MADAGASCAR VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,190	3	12,388	+ 9,802
Stroke	2	16,491	1	17,964	- 1,474
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	12,676	2	14,605	- 1,929
Violence	4	9,206	23	1,749	+ 7,457
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,978	16	3,278	+ 4,700
Lung Disease	6	7,947	14	3,957	+ 3,990
Kidney Disease	7	5,045	22	2,202	+ 2,843
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,533	7	7,880	- 3,346
Lung Cancers	9	4,237	55	147	+ 4,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,111	26	1,120	+ 2,991
Hypertension	11	3,858	8	6,208	- 2,350
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,100	39	606	+ 2,494
Liver Disease	13	2,867	12	4,803	- 1,936
Breast Cancer	14	2,778	37	629	+ 2,150
Prostate Cancer	15	2,543	29	996	+ 1,547
Falls	16	2,523	36	653	+ 1,869
Stomach Cancer	17	2,408	47	368	+ 2,041
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,343	28	1,046	+ 1,297
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,266	44	463	+ 1,803
Suicide	20	1,946	24	1,476	+ 471
Other Injuries	21	1,848	21	2,359	- 511
HIV/AIDS	22	1,681	25	1,341	+ 339
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,649	15	3,380	- 1,732
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,606	61	80	+ 1,526
Liver Cancer	25	1,541	30	933	+ 608
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,401	27	1,080	+ 321
Lymphomas	27	1,389	34	675	+ 714
Oral Cancer	28	1,332	32	697	+ 635
Cervical Cancer	29	1,273	17	3,028	- 1,755
Leukemia	30	1,142	45	401	+ 741
Skin Disease	31	961	51	187	+ 774
Alcohol	32	953	53	161	+ 792
Low Birth Weight	33	921	10	5,353	- 4,432
Malnutrition	34	896	13	4,236	- 3,340
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	757	5	11,085	- 10,328
Bladder Cancer	36	710	48	286	+ 424
Chagas disease	37	675	76	0	+ 675
Skin Cancers	38	673	43	467	+ 206
Drownings	39	661	31	825	- 164
Tuberculosis	40	655	4	11,606	- 10,950
Parkinson's Disease	41	638	49	266	+ 373
Other Neoplasms	42	624	65	24	+ 600
Ovary Cancer	43	583	57	135	+ 448
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	570	42	495	+ 75
Birth Trauma	45	506	11	5,347	- 4,842
Epilepsy	46	437	46	385	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	47	372	59	95	+ 278
Asthma	48	347	19	2,507	- 2,160
Drug Use	49	330	62	58	+ 272
Anemia	50	324	83	0	+ 324
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	293	38	627	- 334
Hepatitis C	52	262	67	16	+ 246
Maternal Conditions	53	202	18	2,776	- 2,574
Meningitis	54	182	20	2,391	- 2,209
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	147	84	0	+ 147
War	56	146	54	155	- 9
Appendicitis	57	143	56	147	- 4
Fires	58	138	35	661	- 524
Hepatitis B	59	104	58	98	+ 5
Schizophrenia	60	88	81	0	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	80	64	47	+ 33
Schistosomiasis	62	79	50	260	- 181
Leishmaniasis	63	58	78	0	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	64	48	66	18	+ 30
Osteoarthritis	65	44	85	0	+ 44
Poisonings	66	42	40	571	- 529
Upper Respiratory	67	35	63	49	- 14
Syphilis	68	30	33	680	- 650
Leprosy	69	23	75	0	+ 23
Otitis Media	70	13	68	10	+ 2
Tetanus	71	12	52	186	- 175
Encephalitis	72	9	60	94	- 85
Oral conditions	73	8	86	0	+ 8
Malaria	74	6	9	5,507	- 5,501
Pertussis	75	4	41	519	- 515
Dengue	76	2	72	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	78	1	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	79	1	71	3	- 2
Chlamydia	80	1	69	7	- 6
Measles	81	0	6	9,172	- 9,171
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Brazil

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.