GHANA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	21,097	2	15,163	+ 5,934
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,152	1	16,262	+ 890
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,549	3	14,103	+ 446
Tuberculosis	4	13,630	6	10,214	+ 3,415
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,018	9	6,538	+ 6,480
Measles	6	10,771	60	135	+ 10,636
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,254	7	7,808	+ 1,446
Hypertension	8	7,291	19	2,231	+ 5,060
Malaria	9	6,467	5	11,162	- 4,695
Low Birth Weight	10	6,286	8	6,662	- 376
Birth Trauma	11	6,280	10	6,194	+ 86
Liver Disease	12	5,640	11	6,053	- 413
Malnutrition	13	4,975	26	1,868	+ 3,106
Lung Disease	14	4,647	15	3,120	+ 1,527
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,970	14	3,935	+ 35
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,850	12	5,929	- 2,080
Cervical Cancer	17	3,556	20	2,161	+ 1,395
Maternal Conditions	18	3,260	22	1,991	+ 1,269
Asthma	19	2,944	23	1,979	+ 965
Meningitis	20	2,808	16	2,983	- 176
Other Injuries	21	2,771	18	2,433	+ 338
Kidney Disease	22	2,586	13	4,161	- 1,575
Violence	23	2,054	27	1,857	+ 197
Suicide	24	1,733	21	1,993	- 260
HIV/AIDS	25	1,575	4	13,565	- 11,990
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,316	29	1,294	+ 22
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,269	49	285	+ 983
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,229	28	1,615	- 386
Prostate Cancer	29	1,170	31	1,031	+ 139
Liver Cancer	30	1,096	17	2,851	- 1,755
Drownings	31	968	36	740	+ 228
Oral Cancer	32	818	42	483	+ 336
Syphilis	33	799	41	483	+ 316
Lymphomas	34	792	32	875	- 83
Fires	35	777	37	729	+ 47
Falls	36	767	30	1,168	- 401
Breast Cancer	37	739	25	1,937	- 1,199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	737	52	256	+ 481
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	711	34	803	- 91
Poisonings	40	670	40	522	+ 149
Pertussis	41	609	35	744	- 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	581	48	321	+ 261
Skin Cancers	43	548	58	214	+ 334
Endocrine Disorders	44	544	24	1,965	- 1,421
Leukemia	45	471	45	340	+ 131
Epilepsy	46	452	47	329	+ 122
Stomach Cancer	47	432	33	870	- 439
Bladder Cancer	48	336	53	245	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	49	312	43	387	- 74
Schistosomiasis	50	306	51	257	+ 49
Skin Disease	51	220	50	264	- 44
Tetanus	52	219	56	220	- 1
Alcohol	53	189	54	244	- 55
War	54	182	64	29	+ 153
Lung Cancers	55	173	55	237	- 65
Appendicitis	56	172	59	146	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	57	158	38	698	- 540
Hepatitis B	58	115	62	101	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	59	111	57	219	- 108
Encephalitis	60	110	44	357	- 247
Pancreas Cancer	61	94	46	334	- 240
Drug Use	62	68	39	630	- 562
Upper Respiratory	63	57	66	16	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	56	67	16	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	65	28	63	48	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	21	61	113	- 92
Hepatitis C	67	19	65	28	- 9
Otitis Media	68	12	72	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	69	8	70	3	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	6	68	12	- 6
Diphtheria	71	3	69	4	- 1
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 GHANA

Madagascar

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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.