MADAGASCAR VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,337	3	12,388	+ 13,949
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,727	26	1,120	+ 24,607
Lung Disease	3	21,630	14	3,957	+ 17,673
Lung Cancers	4	18,349	55	147	+ 18,202
Stroke	5	18,058	1	17,964	+ 94
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,063	2	14,605	- 3,542
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,585	39	606	+ 9,980
Prostate Cancer	8	7,297	29	996	+ 6,301
Breast Cancer	9	6,405	37	629	+ 5,776
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,330	16	3,278	+ 3,052
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,404	61	80	+ 5,323
Kidney Disease	12	4,491	22	2,202	+ 2,289
Lymphomas	13	3,598	34	675	+ 2,923
Liver Disease	14	3,413	12	4,803	- 1,390
Hypertension	15	3,168	8	6,208	- 3,040
Suicide	16	3,044	24	1,476	+ 1,568
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,959	49	266	+ 2,693
Alcohol	18	2,951	53	161	+ 2,790
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,833	44	463	+ 2,370
Leukemia	20	2,753	45	401	+ 2,352
Bladder Cancer	21	2,689	48	286	+ 2,403
Falls	22	2,666	36	653	+ 2,013
Stomach Cancer	23	2,387	47	368	+ 2,020
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,350	27	1,080	+ 1,270
Liver Cancer	25	2,290	30	933	+ 1,357
Skin Cancers	26	1,916	43	467	+ 1,448
Other Neoplasms	27	1,864	65	24	+ 1,840
Oral Cancer	28	1,828	32	697	+ 1,131
Ovary Cancer	29	1,810	57	135	+ 1,675
Other Injuries	30	1,712	21	2,359	- 648
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,402	28	1,046	+ 356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,066	42	495	+ 571
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,053	7	7,880	- 6,827
Drug Use	34	970	62	58	+ 912
Uterin Cancer	35	767	59	95	+ 673
Congenital Anomalies	36	755	15	3,380	- 2,625
Cervical Cancer	37	753	17	3,028	- 2,275
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	713	5	11,085	- 10,372
Multiple Sclerosis	39	651	66	18	+ 633
Epilepsy	40	616	46	385	+ 232
Low Birth Weight	41	574	10	5,353	- 4,778
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	475	38	627	- 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	417	64	47	+ 369
Asthma	44	406	19	2,507	- 2,101
Skin Disease	45	389	51	187	+ 202
Anemia	46	360	83	0	+ 360
Violence	47	311	23	1,749	- 1,438
Schizophrenia	48	280	81	0	+ 280
Fires	49	260	35	661	- 401
Drownings	50	184	31	825	- 641
Osteoarthritis	51	125	85	0	+ 125
Meningitis	52	123	20	2,391	- 2,268
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	121	84	0	+ 121
Appendicitis	54	113	56	147	- 33
HIV/AIDS	55	111	25	1,341	- 1,230
Birth Trauma	56	105	11	5,347	- 5,242
Tuberculosis	57	76	4	11,606	- 11,529
Upper Respiratory	58	76	63	49	+ 27
Malnutrition	59	69	13	4,236	- 4,167
Hepatitis C	60	42	67	16	+ 26
Hepatitis B	61	30	58	98	- 68
Poisonings	62	27	40	571	- 544
Oral conditions	63	20	86	0	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	64	11	18	2,776	- 2,765
Otitis Media	65	9	68	10	- 2
War	66	3	54	155	- 152
Encephalitis	67	3	60	94	- 91
Tetanus	68	2	52	186	- 184
Chlamydia	69	2	69	7	- 5
Syphilis	70	2	33	680	- 679
Measles	71	2	6	9,172	- 9,170
Pertussis	72	0	41	519	- 519
Diphtheria	73	0	71	3	- 3
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	260	- 260
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Denmark

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.