SPAIN VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	28,838	3	29,004	- 166
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,445	7	13,717	+ 9,728
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,887	1	51,684	- 31,797
Tuberculosis	4	18,631	50	270	+ 18,360
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	17,795	36	1,064	+ 16,731
Measles	6	14,724	81	0	+ 14,724
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,650	31	1,829	+ 10,820
Hypertension	8	9,966	9	9,115	+ 851
Malaria	9	8,840	83	0	+ 8,840
Low Birth Weight	10	8,592	52	253	+ 8,340
Birth Trauma	11	8,584	60	113	+ 8,471
Liver Disease	12	7,710	23	4,231	+ 3,479
Malnutrition	13	6,800	47	302	+ 6,497
Lung Disease	14	6,352	5	18,926	- 12,574
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,427	38	863	+ 4,564
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,262	10	7,773	- 2,511
Cervical Cancer	17	4,860	39	855	+ 4,005
Maternal Conditions	18	4,456	64	14	+ 4,443
Asthma	19	4,025	35	1,133	+ 2,892
Meningitis	20	3,838	59	129	+ 3,709
Other Injuries	21	3,787	15	5,536	- 1,749
Kidney Disease	22	3,535	8	9,725	- 6,190
Violence	23	2,807	51	262	+ 2,546
Suicide	24	2,369	25	3,609	- 1,241
HIV/AIDS	25	2,153	43	538	+ 1,615
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,798	2	42,339	- 40,540
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,734	29	2,011	- 277
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,680	19	4,984	- 3,304
Prostate Cancer	29	1,599	13	6,420	- 4,821
Liver Cancer	30	1,498	18	5,098	- 3,601
Drownings	31	1,324	45	446	+ 878
Oral Cancer	32	1,118	27	2,583	- 1,464
Syphilis	33	1,092	67	9	+ 1,083
Lymphomas	34	1,083	16	5,335	- 4,252
Fires	35	1,062	55	185	+ 877
Falls	36	1,048	26	3,246	- 2,198
Breast Cancer	37	1,010	11	7,067	- 6,058
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,007	33	1,612	- 605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	972	6	16,957	- 15,985
Poisonings	40	917	57	170	+ 746
Pertussis	41	833	73	2	+ 831
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	795	44	475	+ 320
Skin Cancers	43	750	32	1,803	- 1,053
Endocrine Disorders	44	743	21	4,863	- 4,120
Leukemia	45	644	24	3,772	- 3,129
Epilepsy	46	617	40	824	- 207
Stomach Cancer	47	590	14	5,796	- 5,206
Bladder Cancer	48	459	17	5,222	- 4,763
Parkinson's Disease	49	427	20	4,943	- 4,516
Schistosomiasis	50	418	74	0	+ 417
Skin Disease	51	301	30	1,840	- 1,540
Tetanus	52	299	72	2	+ 297
Alcohol	53	258	46	333	- 75
War	54	248	68	6	+ 243
Lung Cancers	55	236	4	22,131	- 21,894
Appendicitis	56	235	61	79	+ 156
Ovary Cancer	57	216	28	2,026	- 1,810
Hepatitis B	58	158	58	162	- 4
Uterin Cancer	59	152	34	1,612	- 1,460
Encephalitis	60	150	70	4	+ 147
Pancreas Cancer	61	129	12	6,752	- 6,623
Drug Use	62	94	41	776	- 683
Upper Respiratory	63	78	62	47	+ 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	76	48	294	- 218
Other Neoplasms	65	38	22	4,748	- 4,710
Multiple Sclerosis	66	28	49	287	- 259
Hepatitis C	67	25	42	652	- 627
Otitis Media	68	17	66	9	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	11	82	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	70	9	78	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	71	5	76	0	+ 4
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Madagascar

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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.