NEPAL VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,983	4	12,909	+ 6,074
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,433	6	6,237	+ 9,195
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,091	2	19,677	- 6,586
Tuberculosis	4	12,264	3	16,535	- 4,271
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,713	7	6,071	+ 5,643
Measles	6	9,692	59	60	+ 9,632
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,327	9	4,654	+ 3,672
Hypertension	8	6,560	18	2,092	+ 4,468
Malaria	9	5,819	72	0	+ 5,819
Low Birth Weight	10	5,656	11	3,822	+ 1,834
Birth Trauma	11	5,650	15	2,676	+ 2,975
Liver Disease	12	5,075	5	6,383	- 1,308
Malnutrition	13	4,476	31	845	+ 3,631
Lung Disease	14	4,181	1	27,027	- 22,845
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,572	21	1,949	+ 1,623
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,464	14	2,929	+ 535
Cervical Cancer	17	3,199	20	1,969	+ 1,230
Maternal Conditions	18	2,933	28	977	+ 1,957
Asthma	19	2,649	8	5,930	- 3,281
Meningitis	20	2,526	43	377	+ 2,149
Other Injuries	21	2,493	22	1,655	+ 838
Kidney Disease	22	2,327	10	4,284	- 1,957
Violence	23	1,848	35	704	+ 1,144
Suicide	24	1,559	16	2,571	- 1,012
HIV/AIDS	25	1,418	34	737	+ 681
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,184	19	2,022	- 838
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,141	38	491	+ 650
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,106	48	217	+ 889
Prostate Cancer	29	1,052	58	85	+ 967
Liver Cancer	30	986	46	256	+ 730
Drownings	31	871	23	1,505	- 634
Oral Cancer	32	736	24	1,389	- 652
Syphilis	33	719	54	134	+ 585
Lymphomas	34	713	32	768	- 55
Fires	35	699	50	184	+ 515
Falls	36	690	13	3,321	- 2,631
Breast Cancer	37	665	27	1,038	- 374
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	663	17	2,320	- 1,657
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	640	26	1,167	- 527
Poisonings	40	603	39	474	+ 130
Pertussis	41	548	40	453	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	523	49	191	+ 332
Skin Cancers	43	494	42	400	+ 94
Endocrine Disorders	44	489	45	257	+ 232
Leukemia	45	424	36	668	- 244
Epilepsy	46	406	30	874	- 468
Stomach Cancer	47	388	25	1,379	- 991
Bladder Cancer	48	302	44	325	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	49	281	33	760	- 479
Schistosomiasis	50	275	73	0	+ 275
Skin Disease	51	198	67	17	+ 181
Tetanus	52	197	53	134	+ 62
Alcohol	53	170	52	168	+ 2
War	54	164	65	24	+ 139
Lung Cancers	55	155	12	3,586	- 3,431
Appendicitis	56	155	47	220	- 65
Ovary Cancer	57	142	37	585	- 442
Hepatitis B	58	104	56	117	- 13
Uterin Cancer	59	100	60	56	+ 43
Encephalitis	60	99	29	882	- 783
Pancreas Cancer	61	85	41	445	- 360
Drug Use	62	62	57	93	- 32
Upper Respiratory	63	51	66	24	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	50	51	173	- 123
Other Neoplasms	65	25	61	50	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	66	19	63	38	- 20
Hepatitis C	67	17	64	29	- 12
Otitis Media	68	11	70	4	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	7	68	5	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	6	69	4	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	3	71	1	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	55	120	- 119
Trichuriasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	62	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.