MADAGASCAR VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,918	3	12,388	+ 34,529
Stroke	2	30,259	1	17,964	+ 12,295
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	20,022	26	1,120	+ 18,902
Lung Cancers	4	16,499	55	147	+ 16,352
Lung Disease	5	15,644	14	3,957	+ 11,687
Hypertension	6	14,460	8	6,208	+ 8,252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,268	39	606	+ 9,662
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,583	16	3,278	+ 6,305
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,893	2	14,605	- 6,711
Breast Cancer	10	6,700	37	629	+ 6,071
Kidney Disease	11	6,148	22	2,202	+ 3,946
Other Injuries	12	5,852	21	2,359	+ 3,492
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,843	61	80	+ 5,763
Stomach Cancer	14	4,953	47	368	+ 4,586
Other Neoplasms	15	4,823	65	24	+ 4,800
Lymphomas	16	4,672	34	675	+ 3,997
Liver Cancer	17	4,648	30	933	+ 3,714
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,073	44	463	+ 3,610
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,071	49	266	+ 3,806
Prostate Cancer	20	4,063	29	996	+ 3,067
Leukemia	21	3,251	45	401	+ 2,850
Bladder Cancer	22	3,242	48	286	+ 2,956
Liver Disease	23	2,686	12	4,803	- 2,117
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,672	28	1,046	+ 1,626
Falls	25	2,040	36	653	+ 1,387
Suicide	26	1,953	24	1,476	+ 477
Oral Cancer	27	1,615	32	697	+ 918
Ovary Cancer	28	1,585	57	135	+ 1,451
Skin Cancers	29	1,565	43	467	+ 1,098
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,556	7	7,880	- 6,324
Hepatitis C	31	1,184	67	16	+ 1,168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,070	38	627	+ 443
Uterin Cancer	33	1,062	59	95	+ 967
Oesophagus Cancer	34	988	27	1,080	- 92
Anemia	35	808	83	0	+ 808
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	784	5	11,085	- 10,301
Congenital Anomalies	37	697	15	3,380	- 2,683
Skin Disease	38	696	51	187	+ 508
Epilepsy	39	646	46	385	+ 261
Cervical Cancer	40	557	17	3,028	- 2,470
Malnutrition	41	375	13	4,236	- 3,861
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	339	64	47	+ 292
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	333	42	495	- 162
Multiple Sclerosis	44	327	66	18	+ 309
Drug Use	45	316	62	58	+ 258
HIV/AIDS	46	251	25	1,341	- 1,090
Asthma	47	238	19	2,507	- 2,269
Osteoarthritis	48	232	85	0	+ 232
Schizophrenia	49	205	81	0	+ 205
Violence	50	197	23	1,749	- 1,551
Low Birth Weight	51	173	10	5,353	- 5,180
Drownings	52	166	31	825	- 659
Tuberculosis	53	162	4	11,606	- 11,443
Hepatitis B	54	161	58	98	+ 63
Alcohol	55	134	53	161	- 27
Fires	56	131	35	661	- 530
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	116	84	0	+ 116
Poisonings	58	74	40	571	- 497
Birth Trauma	59	68	11	5,347	- 5,279
Meningitis	60	62	20	2,391	- 2,329
Appendicitis	61	23	56	147	- 123
Oral conditions	62	23	86	0	+ 23
Tetanus	63	10	52	186	- 176
Upper Respiratory	64	10	63	49	- 39
Otitis Media	65	8	68	10	- 3
War	66	3	54	155	- 152
Maternal Conditions	67	3	18	2,776	- 2,773
Encephalitis	68	2	60	94	- 91
Syphilis	69	2	33	680	- 678
Leishmaniasis	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Measles	71	1	6	9,172	- 9,171
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	41	519	- 519
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	79	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Ascariasis	80	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Italy

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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.