THAILAND VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	42,647	2	50,273	- 7,626
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,672	3	31,289	+ 3,382
Coronary Heart Disease	3	29,410	1	51,305	- 21,896
Tuberculosis	4	27,552	14	9,551	+ 18,001
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	26,316	15	6,863	+ 19,453
Measles	6	21,774	63	56	+ 21,719
Road Traffic Accidents	7	18,707	7	22,428	- 3,721
Hypertension	8	14,738	34	2,179	+ 12,559
Malaria	9	13,073	66	13	+ 13,060
Low Birth Weight	10	12,707	40	1,548	+ 11,159
Birth Trauma	11	12,694	50	533	+ 12,160
Liver Disease	12	11,402	11	17,596	- 6,194
Malnutrition	13	10,056	42	962	+ 9,094
Lung Disease	14	9,394	9	19,474	- 10,080
Congenital Anomalies	15	8,025	35	2,107	+ 5,918
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,782	10	18,776	- 10,994
Cervical Cancer	17	7,188	19	5,110	+ 2,078
Maternal Conditions	18	6,590	52	227	+ 6,363
Asthma	19	5,952	24	4,182	+ 1,770
Meningitis	20	5,676	43	931	+ 4,745
Other Injuries	21	5,601	21	4,869	+ 731
Kidney Disease	22	5,228	4	26,822	- 21,595
Violence	23	4,152	31	2,965	+ 1,186
Suicide	24	3,503	16	6,147	- 2,644
HIV/AIDS	25	3,185	12	13,922	- 10,738
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,659	6	22,851	- 20,192
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,564	29	3,156	- 591
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,484	32	2,879	- 394
Prostate Cancer	29	2,364	30	3,013	- 648
Liver Cancer	30	2,215	5	23,883	- 21,668
Drownings	31	1,958	25	3,956	- 1,998
Oral Cancer	32	1,654	20	4,961	- 3,307
Syphilis	33	1,615	64	36	+ 1,578
Lymphomas	34	1,602	22	4,539	- 2,938
Fires	35	1,570	48	617	+ 953
Falls	36	1,551	18	5,409	- 3,859
Breast Cancer	37	1,493	17	6,053	- 4,560
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,489	51	436	+ 1,053
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,438	13	9,908	- 8,471
Poisonings	40	1,355	57	132	+ 1,223
Pertussis	41	1,232	62	77	+ 1,155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,175	39	1,679	- 503
Skin Cancers	43	1,109	41	1,133	- 24
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,099	37	1,888	- 789
Leukemia	45	952	26	3,902	- 2,950
Epilepsy	46	913	47	689	+ 224
Stomach Cancer	47	872	27	3,451	- 2,578
Bladder Cancer	48	679	38	1,798	- 1,120
Parkinson's Disease	49	631	23	4,292	- 3,661
Schistosomiasis	50	618	75	0	+ 618
Skin Disease	51	444	28	3,375	- 2,931
Tetanus	52	442	58	116	+ 326
Alcohol	53	382	49	548	- 166
War	54	367	60	87	+ 280
Lung Cancers	55	349	8	22,296	- 21,947
Appendicitis	56	348	59	114	+ 234
Ovary Cancer	57	320	36	2,003	- 1,684
Hepatitis B	58	233	56	153	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	59	224	44	864	- 640
Encephalitis	60	222	46	722	- 499
Pancreas Cancer	61	191	33	2,383	- 2,192
Drug Use	62	138	45	794	- 656
Upper Respiratory	63	116	65	18	+ 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	112	53	194	- 82
Other Neoplasms	65	57	54	192	- 135
Multiple Sclerosis	66	42	61	86	- 44
Hepatitis C	67	38	67	7	+ 30
Otitis Media	68	24	68	7	+ 18
Chlamydia	69	16	70	3	+ 12
Ascariasis	70	13	69	4	+ 9
Diphtheria	71	7	71	1	+ 6
Dengue	72	1	55	172	- 171
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

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.