CHINA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	863,690	1	2,043,210	- 1,179,521
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	702,173	12	183,342	+ 518,830
Coronary Heart Disease	3	595,609	2	1,771,525	- 1,175,916
Tuberculosis	4	557,984	32	34,802	+ 523,181
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	532,951	50	8,719	+ 524,232
Measles	6	440,974	62	558	+ 440,416
Road Traffic Accidents	7	378,852	8	250,272	+ 128,580
Hypertension	8	298,473	7	301,183	- 2,710
Malaria	9	264,761	75	0	+ 264,761
Low Birth Weight	10	257,343	40	21,631	+ 235,712
Birth Trauma	11	257,078	43	17,644	+ 239,434
Liver Disease	12	230,916	15	145,603	+ 85,313
Malnutrition	13	203,655	44	12,995	+ 190,661
Lung Disease	14	190,255	3	968,607	- 778,352
Congenital Anomalies	15	162,529	31	36,613	+ 125,916
Diabetes Mellitus	16	157,603	14	161,672	- 4,070
Cervical Cancer	17	145,569	27	51,650	+ 93,920
Maternal Conditions	18	133,470	54	3,596	+ 129,874
Asthma	19	120,534	39	23,147	+ 97,387
Meningitis	20	114,946	51	5,704	+ 109,243
Other Injuries	21	113,427	25	54,087	+ 59,339
Kidney Disease	22	105,870	11	192,302	- 86,432
Violence	23	84,079	47	11,115	+ 72,964
Suicide	24	70,940	17	116,324	- 45,383
HIV/AIDS	25	64,495	34	28,746	+ 35,750
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	53,859	6	304,455	- 250,596
Oesophagus Cancer	27	51,933	10	242,891	- 190,958
Inflammatory/Heart	28	50,312	33	29,954	+ 20,358
Prostate Cancer	29	47,882	28	51,056	- 3,174
Liver Cancer	30	44,862	13	180,952	- 136,090
Drownings	31	39,649	26	52,807	- 13,158
Oral Cancer	32	33,497	24	54,695	- 21,198
Syphilis	33	32,699	58	1,824	+ 30,875
Lymphomas	34	32,434	23	57,838	- 25,404
Fires	35	31,800	48	10,498	+ 21,302
Falls	36	31,401	16	138,878	- 107,476
Breast Cancer	37	30,239	19	92,757	- 62,518
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	30,159	21	65,350	- 35,192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	29,118	9	248,388	- 219,270
Poisonings	40	27,450	36	25,762	+ 1,687
Pertussis	41	24,951	64	484	+ 24,467
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	23,804	30	37,723	- 13,919
Skin Cancers	43	22,455	41	19,669	+ 2,785
Endocrine Disorders	44	22,258	37	25,613	- 3,354
Leukemia	45	19,282	22	58,145	- 38,863
Epilepsy	46	18,486	46	11,365	+ 7,121
Stomach Cancer	47	17,669	5	398,439	- 380,770
Bladder Cancer	48	13,745	29	37,873	- 24,128
Parkinson's Disease	49	12,784	20	70,699	- 57,915
Schistosomiasis	50	12,508	65	400	+ 12,108
Skin Disease	51	9,002	52	5,222	+ 3,780
Tetanus	52	8,956	63	491	+ 8,464
Alcohol	53	7,734	42	19,071	- 11,338
War	54	7,441	61	900	+ 6,540
Lung Cancers	55	7,074	4	714,311	- 707,237
Appendicitis	56	7,051	60	1,468	+ 5,583
Ovary Cancer	57	6,475	35	28,078	- 21,603
Hepatitis B	58	4,723	56	2,757	+ 1,966
Uterin Cancer	59	4,545	45	11,751	- 7,206
Encephalitis	60	4,505	55	2,796	+ 1,709
Pancreas Cancer	61	3,863	18	111,537	- 107,673
Drug Use	62	2,801	38	24,214	- 21,413
Upper Respiratory	63	2,343	57	2,663	- 320
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	2,274	49	10,108	- 7,834
Other Neoplasms	65	1,150	53	4,374	- 3,224
Multiple Sclerosis	66	849	59	1,734	- 885
Hepatitis C	67	763	66	86	+ 677
Otitis Media	68	495	69	15	+ 480
Chlamydia	69	317	67	55	+ 261
Ascariasis	70	260	68	34	+ 227
Diphtheria	71	135	71	11	+ 124
Dengue	72	18	70	12	+ 7
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.