MADAGASCAR VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	89,469	3	12,388	+ 77,080
Stroke	2	24,851	1	17,964	+ 6,887
Lung Cancers	3	19,597	55	147	+ 19,450
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,202	2	14,605	+ 597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	11,106	39	606	+ 10,500
Lung Disease	6	10,396	14	3,957	+ 6,439
Other Neoplasms	7	7,036	65	24	+ 7,012
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,801	16	3,278	+ 3,523
Breast Cancer	9	6,056	37	629	+ 5,427
Liver Disease	10	6,014	12	4,803	+ 1,211
Prostate Cancer	11	4,932	29	996	+ 3,937
Stomach Cancer	12	4,493	47	368	+ 4,125
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,127	61	80	+ 4,047
Alcohol	14	3,982	53	161	+ 3,821
Hypertension	15	3,753	8	6,208	- 2,455
Falls	16	3,581	36	653	+ 2,928
Bladder Cancer	17	3,573	48	286	+ 3,287
Suicide	18	3,255	24	1,476	+ 1,779
Lymphomas	19	3,148	34	675	+ 2,473
Kidney Disease	20	3,090	22	2,202	+ 888
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,814	26	1,120	+ 1,693
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,702	7	7,880	- 5,178
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,656	28	1,046	+ 1,610
Leukemia	24	2,627	45	401	+ 2,226
Oral Cancer	25	2,567	32	697	+ 1,870
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,350	42	495	+ 1,854
Ovary Cancer	27	2,226	57	135	+ 2,092
Other Injuries	28	1,921	21	2,359	- 439
Liver Cancer	29	1,741	30	933	+ 808
Uterin Cancer	30	1,644	59	95	+ 1,549
Skin Cancers	31	1,638	43	467	+ 1,171
Cervical Cancer	32	1,449	17	3,028	- 1,578
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,370	27	1,080	+ 290
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,140	49	266	+ 874
Epilepsy	35	871	46	385	+ 486
Congenital Anomalies	36	697	15	3,380	- 2,684
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	638	5	11,085	- 10,447
Endocrine Disorders	38	632	44	463	+ 169
Drownings	39	484	31	825	- 341
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	465	38	627	- 162
Tuberculosis	41	453	4	11,606	- 11,152
Low Birth Weight	42	440	10	5,353	- 4,913
Asthma	43	410	19	2,507	- 2,097
Multiple Sclerosis	44	382	66	18	+ 364
Fires	45	360	35	661	- 301
Skin Disease	46	357	51	187	+ 169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	280	64	47	+ 233
Drug Use	48	244	62	58	+ 186
Violence	49	223	23	1,749	- 1,525
Malnutrition	50	221	13	4,236	- 4,015
Poisonings	51	156	40	571	- 415
Hepatitis C	52	143	67	16	+ 127
Meningitis	53	130	20	2,391	- 2,261
HIV/AIDS	54	87	25	1,341	- 1,254
Appendicitis	55	52	56	147	- 95
Hepatitis B	56	40	58	98	- 59
Birth Trauma	57	39	11	5,347	- 5,308
Schizophrenia	58	22	81	0	+ 22
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	22	84	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	60	15	63	49	- 34
Osteoarthritis	61	14	85	0	+ 14
Anemia	62	9	83	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	63	7	18	2,776	- 2,769
Encephalitis	64	5	60	94	- 89
Oral conditions	65	3	86	0	+ 3
War	66	3	54	155	- 152
Tetanus	67	1	52	186	- 185
Otitis Media	68	1	68	10	- 10
Syphilis	69	0	33	680	- 680
Diphtheria	70	0	71	3	- 3
Pertussis	71	0	41	519	- 519
Measles	72	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Chlamydia	73	0	69	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	50	260	- 260
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Poland

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.