MADAGASCAR VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,196	3	12,388	+ 19,808
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,374	26	1,120	+ 25,254
Stroke	3	18,067	1	17,964	+ 103
Lung Cancers	4	13,786	55	147	+ 13,639
Lung Disease	5	11,790	14	3,957	+ 7,833
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,563	39	606	+ 9,958
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,545	2	14,605	- 6,060
Kidney Disease	8	6,058	22	2,202	+ 3,856
Hypertension	9	5,678	8	6,208	- 530
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,842	16	3,278	+ 1,564
Breast Cancer	11	4,403	37	629	+ 3,774
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,206	61	80	+ 4,126
Prostate Cancer	13	3,999	29	996	+ 3,003
Stomach Cancer	14	3,611	47	368	+ 3,243
Other Injuries	15	3,449	21	2,359	+ 1,089
Lymphomas	16	3,323	34	675	+ 2,648
Bladder Cancer	17	3,253	48	286	+ 2,967
Liver Cancer	18	3,176	30	933	+ 2,243
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,105	28	1,046	+ 2,058
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,079	49	266	+ 2,813
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,029	44	463	+ 2,567
Other Neoplasms	22	2,958	65	24	+ 2,934
Liver Disease	23	2,636	12	4,803	- 2,167
Leukemia	24	2,350	45	401	+ 1,949
Suicide	25	2,248	24	1,476	+ 773
Falls	26	2,022	36	653	+ 1,369
Oral Cancer	27	1,609	32	697	+ 912
Ovary Cancer	28	1,262	57	135	+ 1,127
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,253	27	1,080	+ 173
Skin Disease	30	1,146	51	187	+ 959
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,140	7	7,880	- 6,740
Skin Cancers	32	1,123	43	467	+ 656
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,004	38	627	+ 377
Uterin Cancer	34	1,004	59	95	+ 910
Asthma	35	706	19	2,507	- 1,801
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	663	5	11,085	- 10,422
Anemia	37	570	83	0	+ 570
Congenital Anomalies	38	538	15	3,380	- 2,843
Cervical Cancer	39	533	17	3,028	- 2,495
Epilepsy	40	513	46	385	+ 129
Drug Use	41	484	62	58	+ 425
Hepatitis C	42	406	67	16	+ 390
HIV/AIDS	43	335	25	1,341	- 1,006
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	296	42	495	- 199
Drownings	45	278	31	825	- 547
Alcohol	46	208	53	161	+ 47
Malnutrition	47	188	13	4,236	- 4,048
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	183	64	47	+ 136
Multiple Sclerosis	49	179	66	18	+ 161
Tuberculosis	50	168	4	11,606	- 11,437
Violence	51	163	23	1,749	- 1,586
Low Birth Weight	52	157	10	5,353	- 5,195
Osteoarthritis	53	132	85	0	+ 132
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	127	84	0	+ 127
Fires	55	115	35	661	- 546
Schizophrenia	56	112	81	0	+ 112
Poisonings	57	106	40	571	- 465
Hepatitis B	58	101	58	98	+ 3
Meningitis	59	80	20	2,391	- 2,311
Birth Trauma	60	70	11	5,347	- 5,277
Appendicitis	61	49	56	147	- 97
Upper Respiratory	62	29	63	49	- 20
Oral conditions	63	27	86	0	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	64	8	18	2,776	- 2,768
Leishmaniasis	65	7	78	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	6	68	10	- 5
Syphilis	67	6	33	680	- 675
War	68	3	54	155	- 151
Iodine Deficiency	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	70	2	60	94	- 91
Chagas disease	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Tetanus	72	1	52	186	- 185
Pertussis	73	1	41	519	- 518
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	260	- 260
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Chlamydia	82	0	69	7	- 7
Malaria	83	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
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.