UGANDA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	30,059	6	11,181	+ 18,878
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,438	2	18,865	+ 5,573
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,729	9	8,784	+ 11,945
Tuberculosis	4	19,420	10	7,255	+ 12,165
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,548	5	12,103	+ 6,445
Measles	6	15,347	51	343	+ 15,004
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,185	4	13,012	+ 173
Hypertension	8	10,388	21	3,120	+ 7,268
Malaria	9	9,215	3	13,576	- 4,361
Low Birth Weight	10	8,956	8	9,673	- 717
Birth Trauma	11	8,947	7	10,405	- 1,458
Liver Disease	12	8,037	13	5,122	+ 2,915
Malnutrition	13	7,088	18	3,317	+ 3,771
Lung Disease	14	6,621	22	3,051	+ 3,571
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,657	11	6,641	- 984
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,485	14	4,794	+ 691
Cervical Cancer	17	5,066	15	4,378	+ 689
Maternal Conditions	18	4,645	17	3,641	+ 1,004
Asthma	19	4,195	27	1,745	+ 2,450
Meningitis	20	4,001	16	3,718	+ 283
Other Injuries	21	3,948	20	3,130	+ 818
Kidney Disease	22	3,685	19	3,168	+ 516
Violence	23	2,926	12	6,175	- 3,249
Suicide	24	2,469	24	2,033	+ 436
HIV/AIDS	25	2,245	1	21,188	- 18,943
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,874	30	1,286	+ 588
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,807	28	1,674	+ 133
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,751	37	859	+ 892
Prostate Cancer	29	1,666	34	950	+ 717
Liver Cancer	30	1,561	29	1,522	+ 39
Drownings	31	1,380	31	1,238	+ 142
Oral Cancer	32	1,166	40	731	+ 435
Syphilis	33	1,138	23	2,235	- 1,097
Lymphomas	34	1,129	26	1,762	- 633
Fires	35	1,107	36	872	+ 235
Falls	36	1,093	33	1,127	- 34
Breast Cancer	37	1,052	32	1,128	- 76
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,050	50	348	+ 702
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,013	35	919	+ 95
Poisonings	40	955	39	745	+ 210
Pertussis	41	868	25	1,909	- 1,041
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	828	41	687	+ 142
Skin Cancers	43	781	49	349	+ 433
Endocrine Disorders	44	775	38	761	+ 14
Leukemia	45	671	42	599	+ 72
Epilepsy	46	643	43	599	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	47	615	45	515	+ 100
Bladder Cancer	48	478	59	181	+ 298
Parkinson's Disease	49	445	48	351	+ 93
Schistosomiasis	50	435	52	286	+ 150
Skin Disease	51	313	55	242	+ 71
Tetanus	52	312	53	271	+ 41
Alcohol	53	269	54	256	+ 13
War	54	259	63	88	+ 171
Lung Cancers	55	246	46	441	- 194
Appendicitis	56	245	58	211	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	57	225	44	519	- 294
Hepatitis B	58	164	61	123	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	59	158	56	234	- 75
Encephalitis	60	157	62	122	+ 35
Pancreas Cancer	61	134	47	358	- 224
Drug Use	62	97	57	233	- 135
Upper Respiratory	63	82	60	144	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	79	64	55	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	65	40	66	37	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	30	69	16	+ 14
Hepatitis C	67	27	67	30	- 4
Otitis Media	68	17	71	11	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	11	73	6	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	9	70	16	- 7
Diphtheria	71	5	72	11	- 6
Dengue	72	1	74	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

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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.