URUGUAY VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		URUGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	2,089	2	2,850	- 761
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,699	6	1,370	+ 328
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,441	1	4,265	- 2,824
Tuberculosis	4	1,350	41	81	+ 1,269
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,289	35	134	+ 1,155
Measles	6	1,067	74	0	+ 1,067
Road Traffic Accidents	7	916	16	512	+ 405
Hypertension	8	722	15	648	+ 74
Malaria	9	640	79	0	+ 640
Low Birth Weight	10	622	42	73	+ 549
Birth Trauma	11	622	53	22	+ 600
Liver Disease	12	559	27	206	+ 353
Malnutrition	13	493	43	73	+ 420
Lung Disease	14	460	4	1,706	- 1,246
Congenital Anomalies	15	393	30	170	+ 223
Diabetes Mellitus	16	381	11	747	- 366
Cervical Cancer	17	352	29	172	+ 180
Maternal Conditions	18	323	60	9	+ 314
Asthma	19	292	37	127	+ 165
Meningitis	20	278	58	10	+ 268
Other Injuries	21	274	10	774	- 500
Kidney Disease	22	256	8	1,040	- 784
Violence	23	203	23	295	- 92
Suicide	24	172	12	735	- 564
HIV/AIDS	25	156	28	195	- 39
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	130	3	1,899	- 1,768
Oesophagus Cancer	27	126	24	286	- 161
Inflammatory/Heart	28	122	22	314	- 192
Prostate Cancer	29	116	13	707	- 591
Liver Cancer	30	109	34	147	- 39
Drownings	31	96	45	65	+ 31
Oral Cancer	32	81	31	167	- 86
Syphilis	33	79	66	3	+ 76
Lymphomas	34	78	20	457	- 379
Fires	35	77	48	54	+ 22
Falls	36	76	47	55	+ 21
Breast Cancer	37	73	9	848	- 775
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	73	50	39	+ 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	70	7	1,245	- 1,174
Poisonings	40	66	55	17	+ 50
Pertussis	41	60	72	0	+ 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	58	46	57	+ 1
Skin Cancers	43	54	33	149	- 95
Endocrine Disorders	44	54	17	487	- 433
Leukemia	45	47	25	280	- 234
Epilepsy	46	45	40	86	- 41
Stomach Cancer	47	43	18	480	- 437
Bladder Cancer	48	33	26	276	- 243
Parkinson's Disease	49	31	21	320	- 289
Schistosomiasis	50	30	77	0	+ 30
Skin Disease	51	22	36	130	- 108
Tetanus	52	22	71	0	+ 21
Alcohol	53	19	39	104	- 86
War	54	18	70	0	+ 18
Lung Cancers	55	17	5	1,463	- 1,446
Appendicitis	56	17	59	9	+ 8
Ovary Cancer	57	16	32	160	- 145
Hepatitis B	58	11	63	4	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	59	11	38	115	- 104
Encephalitis	60	11	64	4	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	61	9	14	656	- 646
Drug Use	62	7	49	41	- 34
Upper Respiratory	63	6	62	5	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	6	51	35	- 29
Other Neoplasms	65	3	19	464	- 461
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	56	13	- 11
Hepatitis C	67	2	65	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	1	67	2	- 0
Chlamydia	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	61	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	18	- 18
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	44	71	- 71
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	32	- 32
Oral conditions	86	0	68	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to URUGUAY

Madagascar

Uruguay

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.