UNITED KINGDOM VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	41,755	4	37,626	+ 4,129
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,947	3	40,540	- 6,593
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,795	2	71,728	- 42,933
Tuberculosis	4	26,976	47	351	+ 26,625
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	25,766	38	1,599	+ 24,167
Measles	6	21,319	75	0	+ 21,319
Road Traffic Accidents	7	18,316	33	2,169	+ 16,147
Hypertension	8	14,430	23	5,208	+ 9,222
Malaria	9	12,800	76	0	+ 12,800
Low Birth Weight	10	12,441	40	1,313	+ 11,128
Birth Trauma	11	12,429	54	190	+ 12,239
Liver Disease	12	11,164	14	7,666	+ 3,498
Malnutrition	13	9,846	58	116	+ 9,730
Lung Disease	14	9,198	6	32,896	- 23,698
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,857	35	2,127	+ 5,731
Diabetes Mellitus	16	7,619	17	5,842	+ 1,777
Cervical Cancer	17	7,038	43	1,099	+ 5,939
Maternal Conditions	18	6,453	64	47	+ 6,406
Asthma	19	5,827	41	1,302	+ 4,525
Meningitis	20	5,557	52	232	+ 5,325
Other Injuries	21	5,484	19	5,464	+ 20
Kidney Disease	22	5,118	18	5,471	- 353
Violence	23	4,065	46	868	+ 3,197
Suicide	24	3,430	20	5,325	- 1,895
HIV/AIDS	25	3,118	55	188	+ 2,930
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,604	1	98,135	- 95,531
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,511	12	8,727	- 6,216
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,432	29	3,126	- 694
Prostate Cancer	29	2,315	8	13,289	- 10,975
Liver Cancer	30	2,169	21	5,237	- 3,068
Drownings	31	1,917	49	301	+ 1,616
Oral Cancer	32	1,619	30	3,109	- 1,489
Syphilis	33	1,581	62	49	+ 1,532
Lymphomas	34	1,568	10	9,350	- 7,782
Fires	35	1,537	48	334	+ 1,203
Falls	36	1,518	15	7,618	- 6,100
Breast Cancer	37	1,462	9	12,718	- 11,256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,458	45	876	+ 582
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,408	7	18,446	- 17,038
Poisonings	40	1,327	53	221	+ 1,107
Pertussis	41	1,206	69	3	+ 1,203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	1,151	36	2,090	- 939
Skin Cancers	43	1,086	27	3,727	- 2,642
Endocrine Disorders	44	1,076	28	3,297	- 2,221
Leukemia	45	932	22	5,211	- 4,279
Epilepsy	46	894	42	1,193	- 300
Stomach Cancer	47	854	24	4,999	- 4,145
Bladder Cancer	48	665	16	6,133	- 5,469
Parkinson's Disease	49	618	13	8,573	- 7,955
Schistosomiasis	50	605	78	0	+ 605
Skin Disease	51	435	34	2,134	- 1,699
Tetanus	52	433	72	0	+ 433
Alcohol	53	374	39	1,555	- 1,181
War	54	360	67	10	+ 350
Lung Cancers	55	342	5	35,715	- 35,373
Appendicitis	56	341	59	105	+ 236
Ovary Cancer	57	313	25	4,019	- 3,706
Hepatitis B	58	228	65	40	+ 188
Uterin Cancer	59	220	32	2,346	- 2,127
Encephalitis	60	218	68	6	+ 212
Pancreas Cancer	61	187	11	8,995	- 8,809
Drug Use	62	135	31	2,824	- 2,689
Upper Respiratory	63	113	63	48	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	110	44	1,014	- 904
Other Neoplasms	65	56	26	3,986	- 3,930
Multiple Sclerosis	66	41	37	1,856	- 1,815
Hepatitis C	67	37	51	267	- 230
Otitis Media	68	24	66	16	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	15	79	0	+ 15
Ascariasis	70	13	80	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	71	7	74	0	+ 7
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Madagascar

United Kingdom

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.