MADAGASCAR VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,962	25	1,341	+ 18,620
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,194	2	14,605	+ 4,589
Tuberculosis	3	19,154	4	11,606	+ 7,548
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	12,609	5	11,085	+ 1,524
Coronary Heart Disease	5	12,527	3	12,388	+ 138
Stroke	6	11,453	1	17,964	- 6,512
Birth Trauma	7	10,912	11	5,347	+ 5,565
Low Birth Weight	8	9,731	10	5,353	+ 4,378
Malaria	9	9,448	9	5,507	+ 3,941
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,551	7	7,880	+ 671
Liver Disease	11	5,593	12	4,803	+ 790
Congenital Anomalies	12	5,155	15	3,380	+ 1,775
Maternal Conditions	13	4,601	18	2,776	+ 1,825
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,329	16	3,278	+ 1,051
Kidney Disease	15	3,700	22	2,202	+ 1,498
Meningitis	16	3,568	20	2,391	+ 1,177
Other Injuries	17	3,235	21	2,359	+ 876
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,056	44	463	+ 2,593
Pertussis	19	2,928	41	519	+ 2,409
Lung Disease	20	2,639	14	3,957	- 1,318
Hypertension	21	2,450	8	6,208	- 3,758
Violence	22	2,387	23	1,749	+ 638
Cervical Cancer	23	2,131	17	3,028	- 897
Asthma	24	2,072	19	2,507	- 435
Measles	25	2,030	6	9,172	- 7,142
Suicide	26	1,851	24	1,476	+ 375
Malnutrition	27	1,670	13	4,236	- 2,565
Liver Cancer	28	1,605	30	933	+ 672
Breast Cancer	29	1,281	37	629	+ 652
Drownings	30	1,236	31	825	+ 411
Syphilis	31	1,174	33	680	+ 494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,065	42	495	+ 570
Falls	33	982	36	653	+ 329
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	952	26	1,120	- 168
Fires	35	881	35	661	+ 220
Stomach Cancer	36	763	47	368	+ 395
Inflammatory/Heart	37	725	28	1,046	- 321
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	685	39	606	+ 79
Epilepsy	39	669	46	385	+ 285
Tetanus	40	667	52	186	+ 480
Poisonings	41	616	40	571	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	42	562	29	996	- 434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	457	38	627	- 171
Schistosomiasis	44	420	50	260	+ 160
Lymphomas	45	380	34	675	- 294
Parkinson's Disease	46	373	49	266	+ 108
Hepatitis B	47	282	58	98	+ 183
Ovary Cancer	48	263	57	135	+ 128
Oesophagus Cancer	49	261	27	1,080	- 819
Lung Cancers	50	254	55	147	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	51	239	48	286	- 47
Skin Cancers	52	238	43	467	- 229
Skin Disease	53	224	51	187	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	54	190	61	80	+ 109
Drug Use	55	186	62	58	+ 128
Oral Cancer	56	180	32	697	- 517
Alcohol	57	170	53	161	+ 9
Encephalitis	58	144	60	94	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	59	114	59	95	+ 19
Appendicitis	60	96	56	147	- 51
Leukemia	61	86	45	401	- 315
Ascariasis	62	57	70	5	+ 51
Hepatitis C	63	37	67	16	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	64	32	66	18	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	65	30	65	24	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	66	30	63	49	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	23	64	47	- 24
Diphtheria	68	18	71	3	+ 15
Chlamydia	69	4	69	7	- 3
War	70	3	54	155	- 152
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	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.