RWANDA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,309	2	5,060	+ 3,249
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,755	1	5,280	+ 1,476
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,730	4	3,605	+ 2,125
Tuberculosis	4	5,368	26	625	+ 4,743
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,127	6	3,121	+ 2,006
Measles	6	4,242	59	51	+ 4,191
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,645	3	3,718	- 74
Hypertension	8	2,872	14	1,357	+ 1,514
Malaria	9	2,547	5	3,298	- 751
Low Birth Weight	10	2,476	9	2,193	+ 283
Birth Trauma	11	2,473	10	1,888	+ 585
Liver Disease	12	2,222	8	2,548	- 326
Malnutrition	13	1,959	16	1,168	+ 791
Lung Disease	14	1,830	13	1,555	+ 276
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,564	12	1,777	- 214
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,516	11	1,858	- 342
Cervical Cancer	17	1,400	18	941	+ 460
Maternal Conditions	18	1,284	21	722	+ 562
Asthma	19	1,160	22	717	+ 442
Meningitis	20	1,106	19	847	+ 259
Other Injuries	21	1,091	17	944	+ 147
Kidney Disease	22	1,019	15	1,206	- 187
Violence	23	809	29	548	+ 261
Suicide	24	682	24	704	- 21
HIV/AIDS	25	620	7	2,826	- 2,205
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	518	25	657	- 139
Oesophagus Cancer	27	500	44	213	+ 287
Inflammatory/Heart	28	484	34	347	+ 137
Prostate Cancer	29	461	32	396	+ 65
Liver Cancer	30	432	23	706	- 275
Drownings	31	381	36	285	+ 97
Oral Cancer	32	322	37	272	+ 50
Syphilis	33	315	46	173	+ 142
Lymphomas	34	312	30	450	- 138
Fires	35	306	38	270	+ 36
Falls	36	302	31	412	- 110
Breast Cancer	37	291	27	600	- 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	290	48	136	+ 154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	280	28	591	- 311
Poisonings	40	264	40	220	+ 44
Pertussis	41	240	42	218	+ 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	229	33	362	- 133
Skin Cancers	43	216	50	113	+ 103
Endocrine Disorders	44	214	41	219	- 5
Leukemia	45	186	35	317	- 131
Epilepsy	46	178	45	191	- 13
Stomach Cancer	47	170	20	780	- 610
Bladder Cancer	48	132	62	35	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	49	123	47	146	- 23
Schistosomiasis	50	120	51	111	+ 9
Skin Disease	51	87	52	103	- 16
Tetanus	52	86	58	53	+ 33
Alcohol	53	74	49	125	- 51
War	54	72	69	3	+ 69
Lung Cancers	55	68	39	234	- 166
Appendicitis	56	68	54	70	- 2
Ovary Cancer	57	62	53	92	- 30
Hepatitis B	58	45	55	68	- 23
Uterin Cancer	59	44	56	58	- 15
Encephalitis	60	43	61	39	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	61	37	43	214	- 177
Drug Use	62	27	60	45	- 18
Upper Respiratory	63	23	57	58	- 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	22	63	23	- 1
Other Neoplasms	65	11	64	16	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	66	8	66	7	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	7	65	12	- 5
Otitis Media	68	5	68	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	3	70	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	3	67	5	- 2
Diphtheria	71	1	71	1	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RWANDA

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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.