MADAGASCAR VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,489	3	12,388	+ 39,100
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,916	26	1,120	+ 16,795
Stroke	3	17,434	1	17,964	- 530
Lung Cancers	4	16,302	55	147	+ 16,155
Lung Disease	5	14,985	14	3,957	+ 11,027
Hypertension	6	9,382	8	6,208	+ 3,174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,112	39	606	+ 8,507
Kidney Disease	8	7,973	22	2,202	+ 5,771
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,252	2	14,605	- 7,353
Breast Cancer	10	6,597	37	629	+ 5,968
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,292	61	80	+ 6,212
Prostate Cancer	12	5,773	29	996	+ 4,777
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,448	16	3,278	+ 2,170
Falls	14	5,366	36	653	+ 4,713
Liver Disease	15	5,320	12	4,803	+ 517
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,409	49	266	+ 4,144
Lymphomas	17	4,289	34	675	+ 3,614
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,738	44	463	+ 3,275
Suicide	19	3,601	24	1,476	+ 2,125
Stomach Cancer	20	3,381	47	368	+ 3,014
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,113	28	1,046	+ 2,067
Leukemia	22	3,059	45	401	+ 2,658
Other Injuries	23	2,888	21	2,359	+ 529
Other Neoplasms	24	2,857	65	24	+ 2,833
Liver Cancer	25	2,821	30	933	+ 1,888
Alcohol	26	2,191	53	161	+ 2,030
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,175	27	1,080	+ 1,095
Bladder Cancer	28	2,168	48	286	+ 1,882
Oral Cancer	29	2,109	32	697	+ 1,412
Ovary Cancer	30	1,818	57	135	+ 1,683
Skin Cancers	31	1,420	43	467	+ 953
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,341	5	11,085	- 9,744
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,266	38	627	+ 639
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,106	7	7,880	- 6,773
Epilepsy	35	1,082	46	385	+ 698
Congenital Anomalies	36	802	15	3,380	- 2,578
Uterin Cancer	37	781	59	95	+ 687
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	758	42	495	+ 263
Cervical Cancer	39	746	17	3,028	- 2,282
Drug Use	40	676	62	58	+ 618
Multiple Sclerosis	41	550	66	18	+ 532
Skin Disease	42	540	51	187	+ 353
Anemia	43	348	83	0	+ 348
Asthma	44	324	19	2,507	- 2,183
Low Birth Weight	45	270	10	5,353	- 5,083
Violence	46	269	23	1,749	- 1,480
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	190	64	47	+ 143
Hepatitis C	48	177	67	16	+ 162
Drownings	49	161	31	825	- 664
Malnutrition	50	158	13	4,236	- 4,078
Schizophrenia	51	137	81	0	+ 137
Osteoarthritis	52	127	85	0	+ 127
Fires	53	126	35	661	- 536
HIV/AIDS	54	121	25	1,341	- 1,221
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	102	84	0	+ 102
Tuberculosis	56	98	4	11,606	- 11,507
Birth Trauma	57	84	11	5,347	- 5,263
Poisonings	58	76	40	571	- 495
Hepatitis B	59	64	58	98	- 35
Meningitis	60	59	20	2,391	- 2,332
Upper Respiratory	61	48	63	49	- 0
Appendicitis	62	45	56	147	- 102
Oral conditions	63	22	86	0	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	64	13	18	2,776	- 2,763
Otitis Media	65	6	68	10	- 5
War	66	4	54	155	- 151
Encephalitis	67	3	60	94	- 91
Syphilis	68	2	33	680	- 678
Pertussis	69	1	41	519	- 518
Measles	70	1	6	9,172	- 9,171
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	260	- 260
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	52	186	- 186
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	7	- 7
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Germany

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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.