NEW GUINEA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,128	2	5,095	+ 1,033
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,982	6	2,595	+ 2,387
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,226	1	6,835	- 2,610
Tuberculosis	4	3,959	5	3,969	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,781	8	2,295	+ 1,486
Measles	6	3,129	41	238	+ 2,891
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,688	12	1,105	+ 1,582
Hypertension	8	2,118	13	1,096	+ 1,022
Malaria	9	1,878	7	2,446	- 568
Low Birth Weight	10	1,826	10	1,661	+ 164
Birth Trauma	11	1,824	11	1,504	+ 320
Liver Disease	12	1,638	22	624	+ 1,014
Malnutrition	13	1,445	48	134	+ 1,311
Lung Disease	14	1,350	3	4,538	- 3,188
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,153	16	951	+ 203
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,118	4	4,533	- 3,415
Cervical Cancer	17	1,033	19	665	+ 368
Maternal Conditions	18	947	30	421	+ 526
Asthma	19	855	9	1,842	- 987
Meningitis	20	815	34	324	+ 492
Other Injuries	21	805	20	647	+ 158
Kidney Disease	22	751	18	687	+ 64
Violence	23	597	15	969	- 372
Suicide	24	503	37	259	+ 245
HIV/AIDS	25	458	24	611	- 154
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	382	33	343	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	27	368	44	199	+ 169
Inflammatory/Heart	28	357	43	229	+ 128
Prostate Cancer	29	340	36	285	+ 55
Liver Cancer	30	318	21	644	- 326
Drownings	31	281	40	240	+ 42
Oral Cancer	32	238	25	580	- 342
Syphilis	33	232	42	234	- 2
Lymphomas	34	230	32	353	- 123
Fires	35	226	27	488	- 262
Falls	36	223	26	502	- 279
Breast Cancer	37	215	17	764	- 549
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	214	14	1,072	- 858
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	207	29	445	- 238
Poisonings	40	195	50	121	+ 73
Pertussis	41	177	39	248	- 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	169	35	302	- 133
Skin Cancers	43	159	31	417	- 257
Endocrine Disorders	44	158	47	153	+ 5
Leukemia	45	137	38	253	- 116
Epilepsy	46	131	51	111	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	47	125	28	447	- 322
Bladder Cancer	48	98	54	82	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	49	91	45	185	- 94
Schistosomiasis	50	89	73	0	+ 89
Skin Disease	51	64	49	126	- 62
Tetanus	52	64	56	48	+ 16
Alcohol	53	55	53	93	- 39
War	54	53	69	1	+ 52
Lung Cancers	55	50	23	622	- 572
Appendicitis	56	50	59	20	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	57	46	46	179	- 133
Hepatitis B	58	34	58	27	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	59	32	55	81	- 49
Encephalitis	60	32	57	31	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	61	27	52	107	- 79
Drug Use	62	20	61	13	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	17	68	2	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	65	5	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	65	8	60	15	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	66	5	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	5	62	8	- 2
Otitis Media	68	4	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	63	7	- 5
Diphtheria	71	1	67	3	- 2
Dengue	72	0	64	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Madagascar

New Guinea

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.