PANAMA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,727	2	2,006	+ 721
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,217	7	697	+ 1,520
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,880	1	2,624	- 744
Tuberculosis	4	1,761	23	223	+ 1,539
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,682	28	163	+ 1,519
Measles	6	1,392	79	0	+ 1,392
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,196	9	591	+ 605
Hypertension	8	942	10	510	+ 432
Malaria	9	836	81	0	+ 836
Low Birth Weight	10	812	22	238	+ 575
Birth Trauma	11	812	36	94	+ 718
Liver Disease	12	729	15	325	+ 403
Malnutrition	13	643	31	122	+ 521
Lung Disease	14	601	5	815	- 215
Congenital Anomalies	15	513	13	378	+ 136
Diabetes Mellitus	16	498	4	1,070	- 573
Cervical Cancer	17	460	26	185	+ 275
Maternal Conditions	18	421	48	32	+ 389
Asthma	19	381	43	56	+ 324
Meningitis	20	363	52	27	+ 336
Other Injuries	21	358	35	100	+ 258
Kidney Disease	22	334	3	1,106	- 772
Violence	23	265	6	730	- 464
Suicide	24	224	32	121	+ 103
HIV/AIDS	25	204	8	653	- 449
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	170	17	296	- 126
Oesophagus Cancer	27	164	45	52	+ 112
Inflammatory/Heart	28	159	20	270	- 111
Prostate Cancer	29	151	12	390	- 239
Liver Cancer	30	142	27	182	- 40
Drownings	31	125	34	103	+ 22
Oral Cancer	32	106	38	78	+ 27
Syphilis	33	103	65	1	+ 102
Lymphomas	34	102	24	205	- 102
Fires	35	100	57	11	+ 89
Falls	36	99	37	92	+ 7
Breast Cancer	37	95	19	279	- 183
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	95	53	25	+ 70
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	92	14	352	- 260
Poisonings	40	87	61	4	+ 83
Pertussis	41	79	74	0	+ 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	75	50	30	+ 45
Skin Cancers	43	71	44	56	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	44	70	18	279	- 209
Leukemia	45	61	25	189	- 128
Epilepsy	46	58	39	66	- 8
Stomach Cancer	47	56	11	397	- 341
Bladder Cancer	48	43	46	33	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	49	40	33	115	- 74
Schistosomiasis	50	39	80	0	+ 39
Skin Disease	51	28	30	127	- 99
Tetanus	52	28	69	0	+ 28
Alcohol	53	24	49	30	- 6
War	54	23	67	0	+ 23
Lung Cancers	55	22	16	303	- 281
Appendicitis	56	22	56	11	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	57	20	41	64	- 43
Hepatitis B	58	15	59	7	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	59	14	40	66	- 51
Encephalitis	60	14	63	3	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	61	12	29	135	- 123
Drug Use	62	9	47	33	- 24
Upper Respiratory	63	7	54	14	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	55	14	- 6
Other Neoplasms	65	4	21	256	- 252
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	62	3	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	2	66	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	68	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	64	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	63	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	4	- 4
Oral conditions	86	0	72	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

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.