USA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	208,574	4	158,520	+ 50,054
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	169,569	11	60,317	+ 109,252
Coronary Heart Disease	3	143,835	1	504,904	- 361,069
Tuberculosis	4	134,749	62	546	+ 134,202
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	128,704	37	9,955	+ 118,749
Measles	6	106,492	80	0	+ 106,492
Road Traffic Accidents	7	91,490	17	41,694	+ 49,796
Hypertension	8	72,079	8	65,960	+ 6,118
Malaria	9	63,938	77	0	+ 63,938
Low Birth Weight	10	62,146	39	6,924	+ 55,222
Birth Trauma	11	62,082	54	1,233	+ 60,849
Liver Disease	12	55,764	16	43,402	+ 12,362
Malnutrition	13	49,181	40	6,762	+ 42,419
Lung Disease	14	45,945	3	195,387	- 149,442
Congenital Anomalies	15	39,249	34	11,762	+ 27,488
Diabetes Mellitus	16	38,060	10	61,418	- 23,358
Cervical Cancer	17	35,154	38	6,984	+ 28,170
Maternal Conditions	18	32,232	56	779	+ 31,453
Asthma	19	29,108	46	3,818	+ 25,290
Meningitis	20	27,759	60	606	+ 27,153
Other Injuries	21	27,392	25	25,997	+ 1,394
Kidney Disease	22	25,567	6	85,861	- 60,294
Violence	23	20,304	27	18,976	+ 1,328
Suicide	24	17,132	12	53,099	- 35,967
HIV/AIDS	25	15,575	42	5,660	+ 9,915
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	13,007	2	287,198	- 274,192
Oesophagus Cancer	27	12,542	28	17,829	- 5,288
Inflammatory/Heart	28	12,150	22	32,529	- 20,379
Prostate Cancer	29	11,563	20	35,612	- 24,049
Liver Cancer	30	10,834	23	27,064	- 16,231
Drownings	31	9,575	45	4,070	+ 5,505
Oral Cancer	32	8,089	35	11,555	- 3,466
Syphilis	33	7,897	66	49	+ 7,847
Lymphomas	34	7,833	19	40,281	- 32,448
Fires	35	7,679	49	3,183	+ 4,496
Falls	36	7,583	18	40,418	- 32,835
Breast Cancer	37	7,302	13	48,671	- 41,368
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	7,283	47	3,646	+ 3,637
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	7,032	9	61,827	- 54,795
Poisonings	40	6,629	53	1,674	+ 4,955
Pertussis	41	6,025	69	16	+ 6,010
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	5,748	48	3,461	+ 2,287
Skin Cancers	43	5,423	32	14,311	- 8,888
Endocrine Disorders	44	5,375	14	46,985	- 41,610
Leukemia	45	4,656	24	26,966	- 22,309
Epilepsy	46	4,464	50	3,162	+ 1,302
Stomach Cancer	47	4,267	33	13,077	- 8,810
Bladder Cancer	48	3,319	26	19,622	- 16,303
Parkinson's Disease	49	3,087	21	34,491	- 31,404
Schistosomiasis	50	3,021	72	1	+ 3,019
Skin Disease	51	2,174	43	5,409	- 3,235
Tetanus	52	2,163	71	2	+ 2,161
Alcohol	53	1,868	30	14,659	- 12,792
War	54	1,797	55	1,198	+ 599
Lung Cancers	55	1,708	5	155,533	- 153,824
Appendicitis	56	1,703	63	424	+ 1,278
Ovary Cancer	57	1,564	31	14,591	- 13,028
Hepatitis B	58	1,141	59	608	+ 533
Uterin Cancer	59	1,098	36	10,063	- 8,965
Encephalitis	60	1,088	68	25	+ 1,063
Pancreas Cancer	61	933	15	44,293	- 43,360
Drug Use	62	676	7	74,435	- 73,758
Upper Respiratory	63	566	65	229	+ 337
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	549	52	2,461	- 1,912
Other Neoplasms	65	278	29	17,743	- 17,465
Multiple Sclerosis	66	205	44	5,059	- 4,854
Hepatitis C	67	184	41	5,684	- 5,500
Otitis Media	68	120	67	34	+ 86
Chlamydia	69	77	84	0	+ 77
Ascariasis	70	63	82	0	+ 63
Diphtheria	71	33	75	0	+ 32
Dengue	72	4	76	0	+ 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Madagascar

United States

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.