ITALY VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	MADAGASCAR		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	37,184	2	62,633	- 25,449
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,231	9	16,339	+ 13,892
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,643	1	97,116	- 71,473
Tuberculosis	4	24,023	53	336	+ 23,687
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	22,945	36	1,622	+ 21,323
Measles	6	18,985	71	1	+ 18,984
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,311	30	3,221	+ 13,090
Hypertension	8	12,850	6	29,931	- 17,081
Malaria	9	11,399	79	0	+ 11,399
Low Birth Weight	10	11,079	51	357	+ 10,722
Birth Trauma	11	11,068	59	140	+ 10,928
Liver Disease	12	9,942	23	5,559	+ 4,382
Malnutrition	13	8,768	41	775	+ 7,992
Lung Disease	14	8,191	5	32,382	- 24,191
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,997	37	1,443	+ 5,554
Diabetes Mellitus	16	6,785	8	19,836	- 13,051
Cervical Cancer	17	6,267	40	1,154	+ 5,114
Maternal Conditions	18	5,746	67	6	+ 5,740
Asthma	19	5,189	47	494	+ 4,696
Meningitis	20	4,949	60	128	+ 4,821
Other Injuries	21	4,883	12	12,112	- 7,229
Kidney Disease	22	4,558	11	12,726	- 8,168
Violence	23	3,620	50	409	+ 3,211
Suicide	24	3,054	26	4,042	- 988
HIV/AIDS	25	2,777	46	520	+ 2,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,319	3	41,445	- 39,126
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,236	34	2,045	+ 191
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,166	24	5,531	- 3,365
Prostate Cancer	29	2,061	20	8,409	- 6,348
Liver Cancer	30	1,931	17	9,620	- 7,689
Drownings	31	1,707	52	344	+ 1,363
Oral Cancer	32	1,442	27	3,343	- 1,901
Syphilis	33	1,408	69	4	+ 1,404
Lymphomas	34	1,396	16	9,670	- 8,274
Fires	35	1,369	56	271	+ 1,098
Falls	36	1,352	25	4,222	- 2,871
Breast Cancer	37	1,302	10	13,868	- 12,566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,298	32	2,216	- 917
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,254	7	21,254	- 20,000
Poisonings	40	1,182	58	154	+ 1,028
Pertussis	41	1,074	73	1	+ 1,074
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,025	43	690	+ 335
Skin Cancers	43	967	29	3,239	- 2,272
Endocrine Disorders	44	958	18	8,431	- 7,473
Leukemia	45	830	21	6,728	- 5,898
Epilepsy	46	796	39	1,337	- 541
Stomach Cancer	47	761	14	10,252	- 9,492
Bladder Cancer	48	592	22	6,711	- 6,119
Parkinson's Disease	49	550	19	8,428	- 7,877
Schistosomiasis	50	538	78	0	+ 538
Skin Disease	51	388	38	1,440	- 1,052
Tetanus	52	386	63	22	+ 364
Alcohol	53	333	55	277	+ 56
War	54	320	66	6	+ 314
Lung Cancers	55	305	4	34,152	- 33,848
Appendicitis	56	304	61	49	+ 255
Ovary Cancer	57	279	28	3,282	- 3,003
Hepatitis B	58	203	54	334	- 131
Uterin Cancer	59	196	33	2,198	- 2,002
Encephalitis	60	194	68	5	+ 189
Pancreas Cancer	61	166	13	12,095	- 11,928
Drug Use	62	121	45	654	- 533
Upper Respiratory	63	101	64	20	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	98	42	701	- 604
Other Neoplasms	65	49	15	9,984	- 9,935
Multiple Sclerosis	66	37	44	677	- 640
Hepatitis C	67	33	31	2,451	- 2,418
Otitis Media	68	21	65	16	+ 5
Chlamydia	69	14	84	0	+ 14
Ascariasis	70	11	80	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	71	6	76	0	+ 6
Dengue	72	1	81	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Madagascar

Italy

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.