MADAGASCAR VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,851	3	12,388	+ 3,463
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,916	2	14,605	+ 311
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,184	16	3,278	+ 7,906
Kidney Disease	4	10,127	22	2,202	+ 7,925
Liver Disease	5	9,171	12	4,803	+ 4,368
Stroke	6	7,823	1	17,964	- 10,142
Violence	7	7,116	23	1,749	+ 5,367
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,496	7	7,880	- 1,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,223	5	11,085	- 6,862
Other Injuries	10	3,978	21	2,359	+ 1,619
Malnutrition	11	3,195	13	4,236	- 1,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,157	26	1,120	+ 2,037
Lung Disease	13	3,068	14	3,957	- 889
Alcohol	14	2,902	53	161	+ 2,742
Liver Cancer	15	2,848	30	933	+ 1,915
Low Birth Weight	16	2,676	10	5,353	- 2,677
Stomach Cancer	17	2,534	47	368	+ 2,166
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,447	15	3,380	- 934
Birth Trauma	19	2,365	11	5,347	- 2,982
Falls	20	2,213	36	653	+ 1,560
HIV/AIDS	21	1,892	25	1,341	+ 550
Suicide	22	1,677	24	1,476	+ 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,661	42	495	+ 1,166
Prostate Cancer	24	1,364	29	996	+ 368
Cervical Cancer	25	1,303	17	3,028	- 1,725
Hypertension	26	1,096	8	6,208	- 5,112
Leukemia	27	969	45	401	+ 568
Breast Cancer	28	799	37	629	+ 170
Endocrine Disorders	29	783	44	463	+ 320
Maternal Conditions	30	756	18	2,776	- 2,020
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	749	39	606	+ 143
Drownings	32	748	31	825	- 77
Epilepsy	33	747	46	385	+ 362
Parkinson's Disease	34	633	49	266	+ 368
Lung Cancers	35	631	55	147	+ 484
Asthma	36	540	19	2,507	- 1,967
Tuberculosis	37	486	4	11,606	- 11,119
Pancreas Cancer	38	455	61	80	+ 375
Poisonings	39	444	40	571	- 127
Drug Use	40	438	62	58	+ 380
Meningitis	41	437	20	2,391	- 1,953
Skin Disease	42	374	51	187	+ 187
Lymphomas	43	370	34	675	- 305
Inflammatory/Heart	44	364	28	1,046	- 683
Fires	45	335	35	661	- 327
Skin Cancers	46	315	43	467	- 152
Appendicitis	47	264	56	147	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	48	232	27	1,080	- 848
Oral Cancer	49	229	32	697	- 467
Ovary Cancer	50	214	57	135	+ 80
Encephalitis	51	167	60	94	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	132	64	47	+ 85
Pertussis	53	113	41	519	- 406
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	100	38	627	- 527
Bladder Cancer	55	93	48	286	- 193
Other Neoplasms	56	68	65	24	+ 44
Upper Respiratory	57	55	63	49	+ 6
Dengue	58	53	72	0	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	59	44	59	95	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	60	33	66	18	+ 16
Chagas disease	61	31	76	0	+ 31
Tetanus	62	16	52	186	- 170
Ascariasis	63	11	70	5	+ 6
Syphilis	64	5	33	680	- 676
Hepatitis B	65	4	58	98	- 94
Hepatitis C	66	4	67	16	- 12
Chlamydia	67	3	69	7	- 3
War	68	3	54	155	- 151
Leishmaniasis	69	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	10	- 10
Diphtheria	71	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	260	- 260
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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

Guatemala

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.