MADAGASCAR VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	44,289	1	17,964	+ 26,325
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,604	3	12,388	+ 13,216
Lung Disease	3	9,991	14	3,957	+ 6,034
Diabetes Mellitus	4	9,430	16	3,278	+ 6,152
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,209	7	7,880	+ 329
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,162	26	1,120	+ 7,041
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,752	2	14,605	- 6,853
Kidney Disease	8	7,032	22	2,202	+ 4,830
Liver Cancer	9	6,961	30	933	+ 6,028
Liver Disease	10	6,656	12	4,803	+ 1,853
Lung Cancers	11	5,930	55	147	+ 5,783
Hypertension	12	5,536	8	6,208	- 672
Falls	13	4,296	36	653	+ 3,643
Stomach Cancer	14	4,215	47	368	+ 3,847
Tuberculosis	15	2,631	4	11,606	- 8,975
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,300	39	606	+ 1,694
Asthma	17	2,270	19	2,507	- 237
Suicide	18	2,019	24	1,476	+ 543
Low Birth Weight	19	1,986	10	5,353	- 3,366
Oral Cancer	20	1,974	32	697	+ 1,277
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,967	15	3,380	- 1,413
Breast Cancer	22	1,723	37	629	+ 1,094
Other Injuries	23	1,542	21	2,359	- 817
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,492	28	1,046	+ 445
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,487	49	266	+ 1,221
Drownings	26	1,420	31	825	+ 595
HIV/AIDS	27	1,390	25	1,341	+ 49
Leukemia	28	1,364	45	401	+ 963
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,222	5	11,085	- 9,863
Lymphomas	30	826	34	675	+ 151
Cervical Cancer	31	666	17	3,028	- 2,362
Birth Trauma	32	652	11	5,347	- 4,695
Oesophagus Cancer	33	631	27	1,080	- 449
Endocrine Disorders	34	580	44	463	+ 117
Prostate Cancer	35	532	29	996	- 464
Violence	36	497	23	1,749	- 1,252
Measles	37	496	6	9,172	- 8,676
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	476	38	627	- 152
Encephalitis	39	434	60	94	+ 340
Skin Disease	40	422	51	187	+ 235
Drug Use	41	380	62	58	+ 322
Uterin Cancer	42	323	59	95	+ 228
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	266	42	495	- 229
Pancreas Cancer	44	259	61	80	+ 178
Bladder Cancer	45	250	48	286	- 36
Alcohol	46	241	53	161	+ 81
Ovary Cancer	47	240	57	135	+ 106
Poisonings	48	232	40	571	- 339
Maternal Conditions	49	215	18	2,776	- 2,561
Pertussis	50	196	41	519	- 323
Meningitis	51	174	20	2,391	- 2,217
Fires	52	166	35	661	- 496
Epilepsy	53	162	46	385	- 222
Skin Cancers	54	130	43	467	- 337
Hepatitis B	55	106	58	98	+ 7
Syphilis	56	91	33	680	- 589
Other Neoplasms	57	90	65	24	+ 67
Tetanus	58	80	52	186	- 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	62	64	47	+ 15
Appendicitis	60	56	56	147	- 91
Multiple Sclerosis	61	38	66	18	+ 20
Dengue	62	35	72	0	+ 35
Malnutrition	63	33	13	4,236	- 4,202
Hepatitis C	64	22	67	16	+ 6
War	65	9	54	155	- 145
Upper Respiratory	66	9	63	49	- 39
Malaria	67	4	9	5,507	- 5,503
Ascariasis	68	2	70	5	- 3
Diphtheria	69	1	71	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	0	69	7	- 6
Otitis Media	71	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	260	- 260
Leishmaniasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.