MADAGASCAR VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,807	3	12,388	+ 28,419
Stroke	2	21,464	1	17,964	+ 3,500
Road Traffic Accidents	3	18,890	7	7,880	+ 11,010
Diabetes Mellitus	4	7,522	16	3,278	+ 4,244
Liver Disease	5	7,299	12	4,803	+ 2,496
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,139	2	14,605	- 8,466
Kidney Disease	7	5,775	22	2,202	+ 3,573
HIV/AIDS	8	5,258	25	1,341	+ 3,917
Violence	9	5,219	23	1,749	+ 3,470
Hypertension	10	5,158	8	6,208	- 1,050
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,923	26	1,120	+ 3,802
Prostate Cancer	12	4,505	29	996	+ 3,510
Low Birth Weight	13	4,173	10	5,353	- 1,180
Breast Cancer	14	3,976	37	629	+ 3,347
Lung Disease	15	3,704	14	3,957	- 253
Lung Cancers	16	3,387	55	147	+ 3,239
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,827	15	3,380	- 553
Birth Trauma	18	2,491	11	5,347	- 2,856
Other Injuries	19	2,424	21	2,359	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	2,317	39	606	+ 1,711
Liver Cancer	21	1,808	30	933	+ 875
Endocrine Disorders	22	1,640	44	463	+ 1,177
Cervical Cancer	23	1,526	17	3,028	- 1,502
Stomach Cancer	24	1,491	47	368	+ 1,123
Suicide	25	1,442	24	1,476	- 33
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	1,373	5	11,085	- 9,712
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,241	61	80	+ 1,161
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,215	49	266	+ 950
Asthma	29	1,201	19	2,507	- 1,306
Falls	30	1,185	36	653	+ 531
Oral Cancer	31	1,181	32	697	+ 485
Leukemia	32	1,113	45	401	+ 712
Lymphomas	33	1,019	34	675	+ 344
Malnutrition	34	1,012	13	4,236	- 3,224
Inflammatory/Heart	35	848	28	1,046	- 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	803	42	495	+ 308
Drownings	37	675	31	825	- 150
Tuberculosis	38	659	4	11,606	- 10,947
Maternal Conditions	39	551	18	2,776	- 2,225
Oesophagus Cancer	40	546	27	1,080	- 534
Skin Cancers	41	469	43	467	+ 2
Epilepsy	42	431	46	385	+ 47
Drug Use	43	425	62	58	+ 367
Fires	44	379	35	661	- 282
Meningitis	45	364	20	2,391	- 2,027
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	334	38	627	- 293
Pertussis	47	328	41	519	- 191
Alcohol	48	328	53	161	+ 167
Bladder Cancer	49	251	48	286	- 34
Ovary Cancer	50	242	57	135	+ 107
Syphilis	51	191	33	680	- 489
Appendicitis	52	181	56	147	+ 35
Skin Disease	53	136	51	187	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	132	64	47	+ 84
Poisonings	55	127	40	571	- 444
Encephalitis	56	121	60	94	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	57	117	59	95	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	58	96	65	24	+ 72
Schistosomiasis	59	60	50	260	- 201
Hepatitis C	60	47	67	16	+ 31
Tetanus	61	46	52	186	- 140
Multiple Sclerosis	62	36	66	18	+ 18
Hepatitis B	63	29	58	98	- 69
Dengue	64	13	72	0	+ 12
Malaria	65	11	9	5,507	- 5,496
Chlamydia	66	4	69	7	- 2
War	67	3	54	155	- 152
Upper Respiratory	68	3	63	49	- 46
Diphtheria	69	2	71	3	- 1
Ascariasis	70	2	70	5	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Dominican Rep.

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.