COLOMBIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	30,246	3	16,573	+ 13,673
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,589	5	10,773	+ 13,816
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,858	1	43,066	- 22,208
Tuberculosis	4	19,540	32	1,272	+ 18,268
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,663	38	747	+ 17,916
Measles	6	15,442	78	0	+ 15,442
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,267	6	7,765	+ 5,502
Hypertension	8	10,452	8	6,400	+ 4,053
Malaria	9	9,272	67	26	+ 9,246
Low Birth Weight	10	9,012	23	2,095	+ 6,917
Birth Trauma	11	9,003	41	648	+ 8,354
Liver Disease	12	8,086	19	2,426	+ 5,660
Malnutrition	13	7,132	27	1,878	+ 5,254
Lung Disease	14	6,663	4	15,928	- 9,266
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,692	16	2,963	+ 2,729
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,519	11	5,028	+ 491
Cervical Cancer	17	5,098	20	2,266	+ 2,831
Maternal Conditions	18	4,674	46	394	+ 4,280
Asthma	19	4,221	54	191	+ 4,030
Meningitis	20	4,025	50	244	+ 3,781
Other Injuries	21	3,972	28	1,592	+ 2,380
Kidney Disease	22	3,707	7	6,834	- 3,126
Violence	23	2,944	2	19,268	- 16,324
Suicide	24	2,484	26	1,965	+ 519
HIV/AIDS	25	2,259	17	2,683	- 425
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,886	22	2,157	- 271
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,819	36	835	+ 983
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,762	31	1,329	+ 433
Prostate Cancer	29	1,677	14	3,584	- 1,908
Liver Cancer	30	1,571	24	2,065	- 494
Drownings	31	1,388	40	689	+ 699
Oral Cancer	32	1,173	37	807	+ 366
Syphilis	33	1,145	65	30	+ 1,115
Lymphomas	34	1,136	18	2,603	- 1,467
Fires	35	1,114	56	127	+ 987
Falls	36	1,100	29	1,518	- 418
Breast Cancer	37	1,059	13	3,669	- 2,610
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,056	63	38	+ 1,018
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,020	12	4,371	- 3,351
Poisonings	40	961	61	61	+ 900
Pertussis	41	874	69	18	+ 856
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	834	39	698	+ 135
Skin Cancers	43	786	35	1,028	- 242
Endocrine Disorders	44	779	30	1,367	- 588
Leukemia	45	675	21	2,208	- 1,533
Epilepsy	46	647	43	597	+ 50
Stomach Cancer	47	619	9	6,112	- 5,493
Bladder Cancer	48	481	42	609	- 128
Parkinson's Disease	49	448	47	383	+ 65
Schistosomiasis	50	438	77	1	+ 437
Skin Disease	51	315	34	1,102	- 787
Tetanus	52	314	71	14	+ 300
Alcohol	53	271	68	23	+ 248
War	54	261	49	260	+ 1
Lung Cancers	55	248	10	5,250	- 5,002
Appendicitis	56	247	52	213	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	57	227	33	1,122	- 896
Hepatitis B	58	165	62	50	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	59	159	45	423	- 264
Encephalitis	60	158	64	38	+ 120
Pancreas Cancer	61	135	25	2,022	- 1,887
Drug Use	62	98	44	492	- 394
Upper Respiratory	63	82	66	27	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	80	51	242	- 163
Other Neoplasms	65	40	15	3,205	- 3,164
Multiple Sclerosis	66	30	60	62	- 33
Hepatitis C	67	27	59	65	- 38
Otitis Media	68	17	73	7	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	11	81	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	70	9	76	5	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	5	80	0	+ 4
Dengue	72	1	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.