MALAYSIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	21,082	3	21,592	- 510
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,140	2	23,477	- 6,338
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,538	1	36,729	- 22,191
Tuberculosis	4	13,620	26	1,227	+ 12,393
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,009	20	1,773	+ 11,236
Measles	6	10,764	70	0	+ 10,764
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,248	4	7,181	+ 2,066
Hypertension	8	7,286	38	649	+ 6,636
Malaria	9	6,463	76	0	+ 6,463
Low Birth Weight	10	6,282	29	1,020	+ 5,261
Birth Trauma	11	6,275	42	359	+ 5,917
Liver Disease	12	5,637	7	5,125	+ 511
Malnutrition	13	4,971	49	249	+ 4,722
Lung Disease	14	4,644	5	6,633	- 1,989
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,967	24	1,403	+ 2,564
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,847	9	4,107	- 260
Cervical Cancer	17	3,553	31	1,010	+ 2,543
Maternal Conditions	18	3,258	56	167	+ 3,091
Asthma	19	2,942	30	1,013	+ 1,929
Meningitis	20	2,806	46	301	+ 2,505
Other Injuries	21	2,769	14	2,222	+ 547
Kidney Disease	22	2,584	6	6,629	- 4,045
Violence	23	2,052	34	869	+ 1,184
Suicide	24	1,732	19	1,823	- 92
HIV/AIDS	25	1,574	13	2,679	- 1,105
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,315	10	3,996	- 2,682
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,268	41	435	+ 833
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,228	27	1,214	+ 14
Prostate Cancer	29	1,169	33	903	+ 265
Liver Cancer	30	1,095	16	1,984	- 889
Drownings	31	968	36	820	+ 148
Oral Cancer	32	818	17	1,865	- 1,047
Syphilis	33	798	62	19	+ 779
Lymphomas	34	792	25	1,321	- 529
Fires	35	776	44	336	+ 440
Falls	36	766	18	1,855	- 1,089
Breast Cancer	37	738	12	3,071	- 2,333
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	736	51	246	+ 490
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	711	11	3,832	- 3,122
Poisonings	40	670	53	211	+ 459
Pertussis	41	609	57	80	+ 529
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	581	22	1,424	- 843
Skin Cancers	43	548	50	247	+ 301
Endocrine Disorders	44	543	37	809	- 266
Leukemia	45	471	23	1,412	- 942
Epilepsy	46	451	52	226	+ 226
Stomach Cancer	47	431	21	1,441	- 1,010
Bladder Cancer	48	336	39	467	- 132
Parkinson's Disease	49	312	28	1,106	- 794
Schistosomiasis	50	305	75	0	+ 305
Skin Disease	51	220	15	2,066	- 1,846
Tetanus	52	219	61	21	+ 197
Alcohol	53	189	55	181	+ 8
War	54	182	63	11	+ 171
Lung Cancers	55	173	8	4,319	- 4,146
Appendicitis	56	172	58	71	+ 101
Ovary Cancer	57	158	35	827	- 669
Hepatitis B	58	115	54	206	- 90
Uterin Cancer	59	111	43	352	- 241
Encephalitis	60	110	40	452	- 342
Pancreas Cancer	61	94	32	994	- 900
Drug Use	62	68	45	322	- 254
Upper Respiratory	63	57	65	5	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	56	60	27	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	65	28	48	265	- 237
Multiple Sclerosis	66	21	59	30	- 10
Hepatitis C	67	19	64	6	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	12	66	3	+ 9
Chlamydia	69	8	68	2	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	6	67	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	3	69	0	+ 3
Dengue	72	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

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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.