MADAGASCAR VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	57,140	3	12,388	+ 44,752
Diabetes Mellitus	2	36,291	16	3,278	+ 33,012
Stroke	3	35,222	1	17,964	+ 17,258
Kidney Disease	4	16,630	22	2,202	+ 14,428
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	15,311	2	14,605	+ 706
Lung Disease	6	12,190	14	3,957	+ 8,233
Suicide	7	9,496	24	1,476	+ 8,020
Hypertension	8	8,018	8	6,208	+ 1,810
Liver Disease	9	7,011	12	4,803	+ 2,208
Lung Cancers	10	6,782	55	147	+ 6,634
Drownings	11	5,093	31	825	+ 4,268
Breast Cancer	12	5,021	37	629	+ 4,392
Asthma	13	4,704	19	2,507	+ 2,197
Low Birth Weight	14	4,426	10	5,353	- 927
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,058	38	627	+ 3,430
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	3,970	5	11,085	- 7,115
Other Injuries	17	3,935	21	2,359	+ 1,576
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,926	15	3,380	+ 546
Tuberculosis	19	3,700	4	11,606	- 7,906
Stomach Cancer	20	3,472	47	368	+ 3,104
Birth Trauma	21	3,199	11	5,347	- 2,148
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,493	39	606	+ 1,887
Cervical Cancer	23	2,462	17	3,028	- 566
Liver Cancer	24	2,413	30	933	+ 1,480
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,957	42	495	+ 1,462
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,928	26	1,120	+ 807
Falls	27	1,819	36	653	+ 1,166
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,782	28	1,046	+ 735
Prostate Cancer	29	1,629	29	996	+ 633
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,569	44	463	+ 1,106
Violence	31	1,558	23	1,749	- 191
Leukemia	32	1,485	45	401	+ 1,084
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,380	49	266	+ 1,114
Maternal Conditions	34	1,084	18	2,776	- 1,692
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,072	61	80	+ 992
Lymphomas	36	1,064	34	675	+ 389
Pertussis	37	1,042	41	519	+ 523
Oral Cancer	38	998	32	697	+ 302
Meningitis	39	944	20	2,391	- 1,447
Syphilis	40	893	33	680	+ 213
Uterin Cancer	41	847	59	95	+ 752
Skin Disease	42	810	51	187	+ 623
Epilepsy	43	807	46	385	+ 422
Malnutrition	44	786	13	4,236	- 3,450
Ovary Cancer	45	682	57	135	+ 548
Alcohol	46	673	53	161	+ 512
Oesophagus Cancer	47	645	27	1,080	- 435
Fires	48	595	35	661	- 66
Bladder Cancer	49	462	48	286	+ 176
Poisonings	50	301	40	571	- 270
Skin Cancers	51	269	43	467	- 198
Drug Use	52	183	62	58	+ 124
Encephalitis	53	176	60	94	+ 82
Appendicitis	54	131	56	147	- 16
Other Neoplasms	55	110	65	24	+ 86
Measles	56	103	6	9,172	- 9,069
Hepatitis B	57	89	58	98	- 9
Road Traffic Accidents	58	54	7	7,880	- 7,826
Tetanus	59	50	52	186	- 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	43	64	47	- 4
Dengue	61	41	72	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	62	41	66	18	+ 23
Hepatitis C	63	11	67	16	- 5
Diphtheria	64	10	71	3	+ 8
Ascariasis	65	9	70	5	+ 4
War	66	4	54	155	- 151
Chlamydia	67	4	69	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	68	3	63	49	- 46
Otitis Media	69	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	25	1,341	- 1,341
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	260	- 260
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Micronesia

Madagascar

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.