MADAGASCAR VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,076	3	12,388	+ 16,687
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	17,300	26	1,120	+ 16,180
Stroke	3	13,572	1	17,964	- 4,392
Lung Cancers	4	10,691	55	147	+ 10,544
Lung Disease	5	10,356	14	3,957	+ 6,399
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,530	39	606	+ 7,924
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,250	2	14,605	- 9,354
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,386	16	3,278	+ 1,108
Prostate Cancer	9	4,216	29	996	+ 3,220
Breast Cancer	10	4,204	37	629	+ 3,575
Falls	11	3,576	36	653	+ 2,923
Skin Cancers	12	3,490	43	467	+ 3,023
Lymphomas	13	3,470	34	675	+ 2,796
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,098	61	80	+ 3,017
Suicide	15	3,015	24	1,476	+ 1,540
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,613	7	7,880	- 5,267
Kidney Disease	17	2,465	22	2,202	+ 263
Leukemia	18	2,231	45	401	+ 1,830
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,015	49	266	+ 1,749
Hypertension	20	1,865	8	6,208	- 4,343
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,852	44	463	+ 1,389
Stomach Cancer	22	1,842	47	368	+ 1,475
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,786	28	1,046	+ 739
Liver Cancer	24	1,643	30	933	+ 710
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,592	27	1,080	+ 512
Bladder Cancer	26	1,523	48	286	+ 1,237
Other Neoplasms	27	1,398	65	24	+ 1,374
Other Injuries	28	1,245	21	2,359	- 1,115
Ovary Cancer	29	1,180	57	135	+ 1,046
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,002	15	3,380	- 2,379
Oral Cancer	31	934	32	697	+ 237
Liver Disease	32	899	12	4,803	- 3,903
Uterin Cancer	33	825	59	95	+ 730
Skin Disease	34	673	51	187	+ 486
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	643	38	627	+ 15
Asthma	36	517	19	2,507	- 1,990
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	461	5	11,085	- 10,624
Low Birth Weight	38	447	10	5,353	- 4,905
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	401	42	495	- 94
Drug Use	40	394	62	58	+ 336
Cervical Cancer	41	347	17	3,028	- 2,681
Violence	42	327	23	1,749	- 1,422
Epilepsy	43	314	46	385	- 71
Drownings	44	310	31	825	- 515
Alcohol	45	293	53	161	+ 132
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	268	64	47	+ 221
Multiple Sclerosis	47	248	66	18	+ 230
Hepatitis C	48	169	67	16	+ 153
Osteoarthritis	49	137	85	0	+ 137
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	126	84	0	+ 126
Anemia	51	100	83	0	+ 100
Tuberculosis	52	98	4	11,606	- 11,508
Fires	53	96	35	661	- 565
Birth Trauma	54	83	11	5,347	- 5,264
Malnutrition	55	80	13	4,236	- 4,156
Hepatitis B	56	79	58	98	- 19
HIV/AIDS	57	59	25	1,341	- 1,282
Poisonings	58	53	40	571	- 518
Meningitis	59	51	20	2,391	- 2,340
Schizophrenia	60	46	81	0	+ 46
Oral conditions	61	44	86	0	+ 44
Appendicitis	62	33	56	147	- 113
Maternal Conditions	63	27	18	2,776	- 2,749
Upper Respiratory	64	21	63	49	- 28
Pertussis	65	4	41	519	- 515
Encephalitis	66	4	60	94	- 90
Otitis Media	67	4	68	10	- 6
War	68	3	54	155	- 151
Tetanus	69	2	52	186	- 184
Syphilis	70	2	33	680	- 678
Chlamydia	71	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	5	- 5
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	78	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Diphtheria	83	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

New Zealand

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.