AFGHANISTAN VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	24,471	3	19,060	+ 5,411
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,895	4	14,649	+ 5,246
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,876	1	40,195	- 23,319
Tuberculosis	4	15,810	7	9,839	+ 5,971
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	15,100	13	5,555	+ 9,545
Measles	6	12,494	49	350	+ 12,144
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,734	11	6,033	+ 4,701
Hypertension	8	8,457	8	7,995	+ 462
Malaria	9	7,502	57	185	+ 7,316
Low Birth Weight	10	7,291	5	12,631	- 5,339
Birth Trauma	11	7,284	6	10,723	- 3,439
Liver Disease	12	6,543	16	4,600	+ 1,943
Malnutrition	13	5,770	43	589	+ 5,181
Lung Disease	14	5,391	15	4,650	+ 741
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,605	14	5,001	- 396
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,465	12	5,750	- 1,284
Cervical Cancer	17	4,124	44	541	+ 3,584
Maternal Conditions	18	3,782	9	7,807	- 4,025
Asthma	19	3,415	17	3,403	+ 12
Meningitis	20	3,257	20	2,626	+ 631
Other Injuries	21	3,214	18	3,241	- 28
Kidney Disease	22	3,000	10	6,590	- 3,591
Violence	23	2,382	19	3,217	- 834
Suicide	24	2,010	24	1,573	+ 437
HIV/AIDS	25	1,827	46	464	+ 1,363
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,526	23	1,765	- 239
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,471	29	1,314	+ 157
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,426	45	527	+ 899
Prostate Cancer	29	1,357	55	258	+ 1,099
Liver Cancer	30	1,271	40	657	+ 614
Drownings	31	1,123	34	996	+ 127
Oral Cancer	32	949	27	1,467	- 518
Syphilis	33	926	60	94	+ 832
Lymphomas	34	919	36	946	- 27
Fires	35	901	50	348	+ 553
Falls	36	890	37	905	- 16
Breast Cancer	37	857	22	1,822	- 965
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	854	33	1,041	- 186
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	825	39	741	+ 84
Poisonings	40	778	47	384	+ 394
Pertussis	41	707	21	2,107	- 1,401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	674	25	1,505	- 830
Skin Cancers	43	636	59	145	+ 491
Endocrine Disorders	44	631	28	1,364	- 733
Leukemia	45	546	42	610	- 64
Epilepsy	46	524	35	993	- 469
Stomach Cancer	47	501	26	1,501	- 1,000
Bladder Cancer	48	389	54	272	+ 118
Parkinson's Disease	49	362	41	628	- 265
Schistosomiasis	50	354	79	0	+ 354
Skin Disease	51	255	61	94	+ 161
Tetanus	52	254	30	1,254	- 1,000
Alcohol	53	219	58	150	+ 69
War	54	211	2	25,620	- 25,409
Lung Cancers	55	200	32	1,076	- 875
Appendicitis	56	200	52	298	- 99
Ovary Cancer	57	183	48	369	- 186
Hepatitis B	58	134	38	863	- 730
Uterin Cancer	59	129	53	289	- 160
Encephalitis	60	128	31	1,190	- 1,062
Pancreas Cancer	61	109	56	229	- 120
Drug Use	62	79	51	328	- 249
Upper Respiratory	63	66	68	9	+ 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	64	65	25	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	65	33	63	29	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	66	24	62	84	- 60
Hepatitis C	67	22	64	28	- 6
Otitis Media	68	14	71	1	+ 14
Chlamydia	69	9	69	1	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	7	66	17	- 10
Diphtheria	71	4	67	16	- 13
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Madagascar

Afghanistan

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.