MADAGASCAR VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,770	2	14,605	+ 4,165
Tuberculosis	2	11,168	4	11,606	- 438
Measles	3	10,784	6	9,172	+ 1,612
Malaria	4	10,671	9	5,507	+ 5,164
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,541	5	11,085	- 544
Stroke	6	9,340	1	17,964	- 8,624
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,859	3	12,388	- 3,529
Low Birth Weight	8	8,848	10	5,353	+ 3,495
Birth Trauma	9	8,441	11	5,347	+ 3,094
Road Traffic Accidents	10	7,722	7	7,880	- 158
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,149	15	3,380	+ 768
Hypertension	12	4,018	8	6,208	- 2,190
Liver Disease	13	3,840	12	4,803	- 963
Lung Disease	14	3,452	14	3,957	- 505
HIV/AIDS	15	3,391	25	1,341	+ 2,049
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,293	16	3,278	+ 15
Meningitis	17	2,952	20	2,391	+ 562
Violence	18	2,838	23	1,749	+ 1,089
Maternal Conditions	19	2,683	18	2,776	- 93
Kidney Disease	20	2,316	22	2,202	+ 114
Malnutrition	21	2,274	13	4,236	- 1,962
Other Injuries	22	2,111	21	2,359	- 248
Pertussis	23	2,022	41	519	+ 1,503
Asthma	24	1,974	19	2,507	- 533
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,883	44	463	+ 1,420
Suicide	26	1,483	24	1,476	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	27	1,231	17	3,028	- 1,797
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,161	26	1,120	+ 40
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,032	28	1,046	- 14
Prostate Cancer	30	1,008	29	996	+ 12
Liver Cancer	31	980	30	933	+ 47
Syphilis	32	957	33	680	+ 277
Falls	33	889	36	653	+ 236
Drownings	34	881	31	825	+ 57
Breast Cancer	35	872	37	629	+ 243
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	757	39	606	+ 151
Stomach Cancer	37	658	47	368	+ 291
Lymphomas	38	526	34	675	- 149
Fires	39	512	35	661	- 149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	491	42	495	- 4
Leukemia	41	478	45	401	+ 77
Poisonings	42	441	40	571	- 130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	441	38	627	- 186
Epilepsy	44	441	46	385	+ 56
War	45	423	54	155	+ 268
Tetanus	46	298	52	186	+ 111
Lung Cancers	47	295	55	147	+ 148
Schistosomiasis	48	273	50	260	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	49	264	49	266	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	50	259	61	80	+ 179
Oral Cancer	51	256	32	697	- 441
Leishmaniasis	52	222	78	0	+ 222
Oesophagus Cancer	53	202	27	1,080	- 879
Skin Disease	54	199	51	187	+ 12
Skin Cancers	55	195	43	467	- 272
Appendicitis	56	179	56	147	+ 33
Encephalitis	57	174	60	94	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	58	167	57	135	+ 33
Drug Use	59	163	62	58	+ 105
Alcohol	60	162	53	161	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	116	58	98	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	62	94	63	49	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	63	90	59	95	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	64	89	77	0	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	65	69	48	286	- 217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	55	64	47	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	67	22	65	24	- 2
Ascariasis	68	20	70	5	+ 15
Hepatitis C	69	17	67	16	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	12	71	3	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	71	11	66	18	- 6
Otitis Media	72	10	68	10	- 1
Chlamydia	73	4	69	7	- 3
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.