MEXICO VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	79,742	4	39,790	+ 39,952
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	64,830	8	24,816	+ 40,014
Coronary Heart Disease	3	54,991	1	116,238	- 61,247
Tuberculosis	4	51,517	38	1,943	+ 49,574
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	49,206	29	3,476	+ 45,730
Measles	6	40,714	80	0	+ 40,714
Road Traffic Accidents	7	34,979	10	16,303	+ 18,676
Hypertension	8	27,557	9	17,806	+ 9,751
Malaria	9	24,445	84	0	+ 24,445
Low Birth Weight	10	23,760	18	7,163	+ 16,597
Birth Trauma	11	23,735	36	2,552	+ 21,184
Liver Disease	12	21,320	6	29,838	- 8,518
Malnutrition	13	18,803	14	7,552	+ 11,251
Lung Disease	14	17,566	7	29,123	- 11,557
Congenital Anomalies	15	15,006	13	10,457	+ 4,549
Diabetes Mellitus	16	14,551	2	86,110	- 71,558
Cervical Cancer	17	13,440	26	4,787	+ 8,653
Maternal Conditions	18	12,323	54	750	+ 11,573
Asthma	19	11,129	47	1,342	+ 9,786
Meningitis	20	10,613	58	357	+ 10,255
Other Injuries	21	10,472	11	12,175	- 1,702
Kidney Disease	22	9,775	3	44,622	- 34,847
Violence	23	7,763	5	32,450	- 24,687
Suicide	24	6,550	22	6,772	- 222
HIV/AIDS	25	5,955	28	4,128	+ 1,827
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	4,973	30	3,447	+ 1,526
Oesophagus Cancer	27	4,795	49	1,252	+ 3,543
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,645	41	1,866	+ 2,779
Prostate Cancer	29	4,421	15	7,494	- 3,073
Liver Cancer	30	4,142	21	6,817	- 2,675
Drownings	31	3,661	42	1,799	+ 1,862
Oral Cancer	32	3,093	46	1,355	+ 1,738
Syphilis	33	3,019	73	5	+ 3,014
Lymphomas	34	2,995	24	4,961	- 1,967
Fires	35	2,936	56	604	+ 2,332
Falls	36	2,899	35	2,628	+ 271
Breast Cancer	37	2,792	16	7,380	- 4,588
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,784	52	859	+ 1,925
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,688	20	6,871	- 4,183
Poisonings	40	2,534	57	531	+ 2,004
Pertussis	41	2,304	70	21	+ 2,282
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,198	33	2,734	- 536
Skin Cancers	43	2,073	40	1,909	+ 164
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,055	12	11,310	- 9,255
Leukemia	45	1,780	25	4,830	- 3,050
Epilepsy	46	1,707	39	1,912	- 205
Stomach Cancer	47	1,631	19	6,939	- 5,307
Bladder Cancer	48	1,269	48	1,272	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,180	43	1,567	- 387
Schistosomiasis	50	1,155	83	0	+ 1,155
Skin Disease	51	831	31	3,029	- 2,197
Tetanus	52	827	71	10	+ 817
Alcohol	53	714	32	2,945	- 2,231
War	54	687	66	112	+ 575
Lung Cancers	55	653	17	7,349	- 6,696
Appendicitis	56	651	53	774	- 123
Ovary Cancer	57	598	34	2,649	- 2,051
Hepatitis B	58	436	61	210	+ 226
Uterin Cancer	59	420	50	902	- 482
Encephalitis	60	416	62	140	+ 276
Pancreas Cancer	61	357	27	4,510	- 4,153
Drug Use	62	259	44	1,470	- 1,211
Upper Respiratory	63	216	64	127	+ 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	210	45	1,415	- 1,205
Other Neoplasms	65	106	23	6,204	- 6,098
Multiple Sclerosis	66	78	60	295	- 217
Hepatitis C	67	70	55	625	- 555
Otitis Media	68	46	68	29	+ 17
Chlamydia	69	29	77	0	+ 29
Ascariasis	70	24	72	5	+ 19
Diphtheria	71	12	79	0	+ 12
Dengue	72	2	67	30	- 28
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Madagascar

Mexico

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.