MADAGASCAR VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,623	2	14,605	+ 18
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,190	3	12,388	+ 1,802
Stroke	3	12,107	1	17,964	- 5,857
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,905	7	7,880	+ 25
Kidney Disease	5	5,772	22	2,202	+ 3,570
Tuberculosis	6	5,433	4	11,606	- 6,172
Lung Disease	7	5,402	14	3,957	+ 1,445
Liver Disease	8	5,331	12	4,803	+ 528
Low Birth Weight	9	4,021	10	5,353	- 1,331
Birth Trauma	10	3,680	11	5,347	- 1,667
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,559	15	3,380	+ 179
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,149	5	11,085	- 7,936
Asthma	13	2,924	19	2,507	+ 417
Falls	14	2,022	36	653	+ 1,369
Lung Cancers	15	1,924	55	147	+ 1,776
Stomach Cancer	16	1,791	47	368	+ 1,424
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,725	16	3,278	- 1,553
Other Injuries	18	1,706	21	2,359	- 654
Violence	19	1,597	23	1,749	- 152
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,589	26	1,120	+ 468
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,257	44	463	+ 794
Liver Cancer	22	1,250	30	933	+ 317
Cervical Cancer	23	1,176	17	3,028	- 1,852
Malnutrition	24	1,175	13	4,236	- 3,060
Hypertension	25	911	8	6,208	- 5,297
Breast Cancer	26	789	37	629	+ 160
Pertussis	27	771	41	519	+ 253
Prostate Cancer	28	768	29	996	- 228
Inflammatory/Heart	29	737	28	1,046	- 309
Maternal Conditions	30	698	18	2,776	- 2,078
Meningitis	31	665	20	2,391	- 1,726
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	559	39	606	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	556	38	627	- 71
Parkinson's Disease	34	527	49	266	+ 261
Drownings	35	526	31	825	- 298
Bladder Cancer	36	510	48	286	+ 224
Syphilis	37	449	33	680	- 231
Epilepsy	38	437	46	385	+ 52
Suicide	39	420	24	1,476	- 1,056
Encephalitis	40	413	60	94	+ 319
Ovary Cancer	41	387	57	135	+ 253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	341	42	495	- 154
Drug Use	43	230	62	58	+ 172
Skin Disease	44	215	51	187	+ 28
Tetanus	45	207	52	186	+ 21
Alcohol	46	191	53	161	+ 30
Poisonings	47	190	40	571	- 381
Hepatitis B	48	184	58	98	+ 86
Leukemia	49	180	45	401	- 221
Measles	50	179	6	9,172	- 8,993
Oesophagus Cancer	51	146	27	1,080	- 934
Fires	52	92	35	661	- 570
Malaria	53	60	9	5,507	- 5,447
Other Neoplasms	54	49	65	24	+ 25
Appendicitis	55	30	56	147	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	56	25	66	18	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	24	64	47	- 23
Lymphomas	58	19	34	675	- 656
Schistosomiasis	59	15	50	260	- 246
Hepatitis C	60	13	67	16	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	11	63	49	- 38
Ascariasis	62	10	70	5	+ 4
War	63	4	54	155	- 151
Pancreas Cancer	64	2	61	80	- 78
Oral Cancer	65	2	32	697	- 695
Diphtheria	66	2	71	3	- 1
Chlamydia	67	2	69	7	- 5
Dengue	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	69	1	43	467	- 466
Uterin Cancer	70	0	59	95	- 95
Anemia	71	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	68	10	- 10
HIV/AIDS	82	0	25	1,341	- 1,341
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	78	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.