MADAGASCAR VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,640	3	12,388	+ 20,252
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,904	26	1,120	+ 22,784
Stroke	3	11,374	1	17,964	- 6,590
Lung Cancers	4	10,857	55	147	+ 10,710
Lung Disease	5	10,413	14	3,957	+ 6,455
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,660	2	14,605	- 7,945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,942	39	606	+ 5,336
Prostate Cancer	8	4,922	29	996	+ 3,926
Breast Cancer	9	4,316	37	629	+ 3,688
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,286	49	266	+ 4,020
Other Injuries	11	4,046	21	2,359	+ 1,687
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,504	61	80	+ 3,424
Suicide	13	3,256	24	1,476	+ 1,780
Lymphomas	14	2,974	34	675	+ 2,300
Kidney Disease	15	2,690	22	2,202	+ 488
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,399	16	3,278	- 879
Hypertension	17	1,959	8	6,208	- 4,249
Falls	18	1,916	36	653	+ 1,263
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,822	27	1,080	+ 742
Liver Cancer	20	1,810	30	933	+ 877
Bladder Cancer	21	1,647	48	286	+ 1,361
Leukemia	22	1,529	45	401	+ 1,128
Stomach Cancer	23	1,421	47	368	+ 1,053
Drug Use	24	1,360	62	58	+ 1,301
Ovary Cancer	25	1,330	57	135	+ 1,195
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,264	28	1,046	+ 217
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,261	44	463	+ 798
Alcohol	28	1,144	53	161	+ 983
Skin Cancers	29	1,051	43	467	+ 584
Other Neoplasms	30	787	65	24	+ 763
Liver Disease	31	765	12	4,803	- 4,037
Cervical Cancer	32	743	17	3,028	- 2,284
Oral Cancer	33	691	32	697	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	34	603	15	3,380	- 2,777
Road Traffic Accidents	35	562	7	7,880	- 7,318
Uterin Cancer	36	559	59	95	+ 465
Epilepsy	37	439	46	385	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	342	64	47	+ 295
Violence	39	324	23	1,749	- 1,424
Anemia	40	297	83	0	+ 297
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	263	42	495	- 232
Poisonings	42	261	40	571	- 310
Low Birth Weight	43	244	10	5,353	- 5,109
Multiple Sclerosis	44	223	66	18	+ 206
Skin Disease	45	213	51	187	+ 26
Birth Trauma	46	201	11	5,347	- 5,146
Osteoarthritis	47	168	85	0	+ 168
Asthma	48	135	19	2,507	- 2,372
Schizophrenia	49	118	81	0	+ 118
Meningitis	50	103	20	2,391	- 2,287
Upper Respiratory	51	90	63	49	+ 41
Hepatitis C	52	89	67	16	+ 74
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	86	84	0	+ 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	84	38	627	- 543
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	79	5	11,085	- 11,006
Drownings	56	74	31	825	- 751
Malnutrition	57	44	13	4,236	- 4,192
Fires	58	44	35	661	- 618
HIV/AIDS	59	38	25	1,341	- 1,304
Maternal Conditions	60	29	18	2,776	- 2,747
War	61	3	54	155	- 152
Pertussis	62	1	41	519	- 518
Hepatitis B	63	0	58	98	- 98
Otitis Media	64	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	67	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Tetanus	68	0	52	186	- 186
Ascariasis	69	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	260	- 260
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	60	94	- 94
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	33	680	- 680
Chlamydia	81	0	69	7	- 7
Tuberculosis	82	0	4	11,606	- 11,606
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	56	147	- 147
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Iceland

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.