MADAGASCAR VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	42,096	3	12,388	+ 29,707
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	30,362	26	1,120	+ 29,242
Stroke	3	16,784	1	17,964	- 1,180
Lung Disease	4	12,083	14	3,957	+ 8,126
Lung Cancers	5	10,352	55	147	+ 10,205
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,481	39	606	+ 7,875
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,395	2	14,605	- 7,210
Prostate Cancer	8	7,293	29	996	+ 6,297
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,141	61	80	+ 5,061
Hypertension	10	5,113	8	6,208	- 1,095
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,102	16	3,278	+ 1,824
Kidney Disease	12	4,531	22	2,202	+ 2,329
Breast Cancer	13	4,401	37	629	+ 3,772
Suicide	14	4,115	24	1,476	+ 2,639
Other Injuries	15	3,820	21	2,359	+ 1,461
Lymphomas	16	3,773	34	675	+ 3,099
Falls	17	3,084	36	653	+ 2,431
Other Neoplasms	18	2,881	65	24	+ 2,858
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,623	49	266	+ 2,357
Leukemia	20	2,296	45	401	+ 1,895
Bladder Cancer	21	2,114	48	286	+ 1,828
Liver Cancer	22	2,091	30	933	+ 1,158
Liver Disease	23	2,012	12	4,803	- 2,791
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,952	44	463	+ 1,489
Skin Cancers	25	1,809	43	467	+ 1,342
Stomach Cancer	26	1,703	47	368	+ 1,336
Ovary Cancer	27	1,537	57	135	+ 1,402
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,521	28	1,046	+ 475
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,497	27	1,080	+ 416
Drug Use	30	1,178	62	58	+ 1,119
Oral Cancer	31	1,055	32	697	+ 358
Alcohol	32	997	53	161	+ 837
Uterin Cancer	33	959	59	95	+ 864
Road Traffic Accidents	34	876	7	7,880	- 7,004
Congenital Anomalies	35	856	15	3,380	- 2,525
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	805	5	11,085	- 10,280
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	771	42	495	+ 276
Cervical Cancer	38	633	17	3,028	- 2,395
Skin Disease	39	612	51	187	+ 424
Anemia	40	486	83	0	+ 486
Multiple Sclerosis	41	474	66	18	+ 456
Asthma	42	440	19	2,507	- 2,067
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	358	64	47	+ 311
Epilepsy	44	335	46	385	- 49
Malnutrition	45	325	13	4,236	- 3,910
Drownings	46	318	31	825	- 506
Violence	47	314	23	1,749	- 1,435
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	307	38	627	- 320
Fires	49	180	35	661	- 482
Schizophrenia	50	176	81	0	+ 176
Low Birth Weight	51	140	10	5,353	- 5,213
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	127	84	0	+ 127
Hepatitis C	53	123	67	16	+ 107
Meningitis	54	98	20	2,391	- 2,293
Birth Trauma	55	93	11	5,347	- 5,254
Tuberculosis	56	67	4	11,606	- 11,539
Osteoarthritis	57	66	85	0	+ 66
Upper Respiratory	58	54	63	49	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	50	56	147	- 96
Poisonings	60	49	40	571	- 522
HIV/AIDS	61	35	25	1,341	- 1,306
Hepatitis B	62	26	58	98	- 72
Oral conditions	63	23	86	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	64	14	18	2,776	- 2,762
War	65	5	54	155	- 150
Otitis Media	66	2	68	10	- 8
Pertussis	67	1	41	519	- 518
Tetanus	68	1	52	186	- 185
Schistosomiasis	69	1	50	260	- 259
Diphtheria	70	1	71	3	- 2
Encephalitis	71	1	60	94	- 93
Syphilis	72	0	33	680	- 680
Chlamydia	73	0	69	7	- 7
Malaria	74	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Sweden

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.