SAUDI ARABIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,290	2	16,793	+ 5,497
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,121	5	6,132	+ 11,989
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,371	1	39,037	- 23,666
Tuberculosis	4	14,400	27	752	+ 13,648
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,754	35	457	+ 13,297
Measles	6	11,380	68	1	+ 11,379
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,777	3	12,317	- 2,540
Hypertension	8	7,703	22	834	+ 6,869
Malaria	9	6,833	75	0	+ 6,833
Low Birth Weight	10	6,641	18	989	+ 5,653
Birth Trauma	11	6,635	37	343	+ 6,291
Liver Disease	12	5,959	7	4,931	+ 1,028
Malnutrition	13	5,256	52	79	+ 5,176
Lung Disease	14	4,910	10	2,842	+ 2,068
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,194	12	2,307	+ 1,887
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,067	9	3,890	+ 177
Cervical Cancer	17	3,757	49	157	+ 3,600
Maternal Conditions	18	3,445	48	172	+ 3,272
Asthma	19	3,111	17	1,168	+ 1,943
Meningitis	20	2,966	45	227	+ 2,740
Other Injuries	21	2,927	8	4,004	- 1,077
Kidney Disease	22	2,732	4	9,051	- 6,319
Violence	23	2,170	30	646	+ 1,524
Suicide	24	1,831	13	2,046	- 215
HIV/AIDS	25	1,664	47	192	+ 1,472
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,390	11	2,442	- 1,052
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,340	44	229	+ 1,111
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,298	16	1,342	- 43
Prostate Cancer	29	1,236	50	148	+ 1,087
Liver Cancer	30	1,158	21	845	+ 313
Drownings	31	1,023	24	821	+ 202
Oral Cancer	32	864	34	465	+ 400
Syphilis	33	844	59	33	+ 811
Lymphomas	34	837	28	716	+ 121
Fires	35	821	23	825	- 5
Falls	36	810	6	5,340	- 4,530
Breast Cancer	37	780	20	908	- 127
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	778	39	280	+ 498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	751	14	1,630	- 879
Poisonings	40	708	40	279	+ 429
Pertussis	41	644	54	56	+ 588
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	614	41	275	+ 339
Skin Cancers	43	579	55	55	+ 525
Endocrine Disorders	44	574	15	1,447	- 873
Leukemia	45	498	19	925	- 427
Epilepsy	46	477	29	694	- 217
Stomach Cancer	47	456	36	389	+ 67
Bladder Cancer	48	355	46	214	+ 141
Parkinson's Disease	49	330	25	776	- 447
Schistosomiasis	50	323	60	25	+ 298
Skin Disease	51	232	32	516	- 284
Tetanus	52	231	61	16	+ 216
Alcohol	53	200	51	128	+ 71
War	54	192	65	3	+ 189
Lung Cancers	55	183	26	775	- 593
Appendicitis	56	182	58	35	+ 147
Ovary Cancer	57	167	42	247	- 80
Hepatitis B	58	122	53	57	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	59	117	38	323	- 206
Encephalitis	60	116	43	234	- 118
Pancreas Cancer	61	100	31	526	- 426
Drug Use	62	72	33	491	- 419
Upper Respiratory	63	60	70	1	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	59	62	9	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	65	30	57	40	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	66	22	56	49	- 27
Hepatitis C	67	20	64	7	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	13	72	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	69	8	71	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	7	66	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	3	69	1	+ 3
Dengue	72	0	63	9	- 8
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

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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.