BELGIUM VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,306	3	7,408	- 102
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,939	6	5,677	+ 262
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,038	1	15,281	- 10,243
Tuberculosis	4	4,720	54	46	+ 4,674
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,508	33	418	+ 4,090
Measles	6	3,730	79	0	+ 3,730
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,205	29	666	+ 2,539
Hypertension	8	2,525	27	740	+ 1,785
Malaria	9	2,239	75	0	+ 2,239
Low Birth Weight	10	2,177	50	70	+ 2,107
Birth Trauma	11	2,175	53	47	+ 2,128
Liver Disease	12	1,953	17	1,433	+ 520
Malnutrition	13	1,723	38	291	+ 1,432
Lung Disease	14	1,609	5	6,438	- 4,829
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,375	40	282	+ 1,093
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,333	20	1,269	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	17	1,231	41	243	+ 989
Maternal Conditions	18	1,129	64	6	+ 1,123
Asthma	19	1,020	46	128	+ 892
Meningitis	20	972	58	28	+ 944
Other Injuries	21	959	11	2,006	- 1,047
Kidney Disease	22	896	8	2,952	- 2,056
Violence	23	711	44	149	+ 562
Suicide	24	600	10	2,111	- 1,511
HIV/AIDS	25	546	57	36	+ 509
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	456	2	9,416	- 8,960
Oesophagus Cancer	27	439	25	898	- 459
Inflammatory/Heart	28	426	23	1,060	- 635
Prostate Cancer	29	405	13	1,824	- 1,419
Liver Cancer	30	379	24	976	- 596
Drownings	31	335	47	79	+ 257
Oral Cancer	32	283	28	675	- 391
Syphilis	33	277	70	0	+ 277
Lymphomas	34	274	16	1,552	- 1,278
Fires	35	269	48	75	+ 194
Falls	36	266	15	1,756	- 1,490
Breast Cancer	37	256	9	2,587	- 2,331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	255	37	293	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	246	7	3,329	- 3,082
Poisonings	40	232	55	41	+ 191
Pertussis	41	211	68	1	+ 210
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	201	42	213	- 11
Skin Cancers	43	190	31	522	- 332
Endocrine Disorders	44	188	18	1,432	- 1,243
Leukemia	45	163	21	1,199	- 1,036
Epilepsy	46	156	36	348	- 191
Stomach Cancer	47	149	26	863	- 714
Bladder Cancer	48	116	22	1,078	- 962
Parkinson's Disease	49	108	19	1,378	- 1,269
Schistosomiasis	50	106	76	0	+ 106
Skin Disease	51	76	35	380	- 303
Tetanus	52	76	78	0	+ 76
Alcohol	53	65	32	500	- 434
War	54	63	67	1	+ 62
Lung Cancers	55	60	4	6,777	- 6,717
Appendicitis	56	60	62	17	+ 43
Ovary Cancer	57	55	30	653	- 598
Hepatitis B	58	40	63	17	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	59	38	34	384	- 346
Encephalitis	60	38	66	1	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	61	33	14	1,809	- 1,777
Drug Use	62	24	39	287	- 264
Upper Respiratory	63	20	59	22	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	19	49	73	- 53
Other Neoplasms	65	10	12	1,828	- 1,818
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	45	147	- 140
Hepatitis C	67	6	52	53	- 47
Otitis Media	68	4	65	2	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Madagascar

Belgium

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.