FINLAND VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,432	3	4,115	- 683
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,790	21	436	+ 2,354
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,367	2	9,831	- 7,464
Tuberculosis	4	2,217	46	32	+ 2,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,118	52	15	+ 2,102
Measles	6	1,752	72	0	+ 1,752
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,505	33	215	+ 1,290
Hypertension	8	1,186	5	2,030	- 844
Malaria	9	1,052	74	0	+ 1,052
Low Birth Weight	10	1,023	48	26	+ 996
Birth Trauma	11	1,021	56	8	+ 1,014
Liver Disease	12	918	10	1,068	- 151
Malnutrition	13	809	57	7	+ 803
Lung Disease	14	756	8	1,289	- 533
Congenital Anomalies	15	646	35	192	+ 454
Diabetes Mellitus	16	626	22	418	+ 208
Cervical Cancer	17	578	44	62	+ 516
Maternal Conditions	18	530	64	2	+ 529
Asthma	19	479	40	85	+ 394
Meningitis	20	457	55	9	+ 447
Other Injuries	21	451	20	437	+ 14
Kidney Disease	22	421	26	342	+ 79
Violence	23	334	43	64	+ 270
Suicide	24	282	15	846	- 564
HIV/AIDS	25	256	59	6	+ 251
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	214	1	11,120	- 10,906
Oesophagus Cancer	27	206	27	320	- 113
Inflammatory/Heart	28	200	17	518	- 318
Prostate Cancer	29	190	11	970	- 780
Liver Cancer	30	178	16	545	- 367
Drownings	31	158	37	106	+ 52
Oral Cancer	32	133	34	207	- 74
Syphilis	33	130	67	0	+ 130
Lymphomas	34	129	14	851	- 722
Fires	35	126	45	62	+ 65
Falls	36	125	7	1,325	- 1,200
Breast Cancer	37	120	12	948	- 828
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	120	50	19	+ 101
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	116	6	1,433	- 1,318
Poisonings	40	109	49	25	+ 84
Pertussis	41	99	69	0	+ 99
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	95	36	151	- 57
Skin Cancers	43	89	29	297	- 208
Endocrine Disorders	44	88	31	257	- 168
Leukemia	45	77	24	371	- 295
Epilepsy	46	73	38	104	- 31
Stomach Cancer	47	70	19	447	- 377
Bladder Cancer	48	55	28	308	- 254
Parkinson's Disease	49	51	13	853	- 802
Schistosomiasis	50	50	77	0	+ 50
Skin Disease	51	36	47	27	+ 9
Tetanus	52	36	70	0	+ 36
Alcohol	53	31	18	464	- 434
War	54	30	65	1	+ 29
Lung Cancers	55	28	4	2,312	- 2,284
Appendicitis	56	28	54	10	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	57	26	25	344	- 319
Hepatitis B	58	19	63	2	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	59	18	32	225	- 207
Encephalitis	60	18	66	0	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	61	15	9	1,247	- 1,232
Drug Use	62	11	30	269	- 258
Upper Respiratory	63	9	62	2	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	41	83	- 74
Other Neoplasms	65	5	23	377	- 372
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	42	80	- 77
Hepatitis C	67	3	60	5	- 2
Otitis Media	68	2	68	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	82	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	39	93	- 93
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Madagascar

Finland

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.