MADAGASCAR VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,358	3	12,388	+ 12,970
Violence	2	17,089	23	1,749	+ 15,340
Stroke	3	11,435	1	17,964	- 6,529
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,534	16	3,278	+ 7,256
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,487	7	7,880	+ 2,607
HIV/AIDS	6	7,059	25	1,341	+ 5,718
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,775	2	14,605	- 7,830
Kidney Disease	8	5,591	22	2,202	+ 3,388
Hypertension	9	4,896	8	6,208	- 1,312
Lung Disease	10	4,853	14	3,957	+ 896
Lung Cancers	11	3,675	55	147	+ 3,528
Low Birth Weight	12	2,910	10	5,353	- 2,442
Prostate Cancer	13	2,685	29	996	+ 1,689
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,682	15	3,380	- 699
Breast Cancer	15	2,416	37	629	+ 1,787
Liver Disease	16	2,206	12	4,803	- 2,597
Stomach Cancer	17	2,050	47	368	+ 1,682
Other Neoplasms	18	2,043	65	24	+ 2,019
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,920	39	606	+ 1,315
Cervical Cancer	20	1,872	17	3,028	- 1,156
Other Injuries	21	1,596	21	2,359	- 763
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,281	5	11,085	- 9,804
Lymphomas	23	1,176	34	675	+ 501
Birth Trauma	24	1,025	11	5,347	- 4,323
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,020	61	80	+ 939
Liver Cancer	26	970	30	933	+ 37
Leukemia	27	950	45	401	+ 548
Falls	28	815	36	653	+ 162
Chagas disease	29	779	76	0	+ 779
Endocrine Disorders	30	716	44	463	+ 253
Tuberculosis	31	705	4	11,606	- 10,901
Malnutrition	32	593	13	4,236	- 3,643
Inflammatory/Heart	33	565	28	1,046	- 482
Suicide	34	551	24	1,476	- 924
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	539	26	1,120	- 581
Ovary Cancer	36	530	57	135	+ 396
Skin Cancers	37	521	43	467	+ 54
Oral Cancer	38	513	32	697	- 184
Maternal Conditions	39	398	18	2,776	- 2,378
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	394	42	495	- 102
Epilepsy	41	387	46	385	+ 2
Malaria	42	379	9	5,507	- 5,128
Drownings	43	366	31	825	- 459
Oesophagus Cancer	44	349	27	1,080	- 732
Bladder Cancer	45	344	48	286	+ 58
Asthma	46	293	19	2,507	- 2,214
Uterin Cancer	47	292	59	95	+ 197
Parkinson's Disease	48	237	49	266	- 29
Meningitis	49	236	20	2,391	- 2,155
Drug Use	50	212	62	58	+ 154
War	51	174	54	155	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	170	64	47	+ 122
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	142	84	0	+ 142
Fires	54	136	35	661	- 525
Anemia	55	118	83	0	+ 118
Appendicitis	56	92	56	147	- 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	75	38	627	- 552
Poisonings	58	64	40	571	- 507
Dengue	59	61	72	0	+ 61
Multiple Sclerosis	60	48	66	18	+ 30
Encephalitis	61	35	60	94	- 59
Alcohol	62	32	53	161	- 128
Hepatitis B	63	28	58	98	- 70
Pertussis	64	24	41	519	- 495
Hepatitis C	65	20	67	16	+ 4
Skin Disease	66	17	51	187	- 171
Syphilis	67	14	33	680	- 666
Tetanus	68	7	52	186	- 179
Schizophrenia	69	6	81	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	5	70	5	- 1
Leprosy	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	72	3	85	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	73	3	78	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	74	1	63	49	- 47
Otitis Media	75	1	68	10	- 9
Schistosomiasis	76	1	50	260	- 259
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	79	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Venezuela

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.