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Compare China and Madagascar health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
     
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    1970
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    1980
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
     
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    1990
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
     
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    2000
    69.9
    73.0
    71.4
    58
    84
    67
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    2010
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
     
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    2015
    74.6
    77.6
    76.1
    44
    80
    55
     
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.6
    77.6
    44
    80
     
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    Age 5
    75.5
    78.4
    45
    80
     
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    Age 10
    75.6
    78.5
    45
    80
     
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    Age 15
    75.7
    78.6
    45
    80
     
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    Age 20
    75.8
    78.7
    46
    80
     
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    Age 25
    75.9
    78.8
    48
    80
     
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    Age 30
    76.1
    78.9
    48
    80
     
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    Age 35
    76.3
    79.1
    49
    80
     
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    Age 40
    76.6
    79.3
    53
    82
     
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    Age 45
    76.9
    79.6
    55
    83
     
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    Age 50
    77.3
    79.9
    61
    84
     
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    Age 55
    77.8
    80.3
    69
    84
     
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    Age 60
    78.6
    80.9
    74
    90
     
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    Age 65
    79.8
    81.9
    78
    91
     
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    Age 70
    81.5
    83.3
    81
    91
     
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.1
    81
    89
     
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.6
    76
    87
     
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.6
    78
    86
     
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    Age 90
    93.8
    94.2
    72
    76
     
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.3
    49
    48
     
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.8
    38
    17
     
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    153.61
    20
     
    172.43
    11
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.44
    70
     
    89.77
    85
    3. Lung Disease
    67.56
    6
     
    19.72
    80
    4. Lung Cancers
    38.84
    8
     
    7.32
    109
    5. Liver Cancer
    24.47
    4
     
    3.59
    135
    6. Stomach Cancer
    21.11
    3
     
    5.05
    100
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.49
    77
     
    23.43
    44
    8. Hypertension
    16.46
    90
     
    17.95
    75
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.11
    136
     
    88.74
    48
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.80
    121
     
    21.06
    105
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.81
    10
     
    8.46
    23
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.11
    73
     
    6.85
    94
    13. Suicide
    7.87
    95
     
    10.50
    65
    14. Falls
    7.74
    58
     
    7.50
    64
    15. Other Injuries
    7.29
    124
     
    11.81
    86
    16. Breast Cancer
    6.10
    165
     
    14.42
    103
    17. Liver Disease
    5.90
    149
     
    17.67
    77
    18. Kidney Disease
    5.32
    152
     
    11.79
    104
    19. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.71
    53
     
    1.58
    134
    20. Drownings
    4.68
    75
     
    7.74
    33
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    4.53
    135
     
    7.50
    103
    22. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.15
    85
     
    9.50
    23
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.13
    70
     
    2.51
    103
    24. Low Birth Weight
    4.06
    127
     
    13.56
    56
    25. Birth Trauma
    3.93
    82
     
    14.51
    45
    26. Leukemia
    3.82
    87
     
    3.79
    90
    27. Cervical Cancer
    3.76
    128
     
    28.96
    10
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.43
    141
     
    15.51
    16
    29. Prostate Cancer
    3.19
    160
     
    36.65
    14
    30. Tuberculosis
    2.83
    105
     
    72.04
    11
    31. Poisonings
    2.77
    52
     
    4.28
    30
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.46
    103
     
    33.68
    44
    33. Other Neoplasms
    2.40
    100
     
    3.20
    67
    34. Hepatitis B
    2.37
    40
     
    1.87
    46
    35. Lymphomas
    2.32
    144
     
    5.62
    61
    36. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    108
     
    6.96
    15
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.18
    77
     
    1.40
    117
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.97
    107
     
    2.00
    106
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1.87
    159
     
    1.86
    160
    40. Bladder Cancer
    1.78
    96
     
    2.47
    70
    41. Asthma
    1.65
    119
     
    9.46
    48
    42. Endocrine Disorders
    1.37
    163
     
    7.68
    69
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.05
    136
     
    51.96
    32
    44. Epilepsy
    0.99
    134
     
    7.36
    39
    45. Violence
    0.84
    157
     
    11.53
    43
    46. Meningitis
    0.82
    114
     
    11.08
    39
    47. Skin Cancers
    0.78
    139
     
    1.59
    88
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.75
    69
     
    4.10
    15
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.74
    137
     
    1.67
    94
    50. Anemia
    0.68
    84
     
    2.20
    52
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      China CHINA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2,331,274
    25.59
     
    15,168
    10.53
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,505,339
    16.52
     
