MADAGASCAR VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,781	25	1,341	+ 20,440
Tuberculosis	2	13,433	4	11,606	+ 1,827
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,443	2	14,605	- 2,162
Coronary Heart Disease	4	12,048	3	12,388	- 340
Stroke	5	10,948	1	17,964	- 7,016
Malaria	6	9,549	9	5,507	+ 4,042
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,720	7	7,880	- 160
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,299	5	11,085	- 4,786
Low Birth Weight	9	6,197	10	5,353	+ 845
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,070	16	3,278	+ 1,792
Birth Trauma	11	4,818	11	5,347	- 529
Hypertension	12	4,504	8	6,208	- 1,704
Liver Disease	13	4,495	12	4,803	- 308
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,521	15	3,380	+ 140
Kidney Disease	15	2,960	22	2,202	+ 758
Maternal Conditions	16	2,790	18	2,776	+ 14
Lung Disease	17	2,612	14	3,957	- 1,345
Violence	18	2,602	23	1,749	+ 853
Suicide	19	1,684	24	1,476	+ 209
Other Injuries	20	1,609	21	2,359	- 750
Pertussis	21	1,590	41	519	+ 1,071
Meningitis	22	1,445	20	2,391	- 946
Asthma	23	1,404	19	2,507	- 1,103
Malnutrition	24	1,313	13	4,236	- 2,923
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,112	26	1,120	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,060	28	1,046	+ 14
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,004	44	463	+ 541
Prostate Cancer	28	955	29	996	- 41
Cervical Cancer	29	947	17	3,028	- 2,080
Liver Cancer	30	819	30	933	- 114
Measles	31	770	6	9,172	- 8,402
Breast Cancer	32	767	37	629	+ 138
Falls	33	718	36	653	+ 65
Syphilis	34	515	33	680	- 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	508	42	495	+ 12
Drownings	36	502	31	825	- 323
Fires	37	436	35	661	- 225
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	429	39	606	- 177
Stomach Cancer	39	425	47	368	+ 57
Epilepsy	40	367	46	385	- 18
Poisonings	41	341	40	571	- 230
Parkinson's Disease	42	333	49	266	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	321	38	627	- 306
Drug Use	44	316	62	58	+ 258
Lymphomas	45	295	34	675	- 380
Leukemia	46	278	45	401	- 123
Lung Cancers	47	259	55	147	+ 112
Ovary Cancer	48	239	57	135	+ 104
Alcohol	49	222	53	161	+ 61
Skin Disease	50	221	51	187	+ 34
Schistosomiasis	51	216	50	260	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	52	202	61	80	+ 122
Skin Cancers	53	174	43	467	- 293
Oral Cancer	54	158	32	697	- 539
Tetanus	55	111	52	186	- 75
Encephalitis	56	96	60	94	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	57	94	27	1,080	- 986
Appendicitis	58	89	56	147	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	72	64	47	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	60	71	59	95	- 24
Bladder Cancer	61	70	48	286	- 216
Hepatitis B	62	70	58	98	- 28
Other Neoplasms	63	37	65	24	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	64	32	63	49	- 16
Trypanosomiasis	65	32	77	0	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	66	18	66	18	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	12	67	16	- 4
Diphtheria	68	9	71	3	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	5	70	5	- 0
Chlamydia	70	5	69	7	- 2
Otitis Media	71	3	68	10	- 7
War	72	2	54	155	- 152
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	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.