MADAGASCAR VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,475	3	12,388	+ 47,086
Stroke	2	39,634	1	17,964	+ 21,670
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	23,318	2	14,605	+ 8,714
Lung Cancers	4	20,709	55	147	+ 20,562
Lung Disease	5	15,559	14	3,957	+ 11,602
Kidney Disease	6	13,397	22	2,202	+ 11,195
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	11,092	26	1,120	+ 9,972
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	9,189	39	606	+ 8,583
Hypertension	9	8,228	8	6,208	+ 2,020
Parkinson's Disease	10	7,449	49	266	+ 7,183
Breast Cancer	11	7,096	37	629	+ 6,467
Prostate Cancer	12	5,696	29	996	+ 4,700
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,361	61	80	+ 5,281
Liver Cancer	14	4,408	30	933	+ 3,475
Bladder Cancer	15	4,366	48	286	+ 4,080
Stomach Cancer	16	4,323	47	368	+ 3,955
Other Injuries	17	4,092	21	2,359	+ 1,733
Leukemia	18	3,812	45	401	+ 3,411
Lymphomas	19	3,571	34	675	+ 2,897
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,563	16	3,278	+ 285
Falls	21	3,505	36	653	+ 2,852
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,450	7	7,880	- 5,430
Liver Disease	23	2,278	12	4,803	- 2,524
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,041	28	1,046	+ 994
Other Neoplasms	25	1,910	65	24	+ 1,886
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,719	42	495	+ 1,224
Ovary Cancer	27	1,569	57	135	+ 1,434
Suicide	28	1,500	24	1,476	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,481	44	463	+ 1,018
Oral Cancer	30	1,239	32	697	+ 543
Skin Cancers	31	1,234	43	467	+ 767
Drownings	32	1,226	31	825	+ 401
Uterin Cancer	33	1,049	59	95	+ 954
Epilepsy	34	701	46	385	+ 317
Oesophagus Cancer	35	691	27	1,080	- 389
Cervical Cancer	36	685	17	3,028	- 2,343
Drug Use	37	544	62	58	+ 486
Congenital Anomalies	38	490	15	3,380	- 2,890
Fires	39	412	35	661	- 249
Multiple Sclerosis	40	381	66	18	+ 363
Low Birth Weight	41	358	10	5,353	- 4,994
Violence	42	293	23	1,749	- 1,456
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	282	38	627	- 346
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	267	5	11,085	- 10,818
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	188	64	47	+ 141
Tuberculosis	46	187	4	11,606	- 11,418
Skin Disease	47	158	51	187	- 29
Hepatitis B	48	157	58	98	+ 59
Alcohol	49	142	53	161	- 19
HIV/AIDS	50	133	25	1,341	- 1,209
Anemia	51	132	83	0	+ 132
Hepatitis C	52	108	67	16	+ 92
Meningitis	53	94	20	2,391	- 2,297
Schizophrenia	54	77	81	0	+ 77
Asthma	55	77	19	2,507	- 2,430
Poisonings	56	55	40	571	- 516
Birth Trauma	57	47	11	5,347	- 5,300
Appendicitis	58	27	56	147	- 120
Upper Respiratory	59	22	63	49	- 26
Leishmaniasis	60	10	78	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	61	6	18	2,776	- 2,770
Tetanus	62	5	52	186	- 181
Oral conditions	63	5	86	0	+ 5
War	64	3	54	155	- 152
Syphilis	65	3	33	680	- 677
Malnutrition	66	2	13	4,236	- 4,234
Encephalitis	67	2	60	94	- 92
Measles	68	1	6	9,172	- 9,171
Pertussis	69	0	41	519	- 519
Diphtheria	70	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	260	- 260
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	68	10	- 10
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.