AUSTRALIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,781	8	4,446	+ 20,334
Tuberculosis	2	22,282	56	53	+ 22,229
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	22,187	40	296	+ 21,892
HIV/AIDS	4	17,776	57	50	+ 17,726
Stroke	5	15,555	3	10,331	+ 5,224
Malaria	6	15,535	82	0	+ 15,535
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,737	1	21,548	- 7,811
Low Birth Weight	8	10,553	43	248	+ 10,305
Birth Trauma	9	10,382	50	140	+ 10,242
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,478	29	1,245	+ 7,234
Measles	11	7,698	78	0	+ 7,698
Hypertension	12	5,932	23	1,631	+ 4,300
Maternal Conditions	13	5,563	63	20	+ 5,543
Liver Disease	14	5,463	26	1,421	+ 4,042
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,406	7	4,471	+ 935
Meningitis	16	4,807	60	37	+ 4,769
Violence	17	4,778	44	243	+ 4,534
Lung Disease	18	4,529	5	8,487	- 3,958
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,674	33	711	+ 2,963
Asthma	20	3,604	36	455	+ 3,148
Kidney Disease	21	3,364	12	3,139	+ 225
Malnutrition	22	3,272	51	117	+ 3,155
Other Injuries	23	2,940	22	1,642	+ 1,297
Suicide	24	2,771	11	3,150	- 379
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,004	16	2,328	- 325
Breast Cancer	26	1,631	10	3,405	- 1,775
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,502	42	276	+ 1,226
War	28	1,485	65	8	+ 1,477
Tetanus	29	1,328	70	1	+ 1,326
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,278	24	1,571	- 293
Pertussis	31	1,256	69	1	+ 1,255
Cervical Cancer	32	1,090	39	342	+ 748
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	966	2	15,588	- 14,623
Drownings	34	958	47	177	+ 781
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	918	38	379	+ 540
Falls	36	859	14	3,116	- 2,257
Schistosomiasis	37	802	79	0	+ 802
Prostate Cancer	38	741	9	3,766	- 3,026
Fires	39	672	55	55	+ 617
Poisonings	40	635	61	35	+ 600
Syphilis	41	569	67	3	+ 566
Lymphomas	42	564	15	3,039	- 2,475
Epilepsy	43	563	41	285	+ 278
Liver Cancer	44	553	20	2,036	- 1,484
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	552	6	6,209	- 5,657
Oral Cancer	46	431	32	972	- 541
Leukemia	47	417	18	2,126	- 1,709
Parkinson's Disease	48	318	19	2,036	- 1,718
Stomach Cancer	49	310	27	1,288	- 978
Ovary Cancer	50	303	31	1,003	- 699
Appendicitis	51	293	62	26	+ 266
Alcohol	52	292	37	380	- 87
Oesophagus Cancer	53	228	25	1,494	- 1,265
Skin Disease	54	228	34	594	- 366
Lung Cancers	55	222	4	8,769	- 8,547
Leishmaniasis	56	216	81	0	+ 216
Drug Use	57	208	21	1,783	- 1,575
Skin Cancers	58	203	17	2,319	- 2,116
Trypanosomiasis	59	188	83	0	+ 188
Pancreas Cancer	60	173	13	3,118	- 2,944
Hepatitis B	61	156	58	41	+ 115
Encephalitis	62	133	68	3	+ 130
Upper Respiratory	63	116	64	17	+ 99
Bladder Cancer	64	110	30	1,187	- 1,077
Uterin Cancer	65	93	35	524	- 432
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	71	45	229	- 158
Diphtheria	67	50	71	0	+ 50
Otitis Media	68	29	66	6	+ 23
Hepatitis C	69	27	48	173	- 146
Other Neoplasms	70	23	28	1,252	- 1,229
Ascariasis	71	23	75	0	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	72	18	46	188	- 170
Chlamydia	73	9	77	0	+ 9
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Central Africa

Australia

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.