MADAGASCAR VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,039	3	12,388	+ 7,651
Stroke	2	14,936	1	17,964	- 3,028
Lung Disease	3	13,303	14	3,957	+ 9,346
Diabetes Mellitus	4	13,289	16	3,278	+ 10,011
Tuberculosis	5	11,636	4	11,606	+ 30
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,608	2	14,605	- 6,997
Malaria	7	7,171	9	5,507	+ 1,664
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,728	5	11,085	- 4,357
Asthma	9	5,400	19	2,507	+ 2,893
Low Birth Weight	10	4,871	10	5,353	- 482
Birth Trauma	11	4,408	11	5,347	- 939
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,241	7	7,880	- 4,639
Hypertension	13	3,212	8	6,208	- 2,996
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	3,142	38	627	+ 2,515
Violence	15	2,840	23	1,749	+ 1,091
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,787	15	3,380	- 594
Breast Cancer	17	2,239	37	629	+ 1,610
Kidney Disease	18	2,013	22	2,202	- 189
Cervical Cancer	19	1,948	17	3,028	- 1,079
Other Injuries	20	1,896	21	2,359	- 463
Liver Cancer	21	1,888	30	933	+ 955
Liver Disease	22	1,831	12	4,803	- 2,972
Lung Cancers	23	1,823	55	147	+ 1,676
HIV/AIDS	24	1,792	25	1,341	+ 450
Oral Cancer	25	1,700	32	697	+ 1,004
Falls	26	1,471	36	653	+ 818
Fires	27	1,430	35	661	+ 769
Stomach Cancer	28	1,310	47	368	+ 943
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,305	39	606	+ 699
Maternal Conditions	30	1,233	18	2,776	- 1,543
Skin Cancers	31	1,221	43	467	+ 754
Lymphomas	32	1,034	34	675	+ 359
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,005	26	1,120	- 115
Meningitis	34	949	20	2,391	- 1,441
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	884	42	495	+ 389
Prostate Cancer	36	835	29	996	- 161
Suicide	37	758	24	1,476	- 718
Leukemia	38	742	45	401	+ 341
Pertussis	39	726	41	519	+ 207
Drownings	40	702	31	825	- 122
Measles	41	697	6	9,172	- 8,475
Syphilis	42	686	33	680	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	43	671	28	1,046	- 376
Oesophagus Cancer	44	583	27	1,080	- 497
Parkinson's Disease	45	541	49	266	+ 275
Ovary Cancer	46	525	57	135	+ 391
Endocrine Disorders	47	449	44	463	- 14
Malnutrition	48	393	13	4,236	- 3,843
Skin Disease	49	370	51	187	+ 183
Poisonings	50	356	40	571	- 215
Epilepsy	51	324	46	385	- 60
Pancreas Cancer	52	313	61	80	+ 233
Alcohol	53	274	53	161	+ 113
Bladder Cancer	54	242	48	286	- 44
Uterin Cancer	55	238	59	95	+ 143
Tetanus	56	140	52	186	- 47
Encephalitis	57	90	60	94	- 4
Hepatitis B	58	79	58	98	- 19
Appendicitis	59	59	56	147	- 87
Other Neoplasms	60	45	65	24	+ 21
Drug Use	61	37	62	58	- 21
Hepatitis C	62	23	67	16	+ 7
Ascariasis	63	20	70	5	+ 15
Dengue	64	19	72	0	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	15	64	47	- 32
Multiple Sclerosis	66	14	66	18	- 3
Diphtheria	67	9	71	3	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	68	6	63	49	- 43
War	69	2	54	155	- 152
Chlamydia	70	2	69	7	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	50	260	- 260
Leishmaniasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

New Guinea

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.