DENMARK VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,643	5	3,662	- 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,962	6	2,244	+ 718
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,512	1	5,341	- 2,829
Tuberculosis	4	2,354	57	16	+ 2,338
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,248	38	145	+ 2,104
Measles	6	1,860	71	0	+ 1,860
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,598	33	213	+ 1,385
Hypertension	8	1,259	15	642	+ 617
Malaria	9	1,117	79	0	+ 1,117
Low Birth Weight	10	1,086	41	116	+ 969
Birth Trauma	11	1,084	56	21	+ 1,063
Liver Disease	12	974	14	692	+ 282
Malnutrition	13	859	59	14	+ 845
Lung Disease	14	803	3	4,387	- 3,584
Congenital Anomalies	15	686	36	153	+ 532
Diabetes Mellitus	16	665	10	1,284	- 619
Cervical Cancer	17	614	37	153	+ 461
Maternal Conditions	18	563	64	2	+ 561
Asthma	19	508	44	82	+ 426
Meningitis	20	485	52	25	+ 460
Other Injuries	21	478	30	347	+ 131
Kidney Disease	22	447	12	911	- 464
Violence	23	355	47	63	+ 292
Suicide	24	299	16	617	- 318
HIV/AIDS	25	272	55	23	+ 250
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	227	2	5,218	- 4,990
Oesophagus Cancer	27	219	24	477	- 257
Inflammatory/Heart	28	212	31	284	- 72
Prostate Cancer	29	202	8	1,480	- 1,278
Liver Cancer	30	189	25	464	- 275
Drownings	31	167	50	37	+ 130
Oral Cancer	32	141	28	371	- 229
Syphilis	33	138	70	0	+ 138
Lymphomas	34	137	13	730	- 593
Fires	35	134	49	53	+ 81
Falls	36	132	22	541	- 408
Breast Cancer	37	128	9	1,299	- 1,171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	127	42	96	+ 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	123	7	2,147	- 2,024
Poisonings	40	116	62	6	+ 110
Pertussis	41	105	72	0	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	100	32	216	- 116
Skin Cancers	43	95	26	388	- 294
Endocrine Disorders	44	94	19	575	- 481
Leukemia	45	81	20	558	- 477
Epilepsy	46	78	40	125	- 47
Stomach Cancer	47	75	23	484	- 410
Bladder Cancer	48	58	21	545	- 487
Parkinson's Disease	49	54	17	600	- 546
Schistosomiasis	50	53	75	0	+ 53
Skin Disease	51	38	45	79	- 41
Tetanus	52	38	68	0	+ 37
Alcohol	53	33	18	598	- 566
War	54	31	66	1	+ 31
Lung Cancers	55	30	4	3,721	- 3,691
Appendicitis	56	30	54	23	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	57	27	29	367	- 340
Hepatitis B	58	20	61	6	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	59	19	35	156	- 136
Encephalitis	60	19	67	1	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	61	16	11	1,096	- 1,080
Drug Use	62	12	34	197	- 185
Upper Respiratory	63	10	58	15	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	43	84	- 75
Other Neoplasms	65	5	27	378	- 373
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	39	132	- 128
Hepatitis C	67	3	60	9	- 5
Otitis Media	68	2	65	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	48	57	- 57
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.