MADAGASCAR VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,443	3	12,388	+ 16,055
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,864	26	1,120	+ 22,744
Lung Disease	3	14,556	14	3,957	+ 10,598
Stroke	4	13,233	1	17,964	- 4,732
Lung Cancers	5	12,401	55	147	+ 12,254
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,604	2	14,605	- 5,001
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,550	39	606	+ 8,945
Prostate Cancer	8	6,266	29	996	+ 5,270
Falls	9	4,156	36	653	+ 3,503
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,116	61	80	+ 4,036
Breast Cancer	11	3,731	37	629	+ 3,102
Lymphomas	12	3,452	34	675	+ 2,777
Suicide	13	3,386	24	1,476	+ 1,910
Kidney Disease	14	3,265	22	2,202	+ 1,063
Other Injuries	15	3,116	21	2,359	+ 757
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,991	16	3,278	- 287
Parkinson's Disease	17	2,962	49	266	+ 2,696
Skin Cancers	18	2,178	43	467	+ 1,711
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,918	44	463	+ 1,455
Bladder Cancer	20	1,904	48	286	+ 1,618
Leukemia	21	1,891	45	401	+ 1,490
Stomach Cancer	22	1,835	47	368	+ 1,468
Other Neoplasms	23	1,734	65	24	+ 1,710
Ovary Cancer	24	1,651	57	135	+ 1,517
Drug Use	25	1,409	62	58	+ 1,351
Liver Cancer	26	1,386	30	933	+ 452
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,325	27	1,080	+ 245
Hypertension	28	1,229	8	6,208	- 4,979
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,181	28	1,046	+ 135
Liver Disease	30	1,142	12	4,803	- 3,661
Alcohol	31	1,094	53	161	+ 933
Oral Cancer	32	896	32	697	+ 200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	853	42	495	+ 358
Congenital Anomalies	34	729	15	3,380	- 2,652
Malnutrition	35	722	13	4,236	- 3,514
Uterin Cancer	36	717	59	95	+ 622
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	683	5	11,085	- 10,402
Skin Disease	38	682	51	187	+ 495
Cervical Cancer	39	668	17	3,028	- 2,360
Epilepsy	40	638	46	385	+ 253
Multiple Sclerosis	41	637	66	18	+ 619
Road Traffic Accidents	42	610	7	7,880	- 7,269
Asthma	43	452	19	2,507	- 2,055
Anemia	44	399	83	0	+ 399
Drownings	45	346	31	825	- 479
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	328	38	627	- 299
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	323	64	47	+ 276
Fires	48	238	35	661	- 423
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	173	84	0	+ 173
Violence	50	171	23	1,749	- 1,578
Osteoarthritis	51	146	85	0	+ 146
Low Birth Weight	52	125	10	5,353	- 5,227
Schizophrenia	53	122	81	0	+ 122
Birth Trauma	54	93	11	5,347	- 5,254
Hepatitis C	55	90	67	16	+ 74
Tuberculosis	56	80	4	11,606	- 11,526
Poisonings	57	77	40	571	- 494
Meningitis	58	73	20	2,391	- 2,318
Appendicitis	59	64	56	147	- 82
Upper Respiratory	60	62	63	49	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	61	55	25	1,341	- 1,286
Oral conditions	62	46	86	0	+ 46
Hepatitis B	63	18	58	98	- 80
Pertussis	64	7	41	519	- 512
Otitis Media	65	6	68	10	- 4
Maternal Conditions	66	6	18	2,776	- 2,770
Syphilis	67	4	33	680	- 676
War	68	3	54	155	- 152
Tetanus	69	2	52	186	- 184
Encephalitis	70	1	60	94	- 93
Diphtheria	71	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	72	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	5	- 5
Chlamydia	77	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	84	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.