MADAGASCAR VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	58,211	26	1,120	+ 57,091
Coronary Heart Disease	2	51,463	3	12,388	+ 39,074
Stroke	3	21,541	1	17,964	+ 3,577
Lung Cancers	4	12,103	55	147	+ 11,956
Hypertension	5	10,627	8	6,208	+ 4,419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,503	39	606	+ 6,897
Falls	7	6,937	36	653	+ 6,284
Lung Disease	8	6,749	14	3,957	+ 2,792
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,528	61	80	+ 6,448
Liver Disease	10	5,591	12	4,803	+ 788
Prostate Cancer	11	5,079	29	996	+ 4,083
Breast Cancer	12	4,964	37	629	+ 4,335
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,464	49	266	+ 4,199
Lymphomas	14	4,454	34	675	+ 3,779
Suicide	15	4,429	24	1,476	+ 2,954
Liver Cancer	16	2,853	30	933	+ 1,920
Inflammatory/Heart	17	2,712	28	1,046	+ 1,665
Alcohol	18	2,431	53	161	+ 2,270
Stomach Cancer	19	2,339	47	368	+ 1,971
Other Injuries	20	2,286	21	2,359	- 73
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,284	2	14,605	- 12,321
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,187	16	3,278	- 1,091
Other Neoplasms	23	1,973	65	24	+ 1,949
Leukemia	24	1,943	45	401	+ 1,542
Ovary Cancer	25	1,803	57	135	+ 1,668
Kidney Disease	26	1,789	22	2,202	- 413
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,674	27	1,080	+ 594
Bladder Cancer	28	1,614	48	286	+ 1,328
Skin Cancers	29	1,555	43	467	+ 1,088
Drug Use	30	1,409	62	58	+ 1,351
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,343	44	463	+ 880
Uterin Cancer	32	1,178	59	95	+ 1,084
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,125	7	7,880	- 6,754
Oral Cancer	34	1,084	32	697	+ 388
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,005	15	3,380	- 2,376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	793	42	495	+ 298
Drownings	37	555	31	825	- 270
Epilepsy	38	545	46	385	+ 161
Schizophrenia	39	487	81	0	+ 487
Asthma	40	443	19	2,507	- 2,064
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	435	64	47	+ 387
Multiple Sclerosis	42	420	66	18	+ 402
Violence	43	336	23	1,749	- 1,412
Cervical Cancer	44	325	17	3,028	- 2,703
Fires	45	322	35	661	- 339
Tuberculosis	46	168	4	11,606	- 11,438
Skin Disease	47	142	51	187	- 45
Low Birth Weight	48	137	10	5,353	- 5,216
Poisonings	49	130	40	571	- 441
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	99	38	627	- 528
Osteoarthritis	51	88	85	0	+ 88
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	80	5	11,085	- 11,005
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	57	84	0	+ 57
Appendicitis	54	50	56	147	- 97
Meningitis	55	49	20	2,391	- 2,342
Birth Trauma	56	41	11	5,347	- 5,306
Malnutrition	57	35	13	4,236	- 4,201
Anemia	58	29	83	0	+ 29
HIV/AIDS	59	29	25	1,341	- 1,312
Hepatitis C	60	24	67	16	+ 8
Oral conditions	61	20	86	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	62	10	63	49	- 38
Hepatitis B	63	9	58	98	- 90
Maternal Conditions	64	8	18	2,776	- 2,768
War	65	3	54	155	- 152
Encephalitis	66	3	60	94	- 91
Syphilis	67	2	33	680	- 678
Otitis Media	68	2	68	10	- 9
Pertussis	69	0	41	519	- 519
Tetanus	70	0	52	186	- 186
Diphtheria	71	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	260	- 260
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Finland

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.