DOMINICAN REP. VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,597	2	7,882	- 1,285
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,363	6	2,254	+ 3,109
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,549	1	14,986	- 10,436
Tuberculosis	4	4,262	38	242	+ 4,020
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,071	26	504	+ 3,566
Measles	6	3,368	79	0	+ 3,368
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,894	3	6,937	- 4,043
Hypertension	8	2,280	10	1,894	+ 386
Malaria	9	2,022	65	4	+ 2,018
Low Birth Weight	10	1,966	13	1,532	+ 433
Birth Trauma	11	1,964	18	915	+ 1,049
Liver Disease	12	1,764	5	2,680	- 917
Malnutrition	13	1,556	34	372	+ 1,184
Lung Disease	14	1,453	15	1,360	+ 93
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,241	17	1,038	+ 203
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,204	4	2,762	- 1,558
Cervical Cancer	17	1,112	23	560	+ 552
Maternal Conditions	18	1,019	39	202	+ 817
Asthma	19	921	29	441	+ 480
Meningitis	20	878	45	134	+ 744
Other Injuries	21	866	19	890	- 24
Kidney Disease	22	809	7	2,121	- 1,312
Violence	23	642	9	1,917	- 1,274
Suicide	24	542	25	530	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	25	493	8	1,931	- 1,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	411	11	1,808	- 1,396
Oesophagus Cancer	27	397	40	200	+ 196
Inflammatory/Heart	28	384	35	312	+ 73
Prostate Cancer	29	366	12	1,655	- 1,289
Liver Cancer	30	343	21	664	- 321
Drownings	31	303	37	248	+ 55
Oral Cancer	32	256	31	434	- 178
Syphilis	33	250	51	70	+ 179
Lymphomas	34	248	33	374	- 126
Fires	35	243	44	139	+ 104
Falls	36	240	30	435	- 195
Breast Cancer	37	231	14	1,460	- 1,229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	230	46	123	+ 108
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	222	20	851	- 628
Poisonings	40	210	55	47	+ 163
Pertussis	41	191	47	121	+ 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	182	36	295	- 113
Skin Cancers	43	172	41	172	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	44	170	22	602	- 432
Leukemia	45	147	32	409	- 261
Epilepsy	46	141	42	158	- 17
Stomach Cancer	47	135	24	547	- 412
Bladder Cancer	48	105	49	92	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	49	98	28	446	- 349
Schistosomiasis	50	96	59	22	+ 74
Skin Disease	51	69	53	50	+ 19
Tetanus	52	68	61	17	+ 51
Alcohol	53	59	48	120	- 61
War	54	57	67	1	+ 56
Lung Cancers	55	54	16	1,244	- 1,190
Appendicitis	56	54	52	67	- 13
Ovary Cancer	57	49	50	89	- 39
Hepatitis B	58	36	63	11	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	59	35	57	43	- 8
Encephalitis	60	34	56	44	- 10
Pancreas Cancer	61	30	27	456	- 426
Drug Use	62	21	43	156	- 135
Upper Respiratory	63	18	68	1	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	54	48	- 31
Other Neoplasms	65	9	58	35	- 27
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	62	13	- 7
Hepatitis C	67	6	60	17	- 11
Otitis Media	68	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	2	66	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	69	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	64	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	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 DOMINICAN REP.

Madagascar

Dominican Rep.

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.