MADAGASCAR VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,611	3	12,388	+ 23,223
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	23,907	26	1,120	+ 22,787
Stroke	3	13,022	1	17,964	- 4,942
Lung Cancers	4	11,699	55	147	+ 11,552
Lung Disease	5	9,647	14	3,957	+ 5,689
Hypertension	6	8,215	8	6,208	+ 2,007
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,630	39	606	+ 6,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,479	2	14,605	- 8,125
Falls	9	6,380	36	653	+ 5,727
Prostate Cancer	10	5,250	29	996	+ 4,254
Breast Cancer	11	5,242	37	629	+ 4,613
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,939	61	80	+ 4,859
Kidney Disease	13	4,192	22	2,202	+ 1,990
Suicide	14	4,152	24	1,476	+ 2,676
Lymphomas	15	3,760	34	675	+ 3,086
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,413	28	1,046	+ 2,367
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,397	16	3,278	+ 119
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,849	49	266	+ 2,583
Liver Cancer	19	2,676	30	933	+ 1,743
Other Neoplasms	20	2,265	65	24	+ 2,241
Liver Disease	21	2,251	12	4,803	- 2,552
Leukemia	22	2,231	45	401	+ 1,830
Bladder Cancer	23	2,225	48	286	+ 1,939
Stomach Cancer	24	2,040	47	368	+ 1,672
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,971	44	463	+ 1,508
Oral Cancer	26	1,663	32	697	+ 967
Skin Cancers	27	1,639	43	467	+ 1,172
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,632	27	1,080	+ 551
Ovary Cancer	29	1,520	57	135	+ 1,385
Other Injuries	30	1,362	21	2,359	- 998
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,014	15	3,380	- 2,366
Alcohol	32	761	53	161	+ 600
Uterin Cancer	33	743	59	95	+ 649
Road Traffic Accidents	34	642	7	7,880	- 7,238
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	618	5	11,085	- 10,467
Drug Use	36	585	62	58	+ 527
Osteoarthritis	37	564	85	0	+ 564
Multiple Sclerosis	38	531	66	18	+ 514
Epilepsy	39	527	46	385	+ 142
Skin Disease	40	430	51	187	+ 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	407	42	495	- 89
Cervical Cancer	42	349	17	3,028	- 2,678
Low Birth Weight	43	349	10	5,353	- 5,004
Anemia	44	338	83	0	+ 338
Schizophrenia	45	320	81	0	+ 320
Asthma	46	315	19	2,507	- 2,192
Malnutrition	47	280	13	4,236	- 3,956
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	259	38	627	- 369
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	225	64	47	+ 178
Drownings	50	164	31	825	- 661
Violence	51	141	23	1,749	- 1,608
Birth Trauma	52	106	11	5,347	- 5,241
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	106	84	0	+ 106
HIV/AIDS	54	97	25	1,341	- 1,245
Fires	55	71	35	661	- 590
Tuberculosis	56	71	4	11,606	- 11,535
Meningitis	57	66	20	2,391	- 2,325
Hepatitis C	58	50	67	16	+ 34
Appendicitis	59	48	56	147	- 98
Poisonings	60	43	40	571	- 528
Upper Respiratory	61	36	63	49	- 13
Oral conditions	62	27	86	0	+ 27
Hepatitis B	63	15	58	98	- 83
Maternal Conditions	64	14	18	2,776	- 2,762
Syphilis	65	5	33	680	- 675
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	79	0	+ 4
War	67	3	54	155	- 152
Encephalitis	68	2	60	94	- 91
Otitis Media	69	1	68	10	- 9
Tetanus	70	1	52	186	- 185
Leishmaniasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	50	260	- 259
Pertussis	73	0	41	519	- 519
Diphtheria	74	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	7	- 7
Leprosy	80	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Switzerland

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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.