MADAGASCAR VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,942	3	12,388	+ 4,554
Stroke	2	11,775	1	17,964	- 6,190
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,245	16	3,278	+ 5,967
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,505	2	14,605	- 8,100
Kidney Disease	5	6,234	22	2,202	+ 4,032
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,075	7	7,880	- 1,805
Lung Disease	7	4,623	14	3,957	+ 665
Hypertension	8	3,505	8	6,208	- 2,703
Other Injuries	9	3,303	21	2,359	+ 943
Lung Cancers	10	2,888	55	147	+ 2,741
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,590	15	3,380	- 790
Low Birth Weight	12	2,523	10	5,353	- 2,829
Violence	13	2,214	23	1,749	+ 465
Endocrine Disorders	14	2,201	44	463	+ 1,738
Prostate Cancer	15	2,139	29	996	+ 1,143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,125	39	606	+ 1,520
Liver Disease	17	2,051	12	4,803	- 2,752
Cervical Cancer	18	2,018	17	3,028	- 1,009
Other Neoplasms	19	1,906	65	24	+ 1,882
Breast Cancer	20	1,882	37	629	+ 1,253
HIV/AIDS	21	1,754	25	1,341	+ 413
Suicide	22	1,664	24	1,476	+ 189
Alcohol	23	1,604	53	161	+ 1,443
Stomach Cancer	24	1,390	47	368	+ 1,023
Malnutrition	25	1,292	13	4,236	- 2,944
Tuberculosis	26	1,067	4	11,606	- 10,539
Leukemia	27	1,066	45	401	+ 665
Pancreas Cancer	28	1,011	61	80	+ 930
Lymphomas	29	958	34	675	+ 284
Birth Trauma	30	832	11	5,347	- 4,515
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	752	5	11,085	- 10,333
Drownings	32	698	31	825	- 127
Oesophagus Cancer	33	679	27	1,080	- 402
Inflammatory/Heart	34	603	28	1,046	- 443
Liver Cancer	35	596	30	933	- 337
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	563	26	1,120	- 557
Skin Disease	37	563	51	187	+ 375
Oral Cancer	38	523	32	697	- 174
Asthma	39	495	19	2,507	- 2,012
Skin Cancers	40	489	43	467	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	41	476	49	266	+ 211
Syphilis	42	465	33	680	- 215
Falls	43	393	36	653	- 260
Epilepsy	44	385	46	385	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	45	333	57	135	+ 199
Anemia	46	319	83	0	+ 319
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	268	42	495	- 227
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	257	64	47	+ 210
Maternal Conditions	49	252	18	2,776	- 2,524
Fires	50	248	35	661	- 413
Bladder Cancer	51	221	48	286	- 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	205	84	0	+ 205
Meningitis	53	205	20	2,391	- 2,186
Uterin Cancer	54	178	59	95	+ 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	169	38	627	- 458
Drug Use	56	147	62	58	+ 89
Appendicitis	57	146	56	147	- 1
Osteoarthritis	58	119	85	0	+ 119
Pertussis	59	117	41	519	- 402
Chagas disease	60	75	76	0	+ 75
Leishmaniasis	61	66	78	0	+ 66
Dengue	62	64	72	0	+ 64
Poisonings	63	54	40	571	- 517
Tetanus	64	48	52	186	- 138
Leprosy	65	46	75	0	+ 46
Encephalitis	66	43	60	94	- 51
Hepatitis B	67	37	58	98	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	68	33	66	18	+ 15
Schizophrenia	69	30	81	0	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	70	17	63	49	- 32
War	71	11	54	155	- 144
Hepatitis C	72	11	67	16	- 5
Oral conditions	73	9	86	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	74	6	68	10	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	75	5	79	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	76	2	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	77	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Chlamydia	79	0	69	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	80	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	81	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Paraguay

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.