MADAGASCAR VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	25,577	14	3,957	+ 21,620
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,621	3	12,388	+ 6,233
Tuberculosis	3	15,647	4	11,606	+ 4,042
Stroke	4	12,216	1	17,964	- 5,748
Liver Disease	5	6,041	12	4,803	+ 1,238
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,903	2	14,605	- 8,702
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,745	5	11,085	- 5,340
Asthma	8	5,612	19	2,507	+ 3,105
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,405	7	7,880	- 3,475
Kidney Disease	10	4,054	22	2,202	+ 1,852
Low Birth Weight	11	3,617	10	5,353	- 1,735
Lung Cancers	12	3,394	55	147	+ 3,247
Falls	13	3,143	36	653	+ 2,490
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,772	16	3,278	- 506
Birth Trauma	15	2,532	11	5,347	- 2,815
Suicide	16	2,433	24	1,476	+ 958
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,196	38	627	+ 1,568
Hypertension	18	1,979	8	6,208	- 4,229
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,913	26	1,120	+ 793
Cervical Cancer	20	1,864	17	3,028	- 1,164
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,844	15	3,380	- 1,536
Other Injuries	22	1,566	21	2,359	- 793
Drownings	23	1,424	31	825	+ 600
Oral Cancer	24	1,314	32	697	+ 617
Stomach Cancer	25	1,305	47	368	+ 938
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,105	39	606	+ 499
Breast Cancer	27	982	37	629	+ 353
Maternal Conditions	28	924	18	2,776	- 1,852
Encephalitis	29	835	60	94	+ 741
Epilepsy	30	827	46	385	+ 443
Malnutrition	31	800	13	4,236	- 3,436
Lymphomas	32	726	34	675	+ 52
Parkinson's Disease	33	719	49	266	+ 453
HIV/AIDS	34	697	25	1,341	- 644
Violence	35	666	23	1,749	- 1,083
Leukemia	36	632	45	401	+ 231
Ovary Cancer	37	553	57	135	+ 419
Oesophagus Cancer	38	465	27	1,080	- 615
Poisonings	39	448	40	571	- 123
Pertussis	40	428	41	519	- 91
Pancreas Cancer	41	421	61	80	+ 341
Skin Cancers	42	378	43	467	- 89
Meningitis	43	357	20	2,391	- 2,034
Bladder Cancer	44	307	48	286	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	45	244	44	463	- 219
Liver Cancer	46	242	30	933	- 691
Appendicitis	47	209	56	147	+ 62
Inflammatory/Heart	48	206	28	1,046	- 841
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	181	42	495	- 314
Fires	50	174	35	661	- 488
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	164	64	47	+ 116
Alcohol	52	159	53	161	- 2
Tetanus	53	127	52	186	- 59
Syphilis	54	127	33	680	- 553
Dengue	55	113	72	0	+ 113
Hepatitis B	56	110	58	98	+ 12
Drug Use	57	88	62	58	+ 30
Prostate Cancer	58	81	29	996	- 915
Measles	59	57	6	9,172	- 9,115
Uterin Cancer	60	53	59	95	- 41
Other Neoplasms	61	47	65	24	+ 23
Leishmaniasis	62	37	78	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	63	36	66	18	+ 19
Hepatitis C	64	27	67	16	+ 11
War	65	23	54	155	- 132
Upper Respiratory	66	22	63	49	- 26
Skin Disease	67	16	51	187	- 171
Chlamydia	68	5	69	7	- 2
Ascariasis	69	4	70	5	- 1
Otitis Media	70	4	68	10	- 7
Diphtheria	71	1	71	3	- 2
Malaria	72	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	260	- 260
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
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
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

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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.