MADAGASCAR VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,858	3	12,388	+ 3,470
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,071	2	14,605	+ 466
Stroke	3	14,475	1	17,964	- 3,489
Lung Cancers	4	11,476	55	147	+ 11,329
Suicide	5	8,277	24	1,476	+ 6,801
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,868	26	1,120	+ 5,748
Liver Cancer	7	6,554	30	933	+ 5,621
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,757	39	606	+ 5,151
Kidney Disease	9	5,716	22	2,202	+ 3,514
Stomach Cancer	10	4,877	47	368	+ 4,510
Lung Disease	11	4,822	14	3,957	+ 865
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,955	61	80	+ 3,875
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,852	16	3,278	+ 574
Liver Disease	14	3,590	12	4,803	- 1,213
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,488	7	7,880	- 5,392
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,234	49	266	+ 1,968
Hypertension	17	2,098	8	6,208	- 4,110
Other Injuries	18	2,055	21	2,359	- 304
Lymphomas	19	1,966	34	675	+ 1,292
Falls	20	1,659	36	653	+ 1,006
Breast Cancer	21	1,629	37	629	+ 1,000
Prostate Cancer	22	1,309	29	996	+ 314
Leukemia	23	1,210	45	401	+ 809
Tuberculosis	24	1,103	4	11,606	- 10,503
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,069	44	463	+ 606
Other Neoplasms	26	1,022	65	24	+ 998
Bladder Cancer	27	1,000	48	286	+ 714
Oesophagus Cancer	28	980	27	1,080	- 100
Oral Cancer	29	824	32	697	+ 127
Ovary Cancer	30	752	57	135	+ 617
Inflammatory/Heart	31	749	28	1,046	- 297
Asthma	32	651	19	2,507	- 1,856
Alcohol	33	611	53	161	+ 450
Cervical Cancer	34	602	17	3,028	- 2,425
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	525	5	11,085	- 10,560
Skin Disease	36	398	51	187	+ 211
Skin Cancers	37	331	43	467	- 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	305	42	495	- 190
Hepatitis B	39	298	58	98	+ 199
Epilepsy	40	297	46	385	- 88
Congenital Anomalies	41	293	15	3,380	- 3,088
Drownings	42	283	31	825	- 541
Uterin Cancer	43	237	59	95	+ 143
Violence	44	218	23	1,749	- 1,530
Low Birth Weight	45	209	10	5,353	- 5,143
Anemia	46	186	83	0	+ 186
Fires	47	149	35	661	- 513
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	127	38	627	- 500
Hepatitis C	49	95	67	16	+ 79
Drug Use	50	87	62	58	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	85	64	47	+ 37
Poisonings	52	65	40	571	- 506
Malnutrition	53	50	13	4,236	- 4,186
Birth Trauma	54	50	11	5,347	- 5,297
HIV/AIDS	55	48	25	1,341	- 1,294
Schizophrenia	56	44	81	0	+ 44
Appendicitis	57	30	56	147	- 116
Meningitis	58	29	20	2,391	- 2,362
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	28	84	0	+ 28
Osteoarthritis	60	23	85	0	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	61	19	18	2,776	- 2,757
Syphilis	62	15	33	680	- 665
Upper Respiratory	63	15	63	49	- 34
Oral conditions	64	12	86	0	+ 12
Encephalitis	65	11	60	94	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	66	18	- 12
Pertussis	67	3	41	519	- 516
War	68	3	54	155	- 152
Tetanus	69	3	52	186	- 184
Otitis Media	70	3	68	10	- 8
Malaria	71	1	9	5,507	- 5,506
Schistosomiasis	72	1	50	260	- 260
Diphtheria	73	0	71	3	- 3
Ascariasis	74	0	70	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Chlamydia	84	0	69	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

South Korea

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.