CONGO VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,719	5	2,267	+ 1,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,024	3	2,576	+ 448
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,565	4	2,494	+ 70
Tuberculosis	4	2,403	2	2,781	- 378
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,295	8	1,304	+ 991
Measles	6	1,899	31	159	+ 1,740
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,631	7	1,598	+ 33
Hypertension	8	1,285	12	933	+ 353
Malaria	9	1,140	6	1,977	- 837
Low Birth Weight	10	1,108	9	1,283	- 175
Birth Trauma	11	1,107	11	997	+ 110
Liver Disease	12	994	13	931	+ 64
Malnutrition	13	877	24	272	+ 605
Lung Disease	14	819	17	541	+ 278
Congenital Anomalies	15	700	14	729	- 29
Diabetes Mellitus	16	679	10	1,050	- 371
Cervical Cancer	17	627	29	196	+ 431
Maternal Conditions	18	575	16	578	- 3
Asthma	19	519	23	291	+ 228
Meningitis	20	495	22	299	+ 196
Other Injuries	21	488	20	333	+ 155
Kidney Disease	22	456	15	613	- 157
Violence	23	362	18	539	- 177
Suicide	24	305	19	349	- 43
HIV/AIDS	25	278	1	4,509	- 4,232
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	232	25	230	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	27	224	57	19	+ 204
Inflammatory/Heart	28	217	26	220	- 3
Prostate Cancer	29	206	28	198	+ 8
Liver Cancer	30	193	30	169	+ 24
Drownings	31	171	36	104	+ 67
Oral Cancer	32	144	54	33	+ 112
Syphilis	33	141	34	107	+ 34
Lymphomas	34	140	45	61	+ 79
Fires	35	137	37	90	+ 47
Falls	36	135	33	149	- 13
Breast Cancer	37	130	32	159	- 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	130	43	67	+ 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	125	38	89	+ 37
Poisonings	40	118	41	71	+ 48
Pertussis	41	107	21	329	- 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	103	35	105	- 3
Skin Cancers	43	97	53	36	+ 61
Endocrine Disorders	44	96	27	208	- 112
Leukemia	45	83	46	57	+ 26
Epilepsy	46	80	40	76	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	47	76	39	88	- 12
Bladder Cancer	48	59	61	15	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	49	55	42	69	- 14
Schistosomiasis	50	54	51	45	+ 9
Skin Disease	51	39	50	46	- 7
Tetanus	52	39	55	23	+ 16
Alcohol	53	33	49	46	- 13
War	54	32	72	1	+ 32
Lung Cancers	55	30	47	54	- 23
Appendicitis	56	30	58	18	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	57	28	48	49	- 22
Hepatitis B	58	20	62	14	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	59	20	60	15	+ 5
Encephalitis	60	19	56	20	- 0
Pancreas Cancer	61	17	52	42	- 25
Drug Use	62	12	44	65	- 53
Upper Respiratory	63	10	64	7	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	59	15	- 5
Other Neoplasms	65	5	63	8	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	66	4	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	3	67	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	2	71	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	70	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	68	2	- 1
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	7	- 7
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 CONGO

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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.