14	2,638	10	5,353	- 2,715
Asthma	15	2,589	19	2,507	+ 82
Hypertension	16	2,548	8	6,208	- 3,660
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,250	38	627	+ 1,623
HIV/AIDS	18	1,931	25	1,341	+ 590
Birth Trauma	19	1,707	11	5,347	- 3,640
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,674	15	3,380	- 1,707
Lung Cancers	21	1,466	55	147	+ 1,319
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,457	27	1,080	+ 377
Oral Cancer	23	1,433	32	697	+ 736
Other Injuries	24	1,419	21	2,359	- 940
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,286	42	495	+ 791
Suicide	26	1,170	24	1,476	- 306
Liver Cancer	27	1,163	30	933	+ 230
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,046	49	266	+ 780
Cervical Cancer	29	1,015	17	3,028	- 2,013
Encephalitis	30	933	60	94	+ 839
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	805	39	606	+ 199
Drownings	32	676	31	825	- 149
Pancreas Cancer	33	664	61	80	+ 584
Leukemia	34	618	45	401	+ 217
Violence	35	610	23	1,749	- 1,139
Meningitis	36	573	20	2,391	- 1,817
Ovary Cancer	37	474	57	135	+ 340
Epilepsy	38	460	46	385	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	39	365	44	463	- 98
Syphilis	40	354	33	680	- 326
Skin Cancers	41	307	43	467	- 160
Maternal Conditions	42	305	18	2,776	- 2,471
Breast Cancer	43	264	37	629	- 365
Fires	44	262	35	661	- 399
Inflammatory/Heart	45	255	28	1,046	- 791
Skin Disease	46	242	51	187	+ 55
Drug Use	47	228	62	58	+ 170
Bladder Cancer	48	216	48	286	- 70
Alcohol	49	199	53	161	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	177	64	47	+ 130
Appendicitis	51	167	56	147	+ 21
Lymphomas	52	161	34	675	- 513
Hepatitis B	53	135	58	98	+ 37
Malnutrition	54	115	13	4,236	- 4,121
Prostate Cancer	55	113	29	996	- 883
Dengue	56	110	72	0	+ 110
Other Neoplasms	57	72	65	24	+ 48
Measles	58	68	6	9,172	- 9,104
Poisonings	59	63	40	571	- 508
Tetanus	60	46	52	186	- 140
Upper Respiratory	61	34	63	49	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	62	33	66	18	+ 16
Pertussis	63	32	41	519	- 487
Hepatitis C	64	31	67	16	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	65	31	78	0	+ 31
Ascariasis	66	6	70	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	3	69	7	- 3
War	68	3	54	155	- 152
Otitis Media	69	2	68	10	- 9
Diphtheria	70	1	71	3	- 2
Uterin Cancer	71	0	59	95	- 94
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Schistosomiasis	82	0	50	260	- 260
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	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.