POLAND VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	23,633	2	32,693	- 9,061
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,213	4	19,998	- 785
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,297	1	117,700	- 101,402
Tuberculosis	4	15,268	41	597	+ 14,671
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,583	37	839	+ 13,744
Measles	6	12,066	72	0	+ 12,066
Road Traffic Accidents	7	10,366	22	3,555	+ 6,812
Hypertension	8	8,167	15	4,937	+ 3,230
Malaria	9	7,244	78	0	+ 7,244
Low Birth Weight	10	7,042	42	579	+ 6,463
Birth Trauma	11	7,034	57	52	+ 6,982
Liver Disease	12	6,318	10	7,912	- 1,594
Malnutrition	13	5,572	50	291	+ 5,282
Lung Disease	14	5,206	6	13,677	- 8,471
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,447	36	916	+ 3,531
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,312	8	8,947	- 4,635
Cervical Cancer	17	3,983	32	1,907	+ 2,076
Maternal Conditions	18	3,652	63	10	+ 3,643
Asthma	19	3,298	43	540	+ 2,758
Meningitis	20	3,145	53	171	+ 2,975
Other Injuries	21	3,104	28	2,527	+ 577
Kidney Disease	22	2,897	20	4,065	- 1,168
Violence	23	2,301	49	294	+ 2,007
Suicide	24	1,941	18	4,282	- 2,341
HIV/AIDS	25	1,765	54	115	+ 1,650
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,474	21	3,701	- 2,228
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,421	33	1,803	- 382
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,377	23	3,495	- 2,118
Prostate Cancer	29	1,310	11	6,489	- 5,179
Liver Cancer	30	1,228	29	2,290	- 1,062
Drownings	31	1,085	39	636	+ 448
Oral Cancer	32	917	25	3,377	- 2,460
Syphilis	33	895	69	0	+ 894
Lymphomas	34	887	19	4,141	- 3,254
Fires	35	870	45	474	+ 396
Falls	36	859	16	4,712	- 3,852
Breast Cancer	37	827	9	7,967	- 7,139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	825	40	612	+ 214
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	797	5	14,610	- 13,814
Poisonings	40	751	51	205	+ 546
Pertussis	41	683	71	0	+ 683
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	651	26	3,091	- 2,440
Skin Cancers	43	614	31	2,155	- 1,540
Endocrine Disorders	44	609	38	831	- 222
Leukemia	45	528	24	3,456	- 2,928
Epilepsy	46	506	35	1,145	- 639
Stomach Cancer	47	483	12	5,910	- 5,427
Bladder Cancer	48	376	17	4,700	- 4,324
Parkinson's Disease	49	350	34	1,500	- 1,150
Schistosomiasis	50	342	76	0	+ 342
Skin Disease	51	246	46	469	- 223
Tetanus	52	245	67	2	+ 243
Alcohol	53	212	14	5,238	- 5,027
War	54	204	66	4	+ 200
Lung Cancers	55	194	3	25,781	- 25,587
Appendicitis	56	193	55	69	+ 124
Ovary Cancer	57	177	27	2,929	- 2,752
Hepatitis B	58	129	56	52	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	59	124	30	2,163	- 2,038
Encephalitis	60	123	64	6	+ 117
Pancreas Cancer	61	106	13	5,430	- 5,324
Drug Use	62	77	48	321	- 244
Upper Respiratory	63	64	60	19	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	62	47	369	- 307
Other Neoplasms	65	31	7	9,256	- 9,225
Multiple Sclerosis	66	23	44	502	- 479
Hepatitis C	67	21	52	188	- 167
Otitis Media	68	14	68	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	69	9	73	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	70	7	82	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	4	70	0	+ 3
Dengue	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.