SINGAPORE VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,677	3	1,559	+ 2,118
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,989	2	5,189	- 2,200
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,536	1	5,292	- 2,756
Tuberculosis	4	2,375	40	26	+ 2,350
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,269	39	28	+ 2,241
Measles	6	1,877	72	0	+ 1,877
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,613	26	121	+ 1,492
Hypertension	8	1,271	8	732	+ 539
Malaria	9	1,127	75	0	+ 1,127
Low Birth Weight	10	1,096	41	25	+ 1,070
Birth Trauma	11	1,094	55	3	+ 1,091
Liver Disease	12	983	20	209	+ 774
Malnutrition	13	867	63	0	+ 867
Lung Disease	14	810	14	383	+ 427
Congenital Anomalies	15	692	31	80	+ 612
Diabetes Mellitus	16	671	28	108	+ 563
Cervical Cancer	17	620	30	85	+ 535
Maternal Conditions	18	568	53	3	+ 565
Asthma	19	513	35	37	+ 476
Meningitis	20	489	48	8	+ 481
Other Injuries	21	483	32	79	+ 404
Kidney Disease	22	451	6	1,028	- 578
Violence	23	358	46	15	+ 343
Suicide	24	302	9	650	- 348
HIV/AIDS	25	275	45	18	+ 256
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	229	36	32	+ 197
Oesophagus Cancer	27	221	24	137	+ 84
Inflammatory/Heart	28	214	19	215	- 1
Prostate Cancer	29	204	16	303	- 99
Liver Cancer	30	191	7	746	- 555
Drownings	31	169	38	29	+ 140
Oral Cancer	32	143	15	317	- 174
Syphilis	33	139	65	0	+ 139
Lymphomas	34	138	13	397	- 259
Fires	35	135	49	7	+ 128
Falls	36	134	18	218	- 84
Breast Cancer	37	129	10	605	- 477
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	128	43	22	+ 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	124	5	1,203	- 1,079
Poisonings	40	117	60	1	+ 116
Pertussis	41	106	62	0	+ 106
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	101	33	69	+ 32
Skin Cancers	43	96	34	56	+ 39
Endocrine Disorders	44	95	37	30	+ 64
Leukemia	45	82	17	249	- 167
Epilepsy	46	79	42	25	+ 54
Stomach Cancer	47	75	12	405	- 329
Bladder Cancer	48	59	27	120	- 62
Parkinson's Disease	49	54	29	90	- 35
Schistosomiasis	50	53	78	0	+ 53
Skin Disease	51	38	25	136	- 98
Tetanus	52	38	73	0	+ 38
Alcohol	53	33	47	10	+ 23
War	54	32	59	2	+ 29
Lung Cancers	55	30	4	1,540	- 1,510
Appendicitis	56	30	50	6	+ 24
Ovary Cancer	57	28	21	204	- 176
Hepatitis B	58	20	52	4	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	59	19	23	147	- 128
Encephalitis	60	19	61	0	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	61	16	11	537	- 521
Drug Use	62	12	44	19	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	10	54	3	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	58	2	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	65	5	22	195	- 190
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	57	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	67	3	56	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	67	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	64	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	66	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	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	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Madagascar

Singapore

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.