SYRIA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	14,556	2	8,088	+ 6,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,834	4	2,958	+ 8,876
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,038	1	28,203	- 18,165
Tuberculosis	4	9,404	56	23	+ 9,381
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,982	7	2,156	+ 6,826
Measles	6	7,432	70	0	+ 7,432
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,385	5	2,550	+ 3,835
Hypertension	8	5,030	23	707	+ 4,323
Malaria	9	4,462	79	0	+ 4,462
Low Birth Weight	10	4,337	12	1,652	+ 2,685
Birth Trauma	11	4,333	21	744	+ 3,588
Liver Disease	12	3,892	11	1,720	+ 2,172
Malnutrition	13	3,432	51	73	+ 3,360
Lung Disease	14	3,206	13	1,601	+ 1,605
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,739	8	2,077	+ 662
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,656	15	1,534	+ 1,122
Cervical Cancer	17	2,453	42	188	+ 2,265
Maternal Conditions	18	2,249	45	105	+ 2,145
Asthma	19	2,031	17	1,052	+ 979
Meningitis	20	1,937	35	295	+ 1,642
Other Injuries	21	1,912	24	521	+ 1,390
Kidney Disease	22	1,784	6	2,329	- 545
Violence	23	1,417	25	444	+ 973
Suicide	24	1,196	33	333	+ 863
HIV/AIDS	25	1,087	58	15	+ 1,072
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	908	14	1,551	- 643
Oesophagus Cancer	27	875	47	97	+ 778
Inflammatory/Heart	28	848	32	337	+ 511
Prostate Cancer	29	807	28	404	+ 403
Liver Cancer	30	756	31	366	+ 390
Drownings	31	668	40	215	+ 453
Oral Cancer	32	565	36	289	+ 275
Syphilis	33	551	55	31	+ 520
Lymphomas	34	547	18	827	- 280
Fires	35	536	43	179	+ 357
Falls	36	529	29	383	+ 146
Breast Cancer	37	510	10	1,953	- 1,443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	508	41	197	+ 311
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	491	16	1,224	- 733
Poisonings	40	463	46	98	+ 365
Pertussis	41	421	37	289	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	401	49	79	+ 322
Skin Cancers	43	378	38	276	+ 102
Endocrine Disorders	44	375	26	418	- 43
Leukemia	45	325	19	796	- 471
Epilepsy	46	312	48	92	+ 219
Stomach Cancer	47	298	22	725	- 427
Bladder Cancer	48	232	20	757	- 526
Parkinson's Disease	49	215	30	367	- 152
Schistosomiasis	50	211	60	11	+ 199
Skin Disease	51	152	61	8	+ 144
Tetanus	52	151	52	57	+ 93
Alcohol	53	130	53	51	+ 80
War	54	125	3	7,760	- 7,635
Lung Cancers	55	119	9	2,048	- 1,929
Appendicitis	56	119	54	36	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	57	109	34	328	- 219
Hepatitis B	58	80	63	5	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	59	77	44	146	- 69
Encephalitis	60	76	50	77	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	61	65	27	411	- 346
Drug Use	62	47	39	249	- 202
Upper Respiratory	63	39	66	3	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	38	62	7	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	65	19	57	21	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	59	14	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	13	68	1	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	8	71	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	5	69	1	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	4	67	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	2	64	5	- 3
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	65	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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.