CUBA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,689	2	10,725	- 4,037
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,438	3	8,564	- 3,126
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,612	1	22,079	- 17,466
Tuberculosis	4	4,321	60	45	+ 4,276
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,127	43	206	+ 3,921
Measles	6	3,415	76	0	+ 3,415
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,934	19	1,007	+ 1,926
Hypertension	8	2,311	7	3,469	- 1,157
Malaria	9	2,050	82	0	+ 2,050
Low Birth Weight	10	1,993	48	98	+ 1,895
Birth Trauma	11	1,991	59	49	+ 1,942
Liver Disease	12	1,788	11	1,873	- 85
Malnutrition	13	1,577	55	64	+ 1,514
Lung Disease	14	1,473	6	5,492	- 4,019
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,259	37	368	+ 891
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,220	13	1,791	- 571
Cervical Cancer	17	1,127	29	666	+ 462
Maternal Conditions	18	1,034	61	43	+ 990
Asthma	19	933	40	301	+ 632
Meningitis	20	890	50	83	+ 808
Other Injuries	21	878	12	1,869	- 991
Kidney Disease	22	820	14	1,700	- 880
Violence	23	651	32	584	+ 67
Suicide	24	549	16	1,638	- 1,088
HIV/AIDS	25	499	34	471	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	417	5	5,841	- 5,424
Oesophagus Cancer	27	402	22	879	- 477
Inflammatory/Heart	28	390	17	1,156	- 767
Prostate Cancer	29	371	8	3,365	- 2,994
Liver Cancer	30	347	24	815	- 468
Drownings	31	307	42	231	+ 76
Oral Cancer	32	259	23	876	- 617
Syphilis	33	253	69	1	+ 252
Lymphomas	34	251	18	1,089	- 838
Fires	35	246	58	55	+ 191
Falls	36	243	10	2,810	- 2,567
Breast Cancer	37	234	15	1,673	- 1,439
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	234	44	162	+ 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	225	9	2,958	- 2,732
Poisonings	40	213	62	17	+ 195
Pertussis	41	193	73	0	+ 193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	184	35	420	- 235
Skin Cancers	43	174	33	514	- 340
Endocrine Disorders	44	172	36	412	- 240
Leukemia	45	149	30	633	- 484
Epilepsy	46	143	46	108	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	47	137	20	991	- 854
Bladder Cancer	48	106	26	734	- 628
Parkinson's Disease	49	99	27	691	- 592
Schistosomiasis	50	97	81	0	+ 97
Skin Disease	51	70	41	258	- 189
Tetanus	52	69	71	1	+ 69
Alcohol	53	60	28	675	- 615
War	54	58	68	1	+ 56
Lung Cancers	55	55	4	5,985	- 5,930
Appendicitis	56	55	47	104	- 49
Ovary Cancer	57	50	39	323	- 273
Hepatitis B	58	37	56	59	- 23
Uterin Cancer	59	35	31	602	- 567
Encephalitis	60	35	66	6	+ 29
Pancreas Cancer	61	30	21	905	- 875
Drug Use	62	22	51	82	- 60
Upper Respiratory	63	18	65	6	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	18	49	87	- 69
Other Neoplasms	65	9	25	769	- 760
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	57	55	- 49
Hepatitis C	67	6	45	112	- 106
Otitis Media	68	4	63	11	- 7
Chlamydia	69	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	67	2	- 2
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Madagascar

Cuba

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.