MADAGASCAR VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,416	3	12,388	+ 18,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,512	26	1,120	+ 22,392
Lung Cancers	3	15,895	55	147	+ 15,748
Lung Disease	4	10,790	14	3,957	+ 6,833
Stroke	5	10,749	1	17,964	- 7,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,327	39	606	+ 6,721
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,642	2	14,605	- 8,963
Breast Cancer	8	4,487	37	629	+ 3,858
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,341	16	3,278	+ 1,063
Lymphomas	10	3,907	34	675	+ 3,232
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,840	61	80	+ 3,759
Falls	12	3,666	36	653	+ 3,013
Prostate Cancer	13	3,576	29	996	+ 2,581
Kidney Disease	14	3,475	22	2,202	+ 1,273
Suicide	15	3,353	24	1,476	+ 1,878
Drug Use	16	2,798	62	58	+ 2,740
Liver Disease	17	2,751	12	4,803	- 2,052
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,550	49	266	+ 2,284
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,454	44	463	+ 1,991
Liver Cancer	20	2,363	30	933	+ 1,430
Leukemia	21	2,352	45	401	+ 1,951
Hypertension	22	1,946	8	6,208	- 4,262
Bladder Cancer	23	1,914	48	286	+ 1,628
Other Injuries	24	1,816	21	2,359	- 543
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,693	27	1,080	+ 613
Stomach Cancer	26	1,653	47	368	+ 1,286
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,564	28	1,046	+ 517
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,517	7	7,880	- 6,363
Ovary Cancer	29	1,444	57	135	+ 1,309
Skin Cancers	30	1,333	43	467	+ 866
Other Neoplasms	31	1,274	65	24	+ 1,250
Oral Cancer	32	1,209	32	697	+ 512
Alcohol	33	1,132	53	161	+ 971
Uterin Cancer	34	898	59	95	+ 803
Congenital Anomalies	35	821	15	3,380	- 2,560
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	638	5	11,085	- 10,447
Multiple Sclerosis	37	526	66	18	+ 508
Skin Disease	38	515	51	187	+ 328
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	483	38	627	- 145
Violence	40	459	23	1,749	- 1,289
Cervical Cancer	41	439	17	3,028	- 2,589
Low Birth Weight	42	420	10	5,353	- 4,932
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	336	42	495	- 159
Epilepsy	44	292	46	385	- 93
Hepatitis C	45	276	67	16	+ 260
Anemia	46	260	83	0	+ 260
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	245	64	47	+ 197
Drownings	48	215	31	825	- 610
Asthma	49	199	19	2,507	- 2,308
Birth Trauma	50	146	11	5,347	- 5,201
Malnutrition	51	146	13	4,236	- 4,090
Fires	52	146	35	661	- 515
HIV/AIDS	53	124	25	1,341	- 1,218
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	108	84	0	+ 108
Osteoarthritis	55	105	85	0	+ 105
Poisonings	56	92	40	571	- 479
Schizophrenia	57	90	81	0	+ 90
Tuberculosis	58	74	4	11,606	- 11,532
Meningitis	59	52	20	2,391	- 2,339
Hepatitis B	60	50	58	98	- 48
Oral conditions	61	39	86	0	+ 39
Appendicitis	62	37	56	147	- 109
Upper Respiratory	63	35	63	49	- 13
Maternal Conditions	64	34	18	2,776	- 2,742
War	65	16	54	155	- 139
Otitis Media	66	6	68	10	- 5
Syphilis	67	4	33	680	- 676
Encephalitis	68	2	60	94	- 91
Pertussis	69	1	41	519	- 518
Chagas disease	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	0	52	186	- 186
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	74	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
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
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Chlamydia	83	0	69	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Canada

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.