MADAGASCAR VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,159	3	12,388	+ 24,771
Stroke	2	35,605	1	17,964	+ 17,641
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	20,750	26	1,120	+ 19,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,770	2	14,605	+ 5,165
Lung Cancers	5	12,714	55	147	+ 12,566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,666	39	606	+ 12,060
Lung Disease	7	12,367	14	3,957	+ 8,410
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,392	16	3,278	+ 7,114
Kidney Disease	9	8,089	22	2,202	+ 5,887
Stomach Cancer	10	7,306	47	368	+ 6,939
Prostate Cancer	11	6,128	29	996	+ 5,132
Breast Cancer	12	5,762	37	629	+ 5,133
Other Injuries	13	5,589	21	2,359	+ 3,230
Hypertension	14	5,424	8	6,208	- 784
Pancreas Cancer	15	4,816	61	80	+ 4,736
Lymphomas	16	4,638	34	675	+ 3,964
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,463	44	463	+ 4,000
Liver Cancer	18	3,666	30	933	+ 2,733
Suicide	19	3,382	24	1,476	+ 1,906
Bladder Cancer	20	3,378	48	286	+ 3,092
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,288	49	266	+ 3,022
Liver Disease	22	3,248	12	4,803	- 1,555
Falls	23	2,980	36	653	+ 2,327
Leukemia	24	2,930	45	401	+ 2,529
Oral Cancer	25	2,632	32	697	+ 1,935
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,622	28	1,046	+ 1,576
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,419	7	7,880	- 5,461
Other Neoplasms	28	1,882	65	24	+ 1,858
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,797	27	1,080	+ 717
Skin Cancers	30	1,510	43	467	+ 1,043
Epilepsy	31	1,198	46	385	+ 813
Uterin Cancer	32	1,171	59	95	+ 1,077
Ovary Cancer	33	1,146	57	135	+ 1,012
Cervical Cancer	34	949	17	3,028	- 2,079
HIV/AIDS	35	922	25	1,341	- 419
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	665	5	11,085	- 10,420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	659	42	495	+ 164
Tuberculosis	38	614	4	11,606	- 10,991
Skin Disease	39	584	51	187	+ 397
Congenital Anomalies	40	567	15	3,380	- 2,814
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	487	38	627	- 140
Anemia	42	435	83	0	+ 435
Asthma	43	422	19	2,507	- 2,085
Drug Use	44	370	62	58	+ 312
Alcohol	45	321	53	161	+ 160
Fires	46	312	35	661	- 349
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	285	64	47	+ 238
Violence	48	278	23	1,749	- 1,471
Hepatitis C	49	251	67	16	+ 235
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	238	84	0	+ 238
Drownings	51	229	31	825	- 596
Low Birth Weight	52	227	10	5,353	- 5,125
Malnutrition	53	227	13	4,236	- 4,009
Multiple Sclerosis	54	162	66	18	+ 145
Schizophrenia	55	142	81	0	+ 142
Meningitis	56	123	20	2,391	- 2,268
Poisonings	57	85	40	571	- 486
Osteoarthritis	58	83	85	0	+ 83
Hepatitis B	59	75	58	98	- 23
Birth Trauma	60	69	11	5,347	- 5,278
Appendicitis	61	60	56	147	- 87
Upper Respiratory	62	43	63	49	- 6
Maternal Conditions	63	21	18	2,776	- 2,755
Syphilis	64	9	33	680	- 671
Oral conditions	65	8	86	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	7	68	10	- 3
Encephalitis	67	4	60	94	- 90
Leishmaniasis	68	3	78	0	+ 3
War	69	3	54	155	- 152
Leprosy	70	1	75	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	6	9,172	- 9,171
Pertussis	72	0	41	519	- 519
Tetanus	73	0	52	186	- 186
Diphtheria	74	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	69	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	260	- 260
Malaria	78	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	70	5	- 5
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Portugal

Madagascar

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.