MADAGASCAR VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	42,497	1	17,964	+ 24,533
Coronary Heart Disease	2	36,846	3	12,388	+ 24,458
Lung Disease	3	20,146	14	3,957	+ 16,189
Lung Cancers	4	14,857	55	147	+ 14,710
Stomach Cancer	5	8,287	47	368	+ 7,920
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,332	26	1,120	+ 5,212
Hypertension	7	6,264	8	6,208	+ 56
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,205	7	7,880	- 2,674
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,166	39	606	+ 4,561
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,052	27	1,080	+ 3,972
Kidney Disease	11	4,000	22	2,202	+ 1,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	3,813	2	14,605	- 10,791
Liver Cancer	13	3,764	30	933	+ 2,831
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,363	16	3,278	+ 85
Liver Disease	15	3,028	12	4,803	- 1,774
Falls	16	2,889	36	653	+ 2,235
Suicide	17	2,419	24	1,476	+ 944
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,320	61	80	+ 2,240
Breast Cancer	19	1,929	37	629	+ 1,300
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,470	49	266	+ 1,205
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,359	38	627	+ 732
Leukemia	22	1,209	45	401	+ 808
Lymphomas	23	1,203	34	675	+ 528
Oral Cancer	24	1,138	32	697	+ 441
Other Injuries	25	1,125	21	2,359	- 1,234
Drownings	26	1,098	31	825	+ 274
Cervical Cancer	27	1,074	17	3,028	- 1,953
Prostate Cancer	28	1,062	29	996	+ 66
Bladder Cancer	29	788	48	286	+ 502
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	785	42	495	+ 290
Congenital Anomalies	31	762	15	3,380	- 2,619
Tuberculosis	32	724	4	11,606	- 10,882
Inflammatory/Heart	33	623	28	1,046	- 423
HIV/AIDS	34	598	25	1,341	- 744
Ovary Cancer	35	584	57	135	+ 449
Poisonings	36	536	40	571	- 35
Endocrine Disorders	37	533	44	463	+ 70
Drug Use	38	504	62	58	+ 445
Asthma	39	481	19	2,507	- 2,026
Low Birth Weight	40	450	10	5,353	- 4,903
Skin Cancers	41	409	43	467	- 58
Alcohol	42	397	53	161	+ 236
Birth Trauma	43	367	11	5,347	- 4,980
Malnutrition	44	270	13	4,236	- 3,966
Uterin Cancer	45	244	59	95	+ 150
Epilepsy	46	236	46	385	- 148
Violence	47	231	23	1,749	- 1,518
Fires	48	218	35	661	- 443
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	210	64	47	+ 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	181	5	11,085	- 10,904
Meningitis	51	119	20	2,391	- 2,272
Skin Disease	52	109	51	187	- 79
Other Neoplasms	53	91	65	24	+ 67
Maternal Conditions	54	75	18	2,776	- 2,701
Encephalitis	55	58	60	94	- 36
Hepatitis B	56	57	58	98	- 41
Upper Respiratory	57	55	63	49	+ 7
Syphilis	58	38	33	680	- 642
Multiple Sclerosis	59	36	66	18	+ 18
Appendicitis	60	31	56	147	- 116
War	61	19	54	155	- 136
Measles	62	12	6	9,172	- 9,160
Tetanus	63	10	52	186	- 176
Pertussis	64	10	41	519	- 509
Schistosomiasis	65	8	50	260	- 252
Hepatitis C	66	2	67	16	- 14
Chlamydia	67	1	69	7	- 5
Ascariasis	68	1	70	5	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.