MADAGASCAR VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,486	3	12,388	+ 31,098
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	24,736	26	1,120	+ 23,616
Lung Disease	3	16,828	14	3,957	+ 12,871
Stroke	4	13,653	1	17,964	- 4,311
Lung Cancers	5	13,396	55	147	+ 13,249
Kidney Disease	6	7,395	22	2,202	+ 5,193
Drug Use	7	6,411	62	58	+ 6,353
Hypertension	8	5,681	8	6,208	- 527
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,325	39	606	+ 4,719
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,290	16	3,278	+ 2,012
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	5,195	2	14,605	- 9,410
Suicide	12	4,573	24	1,476	+ 3,098
Breast Cancer	13	4,192	37	629	+ 3,563
Endocrine Disorders	14	4,047	44	463	+ 3,584
Pancreas Cancer	15	3,815	61	80	+ 3,734
Liver Disease	16	3,738	12	4,803	- 1,065
Road Traffic Accidents	17	3,591	7	7,880	- 4,289
Falls	18	3,481	36	653	+ 2,828
Lymphomas	19	3,469	34	675	+ 2,795
Prostate Cancer	20	3,067	29	996	+ 2,071
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,971	49	266	+ 2,705
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,802	28	1,046	+ 1,755
Liver Cancer	23	2,331	30	933	+ 1,398
Leukemia	24	2,322	45	401	+ 1,921
Other Injuries	25	2,239	21	2,359	- 120
Bladder Cancer	26	1,690	48	286	+ 1,404
Violence	27	1,634	23	1,749	- 114
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,536	27	1,080	+ 455
Other Neoplasms	29	1,528	65	24	+ 1,504
Alcohol	30	1,263	53	161	+ 1,102
Ovary Cancer	31	1,257	57	135	+ 1,122
Skin Cancers	32	1,233	43	467	+ 766
Stomach Cancer	33	1,126	47	368	+ 759
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,013	15	3,380	- 2,367
Oral Cancer	35	995	32	697	+ 298
Uterin Cancer	36	867	59	95	+ 772
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	857	5	11,085	- 10,228
Cervical Cancer	38	602	17	3,028	- 2,426
Low Birth Weight	39	596	10	5,353	- 4,756
Malnutrition	40	582	13	4,236	- 3,653
Hepatitis C	41	490	67	16	+ 474
HIV/AIDS	42	488	25	1,341	- 854
Skin Disease	43	466	51	187	+ 279
Multiple Sclerosis	44	436	66	18	+ 418
Drownings	45	351	31	825	- 474
Asthma	46	329	19	2,507	- 2,178
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	314	38	627	- 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	298	42	495	- 197
Fires	49	274	35	661	- 387
Epilepsy	50	272	46	385	- 112
Anemia	51	268	83	0	+ 268
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	212	64	47	+ 165
Poisonings	53	144	40	571	- 427
Birth Trauma	54	106	11	5,347	- 5,241
War	55	103	54	155	- 52
Maternal Conditions	56	67	18	2,776	- 2,709
Schizophrenia	57	62	81	0	+ 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	58	84	0	+ 58
Hepatitis B	59	52	58	98	- 46
Meningitis	60	52	20	2,391	- 2,339
Osteoarthritis	61	50	85	0	+ 50
Tuberculosis	62	47	4	11,606	- 11,559
Appendicitis	63	37	56	147	- 110
Oral conditions	64	25	86	0	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	65	20	63	49	- 29
Syphilis	66	4	33	680	- 676
Otitis Media	67	3	68	10	- 7
Encephalitis	68	2	60	94	- 92
Pertussis	69	1	41	519	- 518
Chagas disease	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	52	186	- 186
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	260	- 260
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	3	- 3
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

United States

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.