SWEDEN VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,459	3	6,035	+ 424
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,251	7	2,659	+ 2,592
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,454	1	15,136	- 10,681
Tuberculosis	4	4,173	56	24	+ 4,149
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,986	36	289	+ 3,696
Measles	6	3,298	83	0	+ 3,298
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,833	34	315	+ 2,518
Hypertension	8	2,232	10	1,838	+ 394
Malaria	9	1,980	74	0	+ 1,980
Low Birth Weight	10	1,925	51	50	+ 1,874
Birth Trauma	11	1,923	55	34	+ 1,889
Liver Disease	12	1,727	23	723	+ 1,003
Malnutrition	13	1,523	45	117	+ 1,406
Lung Disease	14	1,423	4	4,344	- 2,922
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,215	35	308	+ 908
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,179	11	1,834	- 656
Cervical Cancer	17	1,089	38	228	+ 861
Maternal Conditions	18	998	64	5	+ 993
Asthma	19	901	42	158	+ 743
Meningitis	20	860	54	35	+ 825
Other Injuries	21	848	15	1,374	- 525
Kidney Disease	22	792	12	1,629	- 837
Violence	23	629	47	113	+ 516
Suicide	24	531	14	1,479	- 949
HIV/AIDS	25	482	61	13	+ 470
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	403	2	10,917	- 10,514
Oesophagus Cancer	27	388	29	538	- 150
Inflammatory/Heart	28	376	28	547	- 171
Prostate Cancer	29	358	8	2,622	- 2,264
Liver Cancer	30	335	22	752	- 416
Drownings	31	297	46	114	+ 182
Oral Cancer	32	251	31	379	- 129
Syphilis	33	245	72	0	+ 245
Lymphomas	34	243	16	1,357	- 1,114
Fires	35	238	49	65	+ 173
Falls	36	235	17	1,109	- 874
Breast Cancer	37	226	13	1,582	- 1,356
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	226	48	110	+ 115
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	218	6	3,049	- 2,832
Poisonings	40	205	60	18	+ 188
Pertussis	41	187	67	0	+ 186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	178	37	277	- 99
Skin Cancers	43	168	25	650	- 482
Endocrine Disorders	44	166	24	702	- 536
Leukemia	45	144	20	825	- 681
Epilepsy	46	138	44	121	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	47	132	26	612	- 480
Bladder Cancer	48	103	21	760	- 657
Parkinson's Disease	49	96	19	943	- 847
Schistosomiasis	50	94	69	0	+ 93
Skin Disease	51	67	39	220	- 153
Tetanus	52	67	68	0	+ 67
Alcohol	53	58	32	359	- 301
War	54	56	65	2	+ 54
Lung Cancers	55	53	5	3,722	- 3,669
Appendicitis	56	53	59	18	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	57	48	27	553	- 504
Hepatitis B	58	35	62	9	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	59	34	33	345	- 311
Encephalitis	60	34	71	0	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	61	29	9	1,849	- 1,820
Drug Use	62	21	30	423	- 402
Upper Respiratory	63	18	58	20	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	17	43	129	- 112
Other Neoplasms	65	9	18	1,036	- 1,027
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	41	170	- 164
Hepatitis C	67	6	53	44	- 38
Otitis Media	68	4	66	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	81	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Madagascar

Sweden

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.