SWITZERLAND VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	5,404	3	3,918	+ 1,487
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,394	8	1,949	+ 2,444
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,727	1	10,713	- 6,986
Tuberculosis	4	3,491	56	21	+ 3,470
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	3,335	35	186	+ 3,149
Measles	6	2,759	75	0	+ 2,759
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,371	34	193	+ 2,178
Hypertension	8	1,868	6	2,471	- 604
Malaria	9	1,657	77	0	+ 1,657
Low Birth Weight	10	1,610	43	105	+ 1,505
Birth Trauma	11	1,609	52	32	+ 1,577
Liver Disease	12	1,445	21	677	+ 768
Malnutrition	13	1,274	47	84	+ 1,190
Lung Disease	14	1,190	5	2,902	- 1,712
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,017	31	305	+ 712
Diabetes Mellitus	16	986	17	1,022	- 36
Cervical Cancer	17	911	42	105	+ 806
Maternal Conditions	18	835	64	4	+ 831
Asthma	19	754	46	95	+ 660
Meningitis	20	719	57	20	+ 699
Other Injuries	21	710	30	410	+ 300
Kidney Disease	22	662	13	1,261	- 599
Violence	23	526	51	42	+ 484
Suicide	24	444	14	1,249	- 805
HIV/AIDS	25	404	54	29	+ 375
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	337	2	7,192	- 6,855
Oesophagus Cancer	27	325	28	491	- 166
Inflammatory/Heart	28	315	16	1,027	- 712
Prostate Cancer	29	300	10	1,579	- 1,280
Liver Cancer	30	281	19	805	- 524
Drownings	31	248	50	49	+ 199
Oral Cancer	32	210	26	500	- 291
Syphilis	33	205	65	2	+ 203
Lymphomas	34	203	15	1,131	- 928
Fires	35	199	55	21	+ 178
Falls	36	196	9	1,919	- 1,723
Breast Cancer	37	189	11	1,577	- 1,388
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	189	48	78	+ 111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	182	7	1,995	- 1,812
Poisonings	40	172	60	13	+ 159
Pertussis	41	156	73	0	+ 156
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	149	41	122	+ 27
Skin Cancers	43	141	27	493	- 353
Endocrine Disorders	44	139	25	593	- 454
Leukemia	45	121	22	671	- 551
Epilepsy	46	116	39	159	- 43
Stomach Cancer	47	111	24	614	- 503
Bladder Cancer	48	86	23	669	- 583
Parkinson's Disease	49	80	18	857	- 777
Schistosomiasis	50	78	72	0	+ 78
Skin Disease	51	56	40	129	- 73
Tetanus	52	56	70	0	+ 56
Alcohol	53	48	32	229	- 181
War	54	47	67	1	+ 46
Lung Cancers	55	44	4	3,520	- 3,475
Appendicitis	56	44	59	15	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	57	41	29	457	- 417
Hepatitis B	58	30	63	5	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	59	28	33	224	- 195
Encephalitis	60	28	68	1	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	61	24	12	1,486	- 1,462
Drug Use	62	18	36	176	- 159
Upper Respiratory	63	15	61	11	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	14	49	68	- 54
Other Neoplasms	65	7	20	681	- 674
Multiple Sclerosis	66	5	38	160	- 155
Hepatitis C	67	5	58	15	- 10
Otitis Media	68	3	69	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Madagascar

Switzerland

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.