NEW ZEALAND VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,148	3	2,378	+ 770
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,559	7	920	+ 1,639
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,171	1	5,095	- 2,924
Tuberculosis	4	2,034	52	17	+ 2,017
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,943	37	81	+ 1,862
Measles	6	1,607	82	0	+ 1,607
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,381	16	458	+ 923
Hypertension	8	1,088	20	327	+ 761
Malaria	9	965	78	0	+ 965
Low Birth Weight	10	938	38	78	+ 860
Birth Trauma	11	937	54	15	+ 922
Liver Disease	12	842	32	158	+ 684
Malnutrition	13	742	55	14	+ 728
Lung Disease	14	693	5	1,815	- 1,121
Congenital Anomalies	15	592	30	176	+ 417
Diabetes Mellitus	16	574	8	769	- 194
Cervical Cancer	17	531	41	61	+ 470
Maternal Conditions	18	486	63	5	+ 482
Asthma	19	439	36	91	+ 349
Meningitis	20	419	59	9	+ 410
Other Injuries	21	413	28	218	+ 195
Kidney Disease	22	386	17	432	- 46
Violence	23	306	42	57	+ 249
Suicide	24	259	15	528	- 270
HIV/AIDS	25	235	57	10	+ 225
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	196	2	3,032	- 2,835
Oesophagus Cancer	27	189	25	279	- 90
Inflammatory/Heart	28	183	23	313	- 130
Prostate Cancer	29	175	9	739	- 564
Liver Cancer	30	164	24	288	- 124
Drownings	31	145	44	54	+ 90
Oral Cancer	32	122	31	164	- 42
Syphilis	33	119	70	0	+ 119
Lymphomas	34	118	13	608	- 490
Fires	35	116	53	17	+ 99
Falls	36	114	11	627	- 512
Breast Cancer	37	110	10	737	- 627
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	110	35	113	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	106	6	1,495	- 1,389
Poisonings	40	100	58	9	+ 91
Pertussis	41	91	65	1	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	87	39	70	+ 17
Skin Cancers	43	82	12	612	- 530
Endocrine Disorders	44	81	21	325	- 243
Leukemia	45	70	18	391	- 321
Epilepsy	46	67	43	55	+ 12
Stomach Cancer	47	64	22	323	- 258
Bladder Cancer	48	50	26	267	- 217
Parkinson's Disease	49	47	19	353	- 306
Schistosomiasis	50	46	77	0	+ 46
Skin Disease	51	33	34	118	- 85
Tetanus	52	33	69	0	+ 32
Alcohol	53	28	45	51	- 23
War	54	27	68	1	+ 27
Lung Cancers	55	26	4	1,873	- 1,848
Appendicitis	56	26	62	6	+ 20
Ovary Cancer	57	24	29	207	- 183
Hepatitis B	58	17	56	14	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	59	17	33	145	- 128
Encephalitis	60	16	66	1	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	61	14	14	543	- 529
Drug Use	62	10	40	69	- 59
Upper Respiratory	63	9	64	4	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	46	47	- 39
Other Neoplasms	65	4	27	245	- 241
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	47	43	- 40
Hepatitis C	67	3	48	30	- 27
Otitis Media	68	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	17	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Madagascar

New Zealand

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.