NORWAY VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,361	4	2,475	+ 885
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,732	6	1,797	+ 936
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,317	1	5,321	- 3,003
Tuberculosis	4	2,171	56	15	+ 2,156
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,074	37	128	+ 1,946
Measles	6	1,716	72	0	+ 1,716
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,474	42	114	+ 1,360
Hypertension	8	1,161	28	230	+ 931
Malaria	9	1,030	84	0	+ 1,030
Low Birth Weight	10	1,001	52	23	+ 978
Birth Trauma	11	1,000	54	17	+ 983
Liver Disease	12	898	30	214	+ 685
Malnutrition	13	792	35	135	+ 657
Lung Disease	14	740	3	2,723	- 1,983
Congenital Anomalies	15	632	34	136	+ 496
Diabetes Mellitus	16	613	16	560	+ 54
Cervical Cancer	17	566	39	125	+ 441
Maternal Conditions	18	519	66	1	+ 518
Asthma	19	469	43	85	+ 384
Meningitis	20	447	58	14	+ 434
Other Injuries	21	441	15	583	- 142
Kidney Disease	22	412	14	611	- 199
Violence	23	327	50	32	+ 295
Suicide	24	276	13	633	- 357
HIV/AIDS	25	251	61	10	+ 241
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	210	2	4,464	- 4,255
Oesophagus Cancer	27	202	27	248	- 46
Inflammatory/Heart	28	196	29	221	- 25
Prostate Cancer	29	186	8	1,172	- 986
Liver Cancer	30	175	26	259	- 85
Drownings	31	154	45	65	+ 90
Oral Cancer	32	130	32	168	- 37
Syphilis	33	127	67	1	+ 126
Lymphomas	34	126	12	646	- 519
Fires	35	124	48	45	+ 79
Falls	36	122	9	777	- 655
Breast Cancer	37	118	11	698	- 580
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	117	46	61	+ 56
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	113	7	1,787	- 1,673
Poisonings	40	107	57	14	+ 92
Pertussis	41	97	64	1	+ 96
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	93	33	160	- 67
Skin Cancers	43	87	18	407	- 320
Endocrine Disorders	44	87	19	359	- 272
Leukemia	45	75	21	354	- 279
Epilepsy	46	72	40	119	- 47
Stomach Cancer	47	69	22	343	- 275
Bladder Cancer	48	53	20	356	- 303
Parkinson's Disease	49	50	17	554	- 504
Schistosomiasis	50	49	83	0	+ 49
Skin Disease	51	35	38	128	- 93
Tetanus	52	35	69	0	+ 34
Alcohol	53	30	31	205	- 174
War	54	29	68	1	+ 28
Lung Cancers	55	28	5	2,320	- 2,292
Appendicitis	56	27	59	12	+ 15
Ovary Cancer	57	25	24	309	- 284
Hepatitis B	58	18	63	3	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	59	18	36	134	- 116
Encephalitis	60	18	70	0	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	61	15	10	770	- 755
Drug Use	62	11	25	264	- 253
Upper Respiratory	63	9	60	12	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	47	60	- 52
Other Neoplasms	65	4	23	324	- 320
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	41	119	- 116
Hepatitis C	67	3	55	17	- 14
Otitis Media	68	2	65	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	53	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	75	- 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	86	0	62	9	- 9
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Madagascar

Norway

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.