MADAGASCAR VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	30,076	26	1,120	+ 28,955
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,168	3	12,388	+ 16,780
Lung Cancers	3	18,196	55	147	+ 18,048
Stroke	4	16,087	1	17,964	- 1,878
Lung Disease	5	15,855	14	3,957	+ 11,898
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,660	39	606	+ 9,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,197	2	14,605	- 6,408
Falls	8	6,846	36	653	+ 6,192
Breast Cancer	9	5,858	37	629	+ 5,229
Prostate Cancer	10	5,411	29	996	+ 4,415
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,964	61	80	+ 4,883
Kidney Disease	12	4,193	22	2,202	+ 1,991
Lymphomas	13	4,161	34	675	+ 3,487
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,954	16	3,278	+ 676
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,555	27	1,080	+ 2,475
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,513	49	266	+ 3,247
Suicide	17	3,356	24	1,476	+ 1,880
Other Neoplasms	18	3,035	65	24	+ 3,011
Other Injuries	19	2,732	21	2,359	+ 372
Leukemia	20	2,616	45	401	+ 2,215
Bladder Cancer	21	2,438	48	286	+ 2,152
Stomach Cancer	22	2,255	47	368	+ 1,888
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,990	28	1,046	+ 944
Liver Cancer	24	1,927	30	933	+ 994
Ovary Cancer	25	1,768	57	135	+ 1,633
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,748	44	463	+ 1,285
Skin Cancers	27	1,697	43	467	+ 1,230
Liver Disease	28	1,551	12	4,803	- 3,252
Hypertension	29	1,356	8	6,208	- 4,852
Oral Cancer	30	1,272	32	697	+ 575
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,129	7	7,880	- 6,751
Alcohol	32	1,015	53	161	+ 854
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	968	5	11,085	- 10,117
Uterin Cancer	34	938	59	95	+ 844
Congenital Anomalies	35	901	15	3,380	- 2,479
Skin Disease	36	490	51	187	+ 302
Multiple Sclerosis	37	488	66	18	+ 471
Epilepsy	38	479	46	385	+ 94
Cervical Cancer	39	441	17	3,028	- 2,587
Anemia	40	413	83	0	+ 413
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	394	38	627	- 234
Drug Use	42	382	62	58	+ 324
Osteoarthritis	43	365	85	0	+ 365
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	355	64	47	+ 308
Low Birth Weight	45	277	10	5,353	- 5,075
Asthma	46	274	19	2,507	- 2,233
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	216	42	495	- 279
Violence	48	178	23	1,749	- 1,571
Drownings	49	162	31	825	- 663
Schizophrenia	50	159	81	0	+ 159
Meningitis	51	130	20	2,391	- 2,261
Birth Trauma	52	122	11	5,347	- 5,225
Fires	53	82	35	661	- 580
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	69	84	0	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	55	54	25	1,341	- 1,287
Tuberculosis	56	47	4	11,606	- 11,558
Upper Respiratory	57	47	63	49	- 2
Appendicitis	58	42	56	147	- 104
Oral conditions	59	35	86	0	+ 35
Hepatitis C	60	34	67	16	+ 18
Poisonings	61	29	40	571	- 542
Hepatitis B	62	22	58	98	- 76
Malnutrition	63	20	13	4,236	- 4,216
Otitis Media	64	16	68	10	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	65	14	18	2,776	- 2,762
War	66	3	54	155	- 152
Pertussis	67	2	41	519	- 517
Encephalitis	68	1	60	94	- 92
Syphilis	69	1	33	680	- 679
Leishmaniasis	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	71	3	- 3
Tetanus	72	0	52	186	- 186
Measles	73	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	260	- 260
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chlamydia	78	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Netherlands

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.