MADAGASCAR VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,799	3	12,388	+ 14,410
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,061	26	1,120	+ 16,940
Lung Cancers	3	10,782	55	147	+ 10,635
Lung Disease	4	10,780	14	3,957	+ 6,823
Stroke	5	9,960	1	17,964	- 8,005
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,306	2	14,605	- 7,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,163	39	606	+ 5,558
Breast Cancer	8	4,275	37	629	+ 3,646
Prostate Cancer	9	3,292	29	996	+ 2,296
Kidney Disease	10	3,188	22	2,202	+ 986
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,985	61	80	+ 2,905
Parkinson's Disease	12	2,981	49	266	+ 2,715
Lymphomas	13	2,886	34	675	+ 2,211
Suicide	14	2,645	24	1,476	+ 1,169
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,355	27	1,080	+ 1,275
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,327	16	3,278	- 951
Stomach Cancer	17	2,007	47	368	+ 1,640
Liver Cancer	18	1,789	30	933	+ 856
Liver Disease	19	1,572	12	4,803	- 3,231
Leukemia	20	1,541	45	401	+ 1,140
Ovary Cancer	21	1,536	57	135	+ 1,401
Bladder Cancer	22	1,440	48	286	+ 1,154
Skin Cancers	23	1,416	43	467	+ 949
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,403	44	463	+ 940
Falls	25	1,389	36	653	+ 736
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,350	28	1,046	+ 303
Other Neoplasms	27	1,226	65	24	+ 1,202
Oral Cancer	28	1,028	32	697	+ 332
Hypertension	29	983	8	6,208	- 5,225
Other Injuries	30	961	21	2,359	- 1,398
Drug Use	31	939	62	58	+ 880
Congenital Anomalies	32	861	15	3,380	- 2,519
Road Traffic Accidents	33	861	7	7,880	- 7,019
Uterin Cancer	34	710	59	95	+ 615
Cervical Cancer	35	579	17	3,028	- 2,448
Epilepsy	36	479	46	385	+ 94
Multiple Sclerosis	37	467	66	18	+ 449
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	376	42	495	- 119
Alcohol	39	361	53	161	+ 200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	332	64	47	+ 284
Asthma	41	326	19	2,507	- 2,181
Skin Disease	42	325	51	187	+ 137
Drownings	43	322	31	825	- 503
Low Birth Weight	44	314	10	5,353	- 5,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	296	5	11,085	- 10,789
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	280	38	627	- 347
Violence	47	215	23	1,749	- 1,534
Fires	48	169	35	661	- 493
Anemia	49	162	83	0	+ 162
Tuberculosis	50	130	4	11,606	- 11,476
Osteoarthritis	51	110	85	0	+ 110
Hepatitis C	52	108	67	16	+ 92
Poisonings	53	79	40	571	- 492
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	77	84	0	+ 77
Schizophrenia	55	65	81	0	+ 65
Birth Trauma	56	57	11	5,347	- 5,290
HIV/AIDS	57	48	25	1,341	- 1,293
Meningitis	58	41	20	2,391	- 2,350
Hepatitis B	59	33	58	98	- 65
Appendicitis	60	19	56	147	- 127
Maternal Conditions	61	17	18	2,776	- 2,759
Oral conditions	62	13	86	0	+ 13
Malnutrition	63	10	13	4,236	- 4,226
Upper Respiratory	64	6	63	49	- 43
War	65	3	54	155	- 152
Encephalitis	66	1	60	94	- 93
Pertussis	67	0	41	519	- 519
Syphilis	68	0	33	680	- 680
Chlamydia	69	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	260	- 260
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	52	186	- 186
Diphtheria	82	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	83	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Ireland

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.