AUSTRALIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	16,327	3	10,331	+ 5,996
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,274	8	4,446	+ 8,828
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,259	1	21,548	- 10,289
Tuberculosis	4	10,548	56	53	+ 10,495
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,075	40	296	+ 9,779
Measles	6	8,336	78	0	+ 8,336
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,162	29	1,245	+ 5,917
Hypertension	8	5,642	23	1,631	+ 4,011
Malaria	9	5,005	82	0	+ 5,005
Low Birth Weight	10	4,865	43	248	+ 4,617
Birth Trauma	11	4,860	50	140	+ 4,720
Liver Disease	12	4,365	26	1,421	+ 2,944
Malnutrition	13	3,850	51	117	+ 3,733
Lung Disease	14	3,597	5	8,487	- 4,891
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,072	33	711	+ 2,362
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,979	7	4,471	- 1,492
Cervical Cancer	17	2,752	39	342	+ 2,410
Maternal Conditions	18	2,523	63	20	+ 2,503
Asthma	19	2,279	36	455	+ 1,823
Meningitis	20	2,173	60	37	+ 2,136
Other Injuries	21	2,144	22	1,642	+ 502
Kidney Disease	22	2,001	12	3,139	- 1,138
Violence	23	1,589	44	243	+ 1,346
Suicide	24	1,341	11	3,150	- 1,809
HIV/AIDS	25	1,219	57	50	+ 1,169
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,018	2	15,588	- 14,570
Oesophagus Cancer	27	982	25	1,494	- 512
Inflammatory/Heart	28	951	24	1,571	- 620
Prostate Cancer	29	905	9	3,766	- 2,861
Liver Cancer	30	848	20	2,036	- 1,188
Drownings	31	750	47	177	+ 572
Oral Cancer	32	633	32	972	- 339
Syphilis	33	618	67	3	+ 615
Lymphomas	34	613	15	3,039	- 2,426
Fires	35	601	55	55	+ 547
Falls	36	594	14	3,116	- 2,522
Breast Cancer	37	572	10	3,405	- 2,834
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	570	38	379	+ 191
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	550	6	6,209	- 5,658
Poisonings	40	519	61	35	+ 484
Pertussis	41	472	69	1	+ 470
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	450	42	276	+ 174
Skin Cancers	43	424	17	2,319	- 1,894
Endocrine Disorders	44	421	16	2,328	- 1,908
Leukemia	45	364	18	2,126	- 1,762
Epilepsy	46	349	41	285	+ 65
Stomach Cancer	47	334	27	1,288	- 954
Bladder Cancer	48	260	30	1,187	- 928
Parkinson's Disease	49	242	19	2,036	- 1,794
Schistosomiasis	50	236	79	0	+ 236
Skin Disease	51	170	34	594	- 424
Tetanus	52	169	70	1	+ 168
Alcohol	53	146	37	380	- 234
War	54	141	65	8	+ 133
Lung Cancers	55	134	4	8,769	- 8,635
Appendicitis	56	133	62	26	+ 107
Ovary Cancer	57	122	31	1,003	- 880
Hepatitis B	58	89	58	41	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	59	86	35	524	- 438
Encephalitis	60	85	68	3	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	61	73	13	3,118	- 3,044
Drug Use	62	53	21	1,783	- 1,730
Upper Respiratory	63	44	64	17	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	43	45	229	- 186
Other Neoplasms	65	22	28	1,252	- 1,231
Multiple Sclerosis	66	16	46	188	- 172
Hepatitis C	67	14	48	173	- 159
Otitis Media	68	9	66	6	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	6	77	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	5	75	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	3	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Madagascar

Australia

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.