    8,340
    5.79
    3. Lung Disease
    1,012,869
    11.12
     
    1,902
    1.32
    4. Lung Cancers
    595,800
    6.54
     
    708
    0.49
    5. Liver Cancer
    380,733
    4.18
     
    450
    0.31
    6. Stomach Cancer
    324,439
    3.56
     
    506
    0.35
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    279,167
    3.06
     
    4,210
    2.92
    8. Hypertension
    248,234
    2.72
     
    1,605
    1.11
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    226,568
    2.49
     
    1,976
    1.37
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    207,898
    2.28
     
    15,023
    10.43
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    197,144
    2.16
     
    837
    0.58
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    139,000
    1.53
     
    737
    0.51
    13. Suicide
    120,730
    1.32
     
    1,625
    1.13
    14. Falls
    116,128
    1.27
     
    1,001
    0.69
    15. Other Injuries
    102,349
    1.12
     
    2,221
    1.54
    16. Liver Disease
    92,266
    1.01
     
    2,025
    1.40
    17. Kidney Disease
    81,722
    0.90
     
    1,382
    0.96
    18. Alzheimers/Dementia
    69,986
    0.77
     
    150
    0.10
    19. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    63,919
    0.70
     
    1,102
    0.76
    20. Pancreas Cancer
    63,499
    0.70
     
    252
    0.17
    21. Drownings
    59,865
    0.66
     
    1,777
    1.23
    22. Leukemia
    54,955
    0.60
     
    512
    0.36
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    51,854
    0.57
     
    1,565
    1.09
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    48,977
    0.54
     
    2,812
    1.95
    25. Breast Cancer
    47,964
    0.53
     
    872
    0.60
    26. Tuberculosis
    44,060
    0.48
     
    10,131
    7.03
    27. Low Birth Weight
    40,828
    0.45
     
    5,396
    3.74
    28. Poisonings
    40,809
    0.45
     
    905
    0.63
    29. Birth Trauma
    39,569
    0.43
     
    5,774
    4.01
    30. HIV/AIDS
    38,420
    0.42
     
    6,026
    4.18
    31. Hepatitis B
    37,085
    0.41
     
    228
    0.16
    32. Other Neoplasms
    36,980
    0.41
     
    355
    0.25
    33. Oral Cancer
    36,029
    0.40
     
    810
    0.56
    34. Lymphomas
    35,538
    0.39
     
    719
    0.50
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    29,969
    0.33
     
    209
    0.15
    36. Cervical Cancer
    29,506
    0.32
     
    1,771
    1.23
    37. Bladder Cancer
    26,719
    0.29
     
    245
    0.17
    38. Asthma
    24,902
    0.27
     
    1,000
    0.69
    39. Prostate Cancer
    22,503
    0.25
     
    1,263
    0.88
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    20,344
    0.22
     
    1,232
    0.85
    41. Uterin Cancer
    17,143
    0.19
     
    66
    0.05
    42. Ovary Cancer
    14,668
    0.16
     
    111
    0.08
    43. Epilepsy
    13,816
    0.15
     
    1,418
    0.98
    44. Violence
    12,099
    0.13
     
    2,442
    1.69
    45. Skin Cancers
    11,939
    0.13
     
    167
    0.12
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11,435
    0.13
     
    432
    0.30
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    11,138
    0.12
     
    137
    0.10
    48. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10,859
    0.12
     
    10,089
    7.00
    49. Anemia
    10,070
    0.11
     
    328
    0.23
    50. Schizophrenia
    9,567
    0.10
     
    47
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      China CHINA   Madagascar MADAGASCAR
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    38.84
    8
     
    7.32
    109
    2. Liver Cancer
    24.47
    4
     
    3.59
    135
    3. Stomach Cancer
    21.11
    3
     
    5.05
    100
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    12.81
    10
     
    8.46
    23
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.11
    73
     
    6.85
    94
    6. Breast Cancer
    6.10
    165
     
    14.42
    103
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.13
    70
     
    2.51
    103
    8. Leukemia
    3.82
    87
     
    3.79
    90
    9. Cervical Cancer
    3.76
    128
     
    28.96
    10
    10. Prostate Cancer
    3.19
    160
     
    36.65
    14
    11. Lymphomas
    2.32
    144
     
    5.62
    61
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.31
    108
     
    6.96
    15
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.18
    77
     
    1.40
    117
    14. Ovary Cancer
    1.87
    159
     
    1.86
    160
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.78
    96
     
    2.47
    70
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.78
    139
     
    1.59
    88
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.