PORTUGAL VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,226	2	12,339	- 6,114
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,061	4	6,851	- 1,790
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,293	1	12,878	- 8,585
Tuberculosis	4	4,022	38	213	+ 3,809
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,842	36	231	+ 3,611
Measles	6	3,179	71	0	+ 3,178
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,731	27	838	+ 1,893
Hypertension	8	2,151	14	1,880	+ 272
Malaria	9	1,908	78	0	+ 1,908
Low Birth Weight	10	1,855	52	79	+ 1,776
Birth Trauma	11	1,853	60	24	+ 1,829
Liver Disease	12	1,664	22	1,126	+ 539
Malnutrition	13	1,468	53	79	+ 1,389
Lung Disease	14	1,371	7	4,286	- 2,915
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,172	40	196	+ 975
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,136	8	3,601	- 2,465
Cervical Cancer	17	1,049	34	329	+ 720
Maternal Conditions	18	962	63	7	+ 955
Asthma	19	869	43	146	+ 722
Meningitis	20	829	56	43	+ 786
Other Injuries	21	818	13	1,937	- 1,119
Kidney Disease	22	763	9	2,803	- 2,040
Violence	23	606	48	96	+ 510
Suicide	24	511	19	1,172	- 661
HIV/AIDS	25	465	35	320	+ 145
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	388	3	7,191	- 6,803
Oesophagus Cancer	27	374	29	623	- 248
Inflammatory/Heart	28	363	26	909	- 546
Prostate Cancer	29	345	11	2,124	- 1,779
Liver Cancer	30	323	18	1,270	- 947
Drownings	31	286	51	79	+ 206
Oral Cancer	32	241	25	912	- 671
Syphilis	33	236	64	3	+ 233
Lymphomas	34	234	16	1,608	- 1,374
Fires	35	229	46	108	+ 121
Falls	36	226	23	1,033	- 806
Breast Cancer	37	218	12	1,997	- 1,779
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	217	41	169	+ 49
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	210	6	4,389	- 4,180
Poisonings	40	198	57	29	+ 169
Pertussis	41	180	72	0	+ 180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	172	37	229	- 57
Skin Cancers	43	162	30	523	- 362
Endocrine Disorders	44	160	17	1,547	- 1,386
Leukemia	45	139	24	1,015	- 876
Epilepsy	46	133	31	415	- 282
Stomach Cancer	47	127	10	2,532	- 2,405
Bladder Cancer	48	99	20	1,171	- 1,071
Parkinson's Disease	49	92	21	1,139	- 1,047
Schistosomiasis	50	90	77	0	+ 90
Skin Disease	51	65	39	202	- 137
Tetanus	52	65	73	0	+ 65
Alcohol	53	56	45	111	- 55
War	54	54	69	1	+ 53
Lung Cancers	55	51	5	4,406	- 4,355
Appendicitis	56	51	61	21	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	57	47	33	397	- 351
Hepatitis B	58	34	59	26	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	59	33	32	406	- 373
Encephalitis	60	32	67	1	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	61	28	15	1,669	- 1,641
Drug Use	62	20	44	128	- 108
Upper Respiratory	63	17	62	15	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	16	47	99	- 83
Other Neoplasms	65	8	28	652	- 644
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	54	56	- 50
Hepatitis C	67	5	49	87	- 81
Otitis Media	68	4	66	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	83	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	84	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	49	- 49
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Madagascar

Portugal

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.