MALTA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	287	2	291	- 5
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	233	3	213	+ 20
Coronary Heart Disease	3	198	1	876	- 678
Tuberculosis	4	185	52	2	+ 184
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	177	55	1	+ 176
Measles	6	146	73	0	+ 146
Road Traffic Accidents	7	126	31	18	+ 108
Hypertension	8	99	20	33	+ 66
Malaria	9	88	69	0	+ 88
Low Birth Weight	10	85	35	11	+ 74
Birth Trauma	11	85	44	3	+ 82
Liver Disease	12	77	24	23	+ 54
Malnutrition	13	68	60	0	+ 67
Lung Disease	14	63	8	127	- 63
Congenital Anomalies	15	54	32	17	+ 37
Diabetes Mellitus	16	52	6	163	- 110
Cervical Cancer	17	48	39	4	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	18	44	64	0	+ 44
Asthma	19	40	36	8	+ 32
Meningitis	20	38	56	1	+ 37
Other Injuries	21	38	33	16	+ 21
Kidney Disease	22	35	11	79	- 44
Violence	23	28	40	4	+ 23
Suicide	24	24	22	27	- 3
HIV/AIDS	25	21	41	4	+ 18
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	18	4	207	- 189
Oesophagus Cancer	27	17	29	20	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	28	17	27	22	- 5
Prostate Cancer	29	16	13	53	- 37
Liver Cancer	30	15	18	34	- 19
Drownings	31	13	48	2	+ 11
Oral Cancer	32	11	23	25	- 14
Syphilis	33	11	81	0	+ 11
Lymphomas	34	11	12	53	- 42
Fires	35	11	62	0	+ 10
Falls	36	10	14	52	- 41
Breast Cancer	37	10	10	85	- 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	10	49	2	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	10	7	147	- 137
Poisonings	40	9	58	1	+ 9
Pertussis	41	8	72	0	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	8	37	7	+ 1
Skin Cancers	43	7	34	14	- 7
Endocrine Disorders	44	7	30	19	- 12
Leukemia	45	6	21	28	- 21
Epilepsy	46	6	43	3	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	47	6	15	50	- 44
Bladder Cancer	48	5	19	33	- 29
Parkinson's Disease	49	4	16	50	- 45
Schistosomiasis	50	4	70	0	+ 4
Skin Disease	51	3	25	23	- 20
Tetanus	52	3	74	0	+ 3
Alcohol	53	3	47	3	- 0
War	54	2	54	1	+ 1
Lung Cancers	55	2	5	197	- 195
Appendicitis	56	2	63	0	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	57	2	17	34	- 32
Hepatitis B	58	2	61	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	59	2	28	21	- 19
Encephalitis	60	1	65	0	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	61	1	9	90	- 89
Drug Use	62	1	38	7	- 6
Upper Respiratory	63	1	59	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	51	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	65	0	26	22	- 22
Multiple Sclerosis	66	0	45	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	67	0	53	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	42	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

Madagascar

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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.