MADAGASCAR VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,183	3	12,388	+ 26,795
Stroke	2	29,123	1	17,964	+ 11,159
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,794	2	14,605	+ 11,190
Lung Cancers	4	19,050	55	147	+ 18,903
Lung Disease	5	18,687	14	3,957	+ 14,730
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,708	39	606	+ 13,102
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	13,611	26	1,120	+ 12,491
Stomach Cancer	8	12,057	47	368	+ 11,689
Kidney Disease	9	10,705	22	2,202	+ 8,503
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,852	61	80	+ 8,771
Liver Cancer	11	7,025	30	933	+ 6,092
Other Injuries	12	5,276	21	2,359	+ 2,916
Suicide	13	4,654	24	1,476	+ 3,178
Lymphomas	14	4,607	34	675	+ 3,933
Breast Cancer	15	3,778	37	629	+ 3,149
Other Neoplasms	16	3,614	65	24	+ 3,591
Liver Disease	17	3,394	12	4,803	- 1,409
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,349	49	266	+ 3,083
Prostate Cancer	19	3,231	29	996	+ 2,235
Oesophagus Cancer	20	2,944	27	1,080	+ 1,864
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,746	44	463	+ 2,283
Bladder Cancer	22	2,375	48	286	+ 2,090
Falls	23	2,327	36	653	+ 1,674
Leukemia	24	2,297	45	401	+ 1,896
Drownings	25	2,010	31	825	+ 1,186
Oral Cancer	26	1,992	32	697	+ 1,295
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,968	28	1,046	+ 922
Hypertension	28	1,595	8	6,208	- 4,613
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,299	16	3,278	- 1,979
Ovary Cancer	30	1,210	57	135	+ 1,075
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,092	7	7,880	- 6,788
Cervical Cancer	32	908	17	3,028	- 2,120
Uterin Cancer	33	827	59	95	+ 733
Tuberculosis	34	827	4	11,606	- 10,779
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	698	42	495	+ 203
Skin Disease	36	671	51	187	+ 484
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	653	5	11,085	- 10,432
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	626	64	47	+ 579
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	611	38	627	- 16
Congenital Anomalies	40	591	15	3,380	- 2,789
Hepatitis C	41	531	67	16	+ 515
Asthma	42	460	19	2,507	- 2,047
Malnutrition	43	457	13	4,236	- 3,779
Skin Cancers	44	440	43	467	- 27
Epilepsy	45	373	46	385	- 12
Hepatitis B	46	340	58	98	+ 242
Schizophrenia	47	251	81	0	+ 251
Fires	48	241	35	661	- 421
Anemia	49	209	83	0	+ 209
Drug Use	50	175	62	58	+ 117
Alcohol	51	138	53	161	- 23
Meningitis	52	74	20	2,391	- 2,317
Violence	53	64	23	1,749	- 1,685
Poisonings	54	61	40	571	- 510
Low Birth Weight	55	48	10	5,353	- 5,304
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	41	84	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	57	38	63	49	- 11
Appendicitis	58	30	56	147	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	59	26	66	18	+ 8
Oral conditions	60	25	86	0	+ 25
Birth Trauma	61	25	11	5,347	- 5,322
Osteoarthritis	62	21	85	0	+ 21
HIV/AIDS	63	11	25	1,341	- 1,330
Maternal Conditions	64	9	18	2,776	- 2,767
Syphilis	65	4	33	680	- 676
War	66	3	54	155	- 151
Tetanus	67	2	52	186	- 184
Otitis Media	68	2	68	10	- 8
Encephalitis	69	1	60	94	- 93
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	41	519	- 519
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	260	- 260
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	3	- 3
Measles	75	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chlamydia	80	0	69	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.