GUINEA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,531	5	5,777	+ 2,753
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,935	1	12,790	- 5,855
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,883	6	5,665	+ 217
Tuberculosis	4	5,511	13	2,369	+ 3,143
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,264	3	6,788	- 1,524
Measles	6	4,355	4	6,025	- 1,669
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,742	9	3,788	- 46
Hypertension	8	2,948	21	1,348	+ 1,600
Malaria	9	2,615	2	8,180	- 5,565
Low Birth Weight	10	2,542	8	4,319	- 1,777
Birth Trauma	11	2,539	7	4,797	- 2,257
Liver Disease	12	2,281	12	2,550	- 269
Malnutrition	13	2,011	28	1,032	+ 979
Lung Disease	14	1,879	20	1,373	+ 506
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,605	14	2,181	- 576
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,557	15	2,138	- 581
Cervical Cancer	17	1,438	19	1,491	- 54
Maternal Conditions	18	1,318	17	1,793	- 475
Asthma	19	1,191	22	1,179	+ 11
Meningitis	20	1,135	11	2,633	- 1,498
Other Injuries	21	1,120	18	1,504	- 384
Kidney Disease	22	1,046	16	1,939	- 894
Violence	23	830	26	1,128	- 298
Suicide	24	701	29	892	- 191
HIV/AIDS	25	637	10	3,020	- 2,383
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	532	30	579	- 47
Oesophagus Cancer	27	513	63	20	+ 493
Inflammatory/Heart	28	497	35	439	+ 58
Prostate Cancer	29	473	32	525	- 52
Liver Cancer	30	443	23	1,167	- 724
Drownings	31	392	31	528	- 137
Oral Cancer	32	331	52	122	+ 209
Syphilis	33	323	39	328	- 5
Lymphomas	34	320	48	158	+ 163
Fires	35	314	36	410	- 96
Falls	36	310	33	480	- 169
Breast Cancer	37	299	38	345	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	298	42	238	+ 60
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	288	53	100	+ 188
Poisonings	40	271	40	295	- 24
Pertussis	41	246	24	1,165	- 919
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	235	34	448	- 213
Skin Cancers	43	222	49	152	+ 70
Endocrine Disorders	44	220	25	1,140	- 920
Leukemia	45	190	67	17	+ 173
Epilepsy	46	183	37	350	- 167
Stomach Cancer	47	175	41	245	- 71
Bladder Cancer	48	136	60	32	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	49	126	44	212	- 86
Schistosomiasis	50	124	43	232	- 108
Skin Disease	51	89	51	127	- 38
Tetanus	52	88	45	170	- 81
Alcohol	53	76	55	83	- 7
War	54	73	64	20	+ 54
Lung Cancers	55	70	50	128	- 58
Appendicitis	56	70	57	41	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	57	64	54	93	- 29
Hepatitis B	58	47	47	162	- 115
Uterin Cancer	59	45	59	38	+ 7
Encephalitis	60	44	56	81	- 36
Pancreas Cancer	61	38	65	19	+ 19
Drug Use	62	28	46	169	- 141
Upper Respiratory	63	23	69	15	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	22	70	13	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	65	11	68	16	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	66	18	- 9
Hepatitis C	67	8	61	22	- 15
Otitis Media	68	5	72	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	3	71	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	3	62	22	- 20
Diphtheria	71	1	58	40	- 38
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Madagascar

Guinea

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.