MADAGASCAR VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,662	25	1,341	+ 11,321
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,274	2	14,605	- 3,331
Malaria	3	8,113	9	5,507	+ 2,606
Road Traffic Accidents	4	7,777	7	7,880	- 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,233	5	11,085	- 3,852
Stroke	6	6,682	1	17,964	- 11,282
Birth Trauma	7	6,218	11	5,347	+ 871
Low Birth Weight	8	5,781	10	5,353	+ 429
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,250	3	12,388	- 7,139
Tuberculosis	10	4,335	4	11,606	- 7,270
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,969	15	3,380	+ 588
Violence	12	3,690	23	1,749	+ 1,942
Liver Disease	13	3,061	12	4,803	- 1,742
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,865	16	3,278	- 413
Cervical Cancer	15	2,616	17	3,028	- 412
Meningitis	16	2,222	20	2,391	- 169
Maternal Conditions	17	2,176	18	2,776	- 600
Malnutrition	18	1,982	13	4,236	- 2,254
Kidney Disease	19	1,893	22	2,202	- 309
Other Injuries	20	1,870	21	2,359	- 489
Hypertension	21	1,865	8	6,208	- 4,343
Lung Disease	22	1,823	14	3,957	- 2,134
Syphilis	23	1,336	33	680	+ 656
Suicide	24	1,215	24	1,476	- 261
Pertussis	25	1,141	41	519	+ 622
Lymphomas	26	1,053	34	675	+ 378
Asthma	27	1,043	19	2,507	- 1,464
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,001	27	1,080	- 79
Liver Cancer	29	910	30	933	- 23
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	769	26	1,120	- 351
Drownings	31	740	31	825	- 85
Breast Cancer	32	674	37	629	+ 45
Falls	33	673	36	653	+ 20
Prostate Cancer	34	568	29	996	- 428
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	549	39	606	- 57
Fires	36	521	35	661	- 140
Inflammatory/Heart	37	513	28	1,046	- 533
Endocrine Disorders	38	455	44	463	- 8
Poisonings	39	445	40	571	- 126
Oral Cancer	40	437	32	697	- 260
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	410	42	495	- 85
Leukemia	42	358	45	401	- 43
Epilepsy	43	358	46	385	- 27
Ovary Cancer	44	310	57	135	+ 176
Stomach Cancer	45	308	47	368	- 60
Lung Cancers	46	263	55	147	+ 116
Pancreas Cancer	47	214	61	80	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	48	210	49	266	- 56
Skin Cancers	49	208	43	467	- 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	208	38	627	- 419
Measles	51	205	6	9,172	- 8,967
Schistosomiasis	52	171	50	260	- 90
Tetanus	53	162	52	186	- 25
Alcohol	54	153	53	161	- 8
Skin Disease	55	145	51	187	- 42
Uterin Cancer	56	140	59	95	+ 45
Drug Use	57	139	62	58	+ 81
Appendicitis	58	126	56	147	- 21
Bladder Cancer	59	108	48	286	- 178
Upper Respiratory	60	86	63	49	+ 37
Hepatitis B	61	74	58	98	- 24
Encephalitis	62	73	60	94	- 21
War	63	53	54	155	- 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	33	64	47	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	65	30	77	0	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	66	22	65	24	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	18	67	16	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	68	17	78	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	69	10	66	18	- 8
Ascariasis	70	10	70	5	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	7	68	10	- 4
Diphtheria	72	7	71	3	+ 4
Chlamydia	73	4	69	7	- 3
Dengue	74	1	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	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.