MADAGASCAR VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,414	2	14,605	- 3,191
Stroke	2	10,940	1	17,964	- 7,024
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,039	7	7,880	+ 159
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,795	3	12,388	- 4,593
Malaria	5	7,130	9	5,507	+ 1,623
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	6,748	5	11,085	- 4,337
HIV/AIDS	7	6,109	25	1,341	+ 4,767
Liver Disease	8	5,509	12	4,803	+ 706
Low Birth Weight	9	4,741	10	5,353	- 612
Birth Trauma	10	4,082	11	5,347	- 1,265
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,018	16	3,278	+ 740
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,842	15	3,380	+ 462
Lung Disease	13	3,361	14	3,957	- 596
Hypertension	14	2,935	8	6,208	- 3,273
Kidney Disease	15	2,607	22	2,202	+ 405
Malnutrition	16	2,525	13	4,236	- 1,711
Other Injuries	17	2,041	21	2,359	- 318
Cervical Cancer	18	2,033	17	3,028	- 994
Meningitis	19	1,832	20	2,391	- 559
Stomach Cancer	20	1,687	47	368	+ 1,319
Maternal Conditions	21	1,562	18	2,776	- 1,214
Asthma	22	1,551	19	2,507	- 956
Liver Cancer	23	1,527	30	933	+ 594
Suicide	24	1,521	24	1,476	+ 46
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,421	26	1,120	+ 301
Tuberculosis	26	1,351	4	11,606	- 10,255
Breast Cancer	27	1,297	37	629	+ 668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,278	39	606	+ 672
Violence	29	1,185	23	1,749	- 564
Lymphomas	30	972	34	675	+ 297
Falls	31	891	36	653	+ 238
Prostate Cancer	32	856	29	996	- 140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	783	42	495	+ 288
Inflammatory/Heart	34	750	28	1,046	- 297
Leukemia	35	685	45	401	+ 284
Drownings	36	615	31	825	- 209
Oral Cancer	37	588	32	697	- 109
Fires	38	583	35	661	- 78
Lung Cancers	39	506	55	147	+ 359
Poisonings	40	476	40	571	- 95
Endocrine Disorders	41	475	44	463	+ 12
Pertussis	42	471	41	519	- 48
Pancreas Cancer	43	462	61	80	+ 382
Oesophagus Cancer	44	461	27	1,080	- 619
Epilepsy	45	413	46	385	+ 29
Syphilis	46	373	33	680	- 307
Parkinson's Disease	47	316	49	266	+ 50
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	294	38	627	- 333
Alcohol	49	271	53	161	+ 110
Skin Cancers	50	244	43	467	- 223
Schistosomiasis	51	240	50	260	- 20
Skin Disease	52	222	51	187	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	53	199	57	135	+ 64
Appendicitis	54	152	56	147	+ 5
Hepatitis B	55	147	58	98	+ 49
Uterin Cancer	56	126	59	95	+ 31
Upper Respiratory	57	126	63	49	+ 77
Tetanus	58	114	52	186	- 72
Measles	59	111	6	9,172	- 9,061
Drug Use	60	96	62	58	+ 38
Encephalitis	61	84	60	94	- 10
Bladder Cancer	62	76	48	286	- 210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	50	64	47	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	64	35	65	24	+ 11
Hepatitis C	65	27	67	16	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	66	16	66	18	- 2
Ascariasis	67	10	70	5	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	8	68	10	- 2
War	69	6	54	155	- 149
Chlamydia	70	5	69	7	- 2
Diphtheria	71	2	71	3	- 0
Dengue	72	1	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.