MADAGASCAR VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	42,220	26	1,120	+ 41,100
Coronary Heart Disease	2	30,859	3	12,388	+ 18,471
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	17,441	2	14,605	+ 2,837
Stroke	4	16,188	1	17,964	- 1,776
Lung Cancers	5	15,365	55	147	+ 15,218
Lung Disease	6	14,153	14	3,957	+ 10,195
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,936	39	606	+ 7,330
Prostate Cancer	8	5,717	29	996	+ 4,721
Breast Cancer	9	5,472	37	629	+ 4,843
Lymphomas	10	4,023	34	675	+ 3,348
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,870	61	80	+ 3,790
Oesophagus Cancer	12	3,754	27	1,080	+ 2,674
Parkinson's Disease	13	3,688	49	266	+ 3,422
Liver Disease	14	3,298	12	4,803	- 1,505
Falls	15	3,278	36	653	+ 2,624
Bladder Cancer	16	2,639	48	286	+ 2,353
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,513	16	3,278	- 765
Kidney Disease	18	2,354	22	2,202	+ 152
Other Injuries	19	2,351	21	2,359	- 8
Suicide	20	2,291	24	1,476	+ 815
Liver Cancer	21	2,253	30	933	+ 1,320
Leukemia	22	2,242	45	401	+ 1,841
Hypertension	23	2,241	8	6,208	- 3,967
Stomach Cancer	24	2,151	47	368	+ 1,783
Ovary Cancer	25	1,729	57	135	+ 1,594
Other Neoplasms	26	1,715	65	24	+ 1,691
Skin Cancers	27	1,604	43	467	+ 1,136
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,418	44	463	+ 955
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,345	28	1,046	+ 299
Oral Cancer	30	1,337	32	697	+ 641
Drug Use	31	1,215	62	58	+ 1,157
Uterin Cancer	32	1,009	59	95	+ 915
Road Traffic Accidents	33	933	7	7,880	- 6,947
Skin Disease	34	918	51	187	+ 731
Congenital Anomalies	35	915	15	3,380	- 2,466
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	899	42	495	+ 404
Multiple Sclerosis	37	798	66	18	+ 781
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	688	5	11,085	- 10,397
Alcohol	39	669	53	161	+ 508
Low Birth Weight	40	565	10	5,353	- 4,787
Asthma	41	560	19	2,507	- 1,947
Epilepsy	42	513	46	385	+ 129
Cervical Cancer	43	473	17	3,028	- 2,555
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	436	64	47	+ 389
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	377	38	627	- 250
Violence	46	373	23	1,749	- 1,375
Tuberculosis	47	151	4	11,606	- 11,455
Fires	48	144	35	661	- 518
Drownings	49	129	31	825	- 695
Anemia	50	119	83	0	+ 119
Hepatitis C	51	115	67	16	+ 99
Meningitis	52	100	20	2,391	- 2,291
Poisonings	53	95	40	571	- 476
Birth Trauma	54	82	11	5,347	- 5,265
HIV/AIDS	55	81	25	1,341	- 1,261
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	79	84	0	+ 79
Osteoarthritis	57	72	85	0	+ 72
Malnutrition	58	50	13	4,236	- 4,186
Appendicitis	59	45	56	147	- 101
Schizophrenia	60	44	81	0	+ 44
Oral conditions	61	23	86	0	+ 23
Syphilis	62	21	33	680	- 659
Upper Respiratory	63	21	63	49	- 28
Maternal Conditions	64	20	18	2,776	- 2,756
Hepatitis B	65	17	58	98	- 81
Otitis Media	66	7	68	10	- 4
War	67	4	54	155	- 151
Encephalitis	68	2	60	94	- 91
Pertussis	69	1	41	519	- 518
Leishmaniasis	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	52	186	- 186
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Malaria	76	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	50	260	- 260
Chlamydia	79	0	69	7	- 7
Ascariasis	80	0	70	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

United Kingdom

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.