BENIN VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,964	4	5,855	+ 3,110
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,288	1	10,205	- 2,917
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,182	5	5,397	+ 785
Tuberculosis	4	5,791	23	919	+ 4,873
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,531	3	6,830	- 1,299
Measles	6	4,577	26	788	+ 3,789
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,932	8	3,162	+ 770
Hypertension	8	3,098	19	1,088	+ 2,009
Malaria	9	2,748	2	7,037	- 4,289
Low Birth Weight	10	2,671	6	4,908	- 2,237
Birth Trauma	11	2,668	7	3,950	- 1,281
Liver Disease	12	2,397	9	2,447	- 50
Malnutrition	13	2,114	21	928	+ 1,186
Lung Disease	14	1,975	17	1,220	+ 755
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,687	10	2,265	- 578
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,636	14	1,912	- 276
Cervical Cancer	17	1,511	30	669	+ 842
Maternal Conditions	18	1,385	20	1,039	+ 346
Asthma	19	1,251	24	891	+ 360
Meningitis	20	1,193	12	1,967	- 774
Other Injuries	21	1,177	15	1,532	- 355
Kidney Disease	22	1,099	13	1,929	- 830
Violence	23	873	28	726	+ 147
Suicide	24	736	22	922	- 185
HIV/AIDS	25	669	11	2,263	- 1,593
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	559	29	715	- 156
Oesophagus Cancer	27	539	39	326	+ 213
Inflammatory/Heart	28	522	33	457	+ 65
Prostate Cancer	29	497	25	867	- 370
Liver Cancer	30	466	40	322	+ 144
Drownings	31	412	31	570	- 159
Oral Cancer	32	348	49	156	+ 191
Syphilis	33	339	51	150	+ 189
Lymphomas	34	337	36	387	- 50
Fires	35	330	35	431	- 101
Falls	36	326	32	543	- 217
Breast Cancer	37	314	27	784	- 470
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	313	45	197	+ 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	302	41	311	- 9
Poisonings	40	285	42	307	- 22
Pertussis	41	259	18	1,168	- 909
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	247	34	442	- 195
Skin Cancers	43	233	54	102	+ 131
Endocrine Disorders	44	231	16	1,454	- 1,223
Leukemia	45	200	46	196	+ 5
Epilepsy	46	192	37	369	- 177
Stomach Cancer	47	183	38	361	- 177
Bladder Cancer	48	143	61	43	+ 99
Parkinson's Disease	49	133	43	212	- 79
Schistosomiasis	50	130	47	183	- 53
Skin Disease	51	93	52	144	- 50
Tetanus	52	93	50	156	- 63
Alcohol	53	80	58	85	- 5
War	54	77	69	2	+ 75
Lung Cancers	55	73	59	66	+ 7
Appendicitis	56	73	60	45	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	57	67	56	86	- 18
Hepatitis B	58	49	53	143	- 94
Uterin Cancer	59	47	55	99	- 52
Encephalitis	60	47	57	85	- 38
Pancreas Cancer	61	40	48	177	- 137
Drug Use	62	29	44	197	- 168
Upper Respiratory	63	24	64	17	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	24	67	11	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	65	12	63	20	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	66	16	- 7
Hepatitis C	67	8	65	17	- 9
Otitis Media	68	5	71	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	3	70	2	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	3	62	40	- 37
Diphtheria	71	1	68	10	- 9
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Madagascar

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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.