BELIZE VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Madagascar MADAGASCAR BELIZE Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Stroke 1 254 4 127 + 127
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 206 7 97 + 110
Coronary Heart Disease 3 175 1 192 - 17
Tuberculosis 4 164 33 9 + 155
Diarrhoeal diseases 5 156 34 9 + 148
Measles 6 129 71 0 + 129
Road Traffic Accidents 7 111 8 88 + 23
Hypertension 8 88 12 46 + 42
Malaria 9 78 76 0 + 78
Low Birth Weight 10 76 25 20 + 56
Birth Trauma 11 75 32 9 + 66
Liver Disease 12 68 9 58 + 10
Malnutrition 13 60 29 10 + 50
Lung Disease 14 56 11 46 + 10
Congenital Anomalies 15 48 21 23 + 25
Diabetes Mellitus 16 46 3 141 - 94
Cervical Cancer 17 43 17 28 + 15
Maternal Conditions 18 39 42 2 + 37
Asthma 19 35 35 8 + 28
Meningitis 20 34 46 1 + 32
Other Injuries 21 33 14 36 - 2
Kidney Disease 22 31 6 102 - 71
Violence 23 25 2 146 - 121
Suicide 24 21 16 28 - 7
HIV/AIDS 25 19 5 119 - 100
Alzheimers & Dementia 26 16 13 45 - 29
Oesophagus Cancer 27 15 43 2 + 13
Inflammatory/Heart 28 15 26 18 - 3
Prostate Cancer 29 14 10 47 - 33
Liver Cancer 30 13 19 24 - 11
Drownings 31 12 18 24 - 12
Oral Cancer 32 10 67 0 + 10
Syphilis 33 10 62 0 + 10
Lymphomas 34 10 50 1 + 8
Fires 35 9 40 4 + 6
Falls 36 9 27 13 - 4
Breast Cancer 37 9 23 22 - 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease 38 9 41 3 + 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers 39 9 24 20 - 11
Poisonings 40 8 45 1 + 7
Pertussis 41 7 63 0 + 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease 42 7 38 5 + 2
Skin Cancers 43 7 66 0 + 7
Endocrine Disorders 44 7 22 23 - 16
Leukemia 45 6 39 4 + 2
Epilepsy 46 5 36 8 - 2
Stomach Cancer 47 5 20 23 - 18
Bladder Cancer 48 4 81 0 + 4
Parkinson's Disease 49 4 28 11 - 7
Schistosomiasis 50 4 78 0 + 4
Skin Disease 51 3 37 5 - 3
Tetanus 52 3 59 0 + 3
Alcohol 53 2 30 10 - 7
War 54 2 60 0 + 2
Lung Cancers 55 2 15 30 - 28
Appendicitis 56 2 44 1 + 1
Ovary Cancer 57 2 52 1 + 1
Hepatitis B 58 1 56 0 + 1
Uterin Cancer 59 1 51 1 + 0
Encephalitis 60 1 48 1 - 0
Pancreas Cancer 61 1 31 9 - 8
Drug Use 62 1 47 1 - 1
Upper Respiratory 63 1 58 0 + 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis 64 1 49 1 - 0
Other Neoplasms 65 0 53 1 - 1
Multiple Sclerosis 66 0 54 0 - 0
Hepatitis C 67 0 61 0 + 0
Otitis Media 68 0 69 0 + 0
Chlamydia 69 0 65 0 + 0
Ascariasis 70 0 64 0 + 0
Diphtheria 71 0 68 0 + 0
Dengue 72 0 55 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 73 0 73 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 74 0 72 0 - 0
Leprosy 75 0 70 0 - 0
Chagas disease 76 0 57 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 77 0 75 0 - 0
Leishmaniasis 78 0 77 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 79 0 74 0 - 0
Depression 80 0 83 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 81 0 82 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 82 0 79 0 - 0
Anemia 83 0 80 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 BELIZE

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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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020