CENTRAL AFRICA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,836	7	2,900	+ 2,936
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,511	33	204	+ 4,307
Lung Cancers	3	3,050	55	47	+ 3,003
Lung Disease	4	2,070	18	956	+ 1,114
Stroke	5	2,062	5	3,284	- 1,221
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,406	45	116	+ 1,289
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,082	1	5,231	- 4,149
Breast Cancer	8	861	26	344	+ 517
Diabetes Mellitus	9	833	15	1,141	- 308
Lymphomas	10	750	42	119	+ 631
Pancreas Cancer	11	737	60	37	+ 700
Falls	12	703	36	181	+ 522
Prostate Cancer	13	686	38	156	+ 530
Kidney Disease	14	667	21	710	- 43
Suicide	15	643	24	585	+ 58
Drug Use	16	537	57	44	+ 493
Liver Disease	17	528	14	1,153	- 625
Parkinson's Disease	18	489	48	67	+ 422
Endocrine Disorders	19	471	25	423	+ 48
Liver Cancer	20	453	44	117	+ 337
Leukemia	21	451	47	88	+ 363
Hypertension	22	373	12	1,252	- 879
Bladder Cancer	23	367	64	23	+ 344
Other Injuries	24	348	23	621	- 272
Oesophagus Cancer	25	325	53	48	+ 277
Stomach Cancer	26	317	49	65	+ 252
Inflammatory/Heart	27	300	30	270	+ 30
Road Traffic Accidents	28	291	10	1,790	- 1,499
Ovary Cancer	29	277	50	64	+ 213
Skin Cancers	30	256	58	43	+ 213
Other Neoplasms	31	245	70	5	+ 240
Oral Cancer	32	232	46	91	+ 141
Alcohol	33	217	52	62	+ 155
Uterin Cancer	34	172	65	20	+ 153
Congenital Anomalies	35	157	19	776	- 618
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	122	3	4,684	- 4,561
Multiple Sclerosis	37	101	72	4	+ 97
Skin Disease	38	99	54	48	+ 51
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	93	35	194	- 101
Violence	40	88	17	1,009	- 920
Cervical Cancer	41	84	32	230	- 146
Low Birth Weight	42	81	8	2,228	- 2,147
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	64	27	317	- 253
Epilepsy	44	56	43	119	- 63
Hepatitis C	45	53	69	6	+ 47
Anemia	46	50	84	0	+ 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	47	66	15	+ 32
Drownings	48	41	34	202	- 161
Asthma	49	38	20	761	- 723
Birth Trauma	50	28	9	2,192	- 2,164
Malnutrition	51	28	22	691	- 663
Fires	52	28	39	142	- 114
HIV/AIDS	53	24	4	3,753	- 3,729
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	21	80	0	+ 21
Osteoarthritis	55	20	81	0	+ 20
Poisonings	56	18	40	134	- 116
Schizophrenia	57	17	86	0	+ 17
Tuberculosis	58	14	2	4,704	- 4,690
Meningitis	59	10	16	1,015	- 1,005
Hepatitis B	60	10	61	33	- 23
Oral conditions	61	7	82	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	7	51	62	- 55
Upper Respiratory	63	7	63	24	- 18
Maternal Conditions	64	7	13	1,174	- 1,168
War	65	3	28	314	- 310
Otitis Media	66	1	68	6	- 5
Syphilis	67	1	41	120	- 119
Encephalitis	68	0	62	28	- 28
Pertussis	69	0	31	265	- 265
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	29	280	- 280
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	11	- 11
Measles	74	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	59	40	- 40
Malaria	76	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	46	- 46
Schistosomiasis	78	0	37	169	- 169
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	71	5	- 5
Chlamydia	83	0	73	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Canada

Central Africa

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.