BRAZIL VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	134,216	2	123,207	+ 11,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	109,117	3	94,705	+ 14,412
Coronary Heart Disease	3	92,557	1	165,788	- 73,231
Tuberculosis	4	86,710	40	4,895	+ 81,815
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	82,820	35	5,659	+ 77,161
Measles	6	68,527	81	4	+ 68,523
Road Traffic Accidents	7	58,873	8	33,871	+ 25,002
Hypertension	8	46,382	11	28,822	+ 17,560
Malaria	9	41,144	74	44	+ 41,099
Low Birth Weight	10	39,991	33	6,881	+ 33,110
Birth Trauma	11	39,950	45	3,777	+ 36,173
Liver Disease	12	35,884	13	21,422	+ 14,462
Malnutrition	13	31,648	34	6,695	+ 24,952
Lung Disease	14	29,565	6	59,373	- 29,808
Congenital Anomalies	15	25,257	23	12,317	+ 12,940
Diabetes Mellitus	16	24,491	5	59,608	- 35,117
Cervical Cancer	17	22,621	29	9,511	+ 13,111
Maternal Conditions	18	20,741	53	1,507	+ 19,234
Asthma	19	18,731	48	2,595	+ 16,136
Meningitis	20	17,863	54	1,359	+ 16,504
Other Injuries	21	17,626	21	13,807	+ 3,820
Kidney Disease	22	16,452	7	37,690	- 21,238
Violence	23	13,066	4	68,779	- 55,713
Suicide	24	11,024	20	14,540	- 3,516
HIV/AIDS	25	10,023	22	12,558	- 2,536
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	8,370	10	30,717	- 22,347
Oesophagus Cancer	27	8,070	26	10,466	- 2,395
Inflammatory/Heart	28	7,818	18	17,508	- 9,690
Prostate Cancer	29	7,441	15	19,001	- 11,560
Liver Cancer	30	6,972	25	11,514	- 4,543
Drownings	31	6,161	39	4,937	+ 1,224
Oral Cancer	32	5,205	28	9,951	- 4,746
Syphilis	33	5,081	68	223	+ 4,859
Lymphomas	34	5,040	27	10,376	- 5,336
Fires	35	4,942	58	1,028	+ 3,914
Falls	36	4,880	16	18,847	- 13,967
Breast Cancer	37	4,699	14	20,759	- 16,060
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	4,687	51	2,193	+ 2,494
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	4,525	12	23,161	- 18,636
Poisonings	40	4,266	66	317	+ 3,949
Pertussis	41	3,877	75	30	+ 3,847
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	3,699	44	4,258	- 559
Skin Cancers	43	3,489	38	5,032	- 1,542
Endocrine Disorders	44	3,459	19	16,927	- 13,468
Leukemia	45	2,996	30	8,531	- 5,535
Epilepsy	46	2,873	46	3,263	- 390
Stomach Cancer	47	2,746	17	17,992	- 15,246
Bladder Cancer	48	2,136	36	5,306	- 3,170
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,987	41	4,770	- 2,784
Schistosomiasis	50	1,944	62	593	+ 1,351
Skin Disease	51	1,399	31	7,179	- 5,780
Tetanus	52	1,392	71	88	+ 1,304
Alcohol	53	1,202	32	7,121	- 5,919
War	54	1,156	56	1,090	+ 66
Lung Cancers	55	1,099	9	31,659	- 30,560
Appendicitis	56	1,096	57	1,067	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	57	1,006	43	4,355	- 3,349
Hepatitis B	58	734	59	775	- 41
Uterin Cancer	59	706	47	2,780	- 2,074
Encephalitis	60	700	72	65	+ 635
Pancreas Cancer	61	600	24	11,999	- 11,399
Drug Use	62	435	49	2,467	- 2,032
Upper Respiratory	63	364	67	260	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	353	61	596	- 243
Other Neoplasms	65	179	42	4,665	- 4,486
Multiple Sclerosis	66	132	64	356	- 224
Hepatitis C	67	119	52	1,955	- 1,836
Otitis Media	68	77	70	94	- 17
Chlamydia	69	49	80	5	+ 44
Ascariasis	70	40	78	7	+ 33
Diphtheria	71	21	79	7	+ 14
Dengue	72	3	76	14	- 11
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	78	0	63	432	- 432
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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.