COMOROS VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	549	3	356	+ 193
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	446	1	594	- 148
Coronary Heart Disease	3	379	4	349	+ 30
Tuberculosis	4	355	19	79	+ 276
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	339	2	363	- 24
Measles	6	280	78	0	+ 280
Road Traffic Accidents	7	241	6	226	+ 15
Hypertension	8	190	12	115	+ 75
Malaria	9	168	29	29	+ 139
Low Birth Weight	10	164	5	328	- 165
Birth Trauma	11	163	7	211	- 47
Liver Disease	12	147	8	160	- 13
Malnutrition	13	129	15	96	+ 34
Lung Disease	14	121	17	83	+ 37
Congenital Anomalies	15	103	10	131	- 27
Diabetes Mellitus	16	100	9	136	- 36
Cervical Cancer	17	93	13	104	- 12
Maternal Conditions	18	85	22	47	+ 38
Asthma	19	77	21	49	+ 28
Meningitis	20	73	11	115	- 42
Other Injuries	21	72	16	90	- 18
Kidney Disease	22	67	14	101	- 34
Violence	23	53	20	63	- 10
Suicide	24	45	24	46	- 1
HIV/AIDS	25	41	76	0	+ 41
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	34	23	46	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	27	33	26	34	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	28	32	31	26	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	29	30	27	33	- 2
Liver Cancer	30	29	28	29	- 1
Drownings	31	25	25	35	- 10
Oral Cancer	32	21	41	15	+ 6
Syphilis	33	21	38	19	+ 2
Lymphomas	34	21	37	19	+ 1
Fires	35	20	30	27	- 7
Falls	36	20	32	26	- 6
Breast Cancer	37	19	33	23	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	19	47	10	+ 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	19	39	19	- 0
Poisonings	40	17	35	20	- 3
Pertussis	41	16	18	80	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	15	34	21	- 6
Skin Cancers	43	14	42	12	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	44	14	36	19	- 5
Leukemia	45	12	57	3	+ 9
Epilepsy	46	12	40	17	- 6
Stomach Cancer	47	11	45	11	- 0
Bladder Cancer	48	9	46	10	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	49	8	44	11	- 3
Schistosomiasis	50	8	75	0	+ 8
Skin Disease	51	6	48	9	- 3
Tetanus	52	6	43	12	- 6
Alcohol	53	5	51	6	- 1
War	54	5	67	0	+ 5
Lung Cancers	55	4	60	1	+ 3
Appendicitis	56	4	50	6	- 1
Ovary Cancer	57	4	56	3	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	3	52	5	- 2
Uterin Cancer	59	3	55	3	- 0
Encephalitis	60	3	54	4	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Drug Use	62	2	49	7	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	1	53	4	- 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	58	2	- 0
Other Neoplasms	65	1	59	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	62	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	61	1	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 COMOROS

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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.