IRAQ VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	25,668	2	20,793	+ 4,875
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,868	8	5,551	+ 15,317
Coronary Heart Disease	3	17,701	1	36,594	- 18,893
Tuberculosis	4	16,583	25	821	+ 15,762
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	15,839	18	1,578	+ 14,261
Measles	6	13,105	55	59	+ 13,046
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,259	3	10,726	+ 533
Hypertension	8	8,870	12	2,451	+ 6,420
Malaria	9	7,868	73	0	+ 7,868
Low Birth Weight	10	7,648	5	6,573	+ 1,075
Birth Trauma	11	7,640	10	4,223	+ 3,417
Liver Disease	12	6,863	16	2,127	+ 4,735
Malnutrition	13	6,052	53	92	+ 5,961
Lung Disease	14	5,654	20	1,329	+ 4,325
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,830	9	4,812	+ 18
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,684	4	7,395	- 2,711
Cervical Cancer	17	4,326	48	162	+ 4,164
Maternal Conditions	18	3,967	27	780	+ 3,187
Asthma	19	3,582	23	914	+ 2,668
Meningitis	20	3,416	42	372	+ 3,044
Other Injuries	21	3,371	14	2,212	+ 1,159
Kidney Disease	22	3,146	6	6,323	- 3,176
Violence	23	2,499	7	5,658	- 3,159
Suicide	24	2,108	19	1,418	+ 691
HIV/AIDS	25	1,917	72	0	+ 1,917
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,601	13	2,429	- 829
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,543	46	173	+ 1,371
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,495	22	1,190	+ 305
Prostate Cancer	29	1,423	47	171	+ 1,252
Liver Cancer	30	1,333	35	555	+ 778
Drownings	31	1,178	32	658	+ 521
Oral Cancer	32	996	39	410	+ 585
Syphilis	33	972	50	137	+ 835
Lymphomas	34	964	26	811	+ 153
Fires	35	945	29	742	+ 203
Falls	36	933	30	709	+ 224
Breast Cancer	37	899	17	1,783	- 884
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	896	44	283	+ 614
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	865	24	852	+ 14
Poisonings	40	816	52	95	+ 721
Pertussis	41	742	33	636	+ 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	707	49	159	+ 548
Skin Cancers	43	667	43	339	+ 329
Endocrine Disorders	44	661	37	462	+ 199
Leukemia	45	573	21	1,315	- 742
Epilepsy	46	549	45	253	+ 297
Stomach Cancer	47	525	28	771	- 246
Bladder Cancer	48	408	34	628	- 219
Parkinson's Disease	49	380	31	658	- 278
Schistosomiasis	50	372	59	37	+ 335
Skin Disease	51	268	57	49	+ 218
Tetanus	52	266	51	111	+ 155
Alcohol	53	230	58	40	+ 190
War	54	221	11	2,942	- 2,721
Lung Cancers	55	210	15	2,162	- 1,952
Appendicitis	56	210	64	15	+ 194
Ovary Cancer	57	192	41	376	- 183
Hepatitis B	58	140	56	57	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	59	135	54	61	+ 74
Encephalitis	60	134	40	378	- 244
Pancreas Cancer	61	115	36	530	- 415
Drug Use	62	83	38	441	- 357
Upper Respiratory	63	70	65	6	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	68	63	21	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	65	34	61	26	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	66	25	60	30	- 5
Hepatitis C	67	23	68	1	+ 21
Otitis Media	68	15	70	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	69	9	69	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	8	67	2	+ 6
Diphtheria	71	4	66	4	+ 0
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	22	- 22
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

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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.