JAPAN VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	75,145	2	121,823	- 46,678
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	61,092	3	107,899	- 46,806
Coronary Heart Disease	3	51,821	1	163,905	- 112,084
Tuberculosis	4	48,547	34	3,459	+ 45,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	46,369	37	2,731	+ 43,638
Measles	6	38,367	75	0	+ 38,367
Road Traffic Accidents	7	32,962	31	4,566	+ 28,396
Hypertension	8	25,968	28	6,673	+ 19,295
Malaria	9	23,035	79	0	+ 23,035
Low Birth Weight	10	22,390	55	202	+ 22,188
Birth Trauma	11	22,367	61	104	+ 22,262
Liver Disease	12	20,091	17	14,195	+ 5,895
Malnutrition	13	17,719	43	1,910	+ 15,809
Lung Disease	14	16,553	5	78,169	- 61,616
Congenital Anomalies	15	14,141	40	2,473	+ 11,668
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,712	29	5,433	+ 8,279
Cervical Cancer	17	12,665	32	3,799	+ 8,866
Maternal Conditions	18	11,612	64	39	+ 11,574
Asthma	19	10,487	42	1,922	+ 8,565
Meningitis	20	10,001	52	308	+ 9,693
Other Injuries	21	9,869	12	22,068	- 12,199
Kidney Disease	22	9,211	9	44,779	- 35,568
Violence	23	7,315	53	266	+ 7,049
Suicide	24	6,172	13	19,466	- 13,294
HIV/AIDS	25	5,611	63	48	+ 5,564
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	4,686	7	56,937	- 52,251
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,518	20	12,316	- 7,797
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,377	27	8,232	- 3,855
Prostate Cancer	29	4,166	19	13,515	- 9,349
Liver Cancer	30	3,903	11	29,384	- 25,481
Drownings	31	3,450	25	8,409	- 4,959
Oral Cancer	32	2,914	26	8,333	- 5,419
Syphilis	33	2,845	65	16	+ 2,829
Lymphomas	34	2,822	14	19,273	- 16,451
Fires	35	2,767	48	1,007	+ 1,760
Falls	36	2,732	23	9,736	- 7,004
Breast Cancer	37	2,631	15	15,805	- 13,174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,624	39	2,555	+ 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,533	6	57,340	- 54,807
Poisonings	40	2,388	54	255	+ 2,134
Pertussis	41	2,171	71	1	+ 2,169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,071	35	2,922	- 851
Skin Cancers	43	1,954	44	1,843	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,937	21	11,486	- 9,550
Leukemia	45	1,678	24	9,607	- 7,929
Epilepsy	46	1,608	45	1,558	+ 50
Stomach Cancer	47	1,537	8	50,433	- 48,896
Bladder Cancer	48	1,196	22	9,936	- 8,740
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,112	18	14,007	- 12,895
Schistosomiasis	50	1,088	72	0	+ 1,088
Skin Disease	51	783	36	2,806	- 2,023
Tetanus	52	779	67	9	+ 770
Alcohol	53	673	51	576	+ 97
War	54	647	66	15	+ 633
Lung Cancers	55	615	4	79,688	- 79,073
Appendicitis	56	613	58	126	+ 488
Ovary Cancer	57	563	30	5,061	- 4,498
Hepatitis B	58	411	46	1,423	- 1,012
Uterin Cancer	59	395	33	3,461	- 3,066
Encephalitis	60	392	69	5	+ 387
Pancreas Cancer	61	336	10	37,027	- 36,691
Drug Use	62	244	50	732	- 488
Upper Respiratory	63	204	57	159	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	198	38	2,618	- 2,420
Other Neoplasms	65	100	16	15,120	- 15,020
Multiple Sclerosis	66	74	59	108	- 34
Hepatitis C	67	66	41	2,220	- 2,153
Otitis Media	68	43	68	8	+ 35
Chlamydia	69	28	80	0	+ 28
Ascariasis	70	23	82	0	+ 23
Diphtheria	71	12	74	0	+ 12
Dengue	72	2	83	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	875	- 875
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.