SOUTH KOREA VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	31,766	3	25,596	+ 6,170
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,826	2	26,650	- 824
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,906	1	28,043	- 6,136
Tuberculosis	4	20,523	24	1,950	+ 18,572
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	19,602	35	929	+ 18,673
Measles	6	16,219	83	0	+ 16,219
Road Traffic Accidents	7	13,934	15	4,399	+ 9,535
Hypertension	8	10,978	17	3,711	+ 7,267
Malaria	9	9,738	71	1	+ 9,737
Low Birth Weight	10	9,465	45	370	+ 9,095
Birth Trauma	11	9,455	54	88	+ 9,367
Liver Disease	12	8,493	14	6,348	+ 2,145
Malnutrition	13	7,490	53	88	+ 7,402
Lung Disease	14	6,998	11	8,526	- 1,529
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,978	41	518	+ 5,460
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,797	13	6,812	- 1,015
Cervical Cancer	17	5,354	34	1,065	+ 4,289
Maternal Conditions	18	4,909	61	34	+ 4,875
Asthma	19	4,433	32	1,150	+ 3,283
Meningitis	20	4,228	58	51	+ 4,177
Other Injuries	21	4,172	18	3,634	+ 538
Kidney Disease	22	3,894	9	10,107	- 6,213
Violence	23	3,092	44	386	+ 2,706
Suicide	24	2,609	5	14,636	- 12,026
HIV/AIDS	25	2,372	55	84	+ 2,288
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,981	6	12,145	- 10,164
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,910	28	1,733	+ 177
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,850	31	1,325	+ 525
Prostate Cancer	29	1,761	22	2,316	- 554
Liver Cancer	30	1,650	7	11,589	- 9,939
Drownings	31	1,458	42	501	+ 957
Oral Cancer	32	1,232	29	1,457	- 225
Syphilis	33	1,203	62	27	+ 1,176
Lymphomas	34	1,193	19	3,477	- 2,284
Fires	35	1,170	47	263	+ 906
Falls	36	1,155	20	2,934	- 1,779
Breast Cancer	37	1,112	21	2,880	- 1,768
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,109	48	224	+ 885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,071	8	10,180	- 9,109
Poisonings	40	1,010	52	115	+ 894
Pertussis	41	918	67	6	+ 912
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	875	38	540	+ 336
Skin Cancers	43	826	37	585	+ 241
Endocrine Disorders	44	819	25	1,891	- 1,072
Leukemia	45	709	23	2,140	- 1,431
Epilepsy	46	680	40	524	+ 156
Stomach Cancer	47	650	10	8,625	- 7,975
Bladder Cancer	48	506	27	1,768	- 1,263
Parkinson's Disease	49	470	16	3,951	- 3,481
Schistosomiasis	50	460	72	1	+ 459
Skin Disease	51	331	36	704	- 373
Tetanus	52	329	69	5	+ 325
Alcohol	53	284	33	1,081	- 796
War	54	274	68	5	+ 269
Lung Cancers	55	260	4	20,293	- 20,033
Appendicitis	56	259	57	54	+ 205
Ovary Cancer	57	238	30	1,330	- 1,092
Hepatitis B	58	174	39	526	- 352
Uterin Cancer	59	167	43	420	- 253
Encephalitis	60	166	65	19	+ 147
Pancreas Cancer	61	142	12	6,994	- 6,851
Drug Use	62	103	50	154	- 51
Upper Respiratory	63	86	63	26	+ 61
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	84	51	150	- 66
Other Neoplasms	65	42	26	1,807	- 1,764
Multiple Sclerosis	66	31	66	11	+ 21
Hepatitis C	67	28	49	168	- 140
Otitis Media	68	18	70	5	+ 14
Chlamydia	69	12	84	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	70	10	74	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	71	5	73	0	+ 5
Dengue	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Madagascar

South Korea

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.