BHUTAN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	819	4	177	+ 642
Tuberculosis	2	736	9	138	+ 599
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	733	5	169	+ 564
HIV/AIDS	4	587	18	58	+ 529
Stroke	5	514	3	360	+ 154
Malaria	6	513	81	0	+ 513
Coronary Heart Disease	7	454	1	702	- 249
Low Birth Weight	8	349	14	79	+ 269
Birth Trauma	9	343	19	51	+ 292
Road Traffic Accidents	10	280	10	123	+ 157
Measles	11	254	58	2	+ 252
Hypertension	12	196	16	77	+ 119
Maternal Conditions	13	184	42	9	+ 175
Liver Disease	14	181	6	166	+ 15
Diabetes Mellitus	15	179	7	164	+ 15
Meningitis	16	159	36	17	+ 142
Violence	17	158	35	18	+ 140
Lung Disease	18	150	2	524	- 375
Congenital Anomalies	19	121	20	50	+ 71
Asthma	20	119	15	78	+ 41
Kidney Disease	21	111	8	149	- 37
Malnutrition	22	108	54	3	+ 105
Other Injuries	23	97	24	43	+ 55
Suicide	24	92	26	35	+ 56
Endocrine Disorders	25	66	39	11	+ 55
Breast Cancer	26	54	43	8	+ 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	50	25	39	+ 11
War	28	49	68	0	+ 49
Tetanus	29	44	60	1	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	30	42	45	8	+ 35
Pertussis	31	42	63	1	+ 41
Cervical Cancer	32	36	29	30	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	32	13	105	- 73
Drownings	34	32	32	20	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	30	17	68	- 37
Falls	36	28	12	111	- 83
Schistosomiasis	37	26	82	0	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	38	24	55	3	+ 21
Fires	39	22	44	8	+ 14
Poisonings	40	21	59	2	+ 19
Syphilis	41	19	40	11	+ 8
Lymphomas	42	19	52	5	+ 14
Epilepsy	43	19	38	14	+ 5
Liver Cancer	44	18	27	35	- 17
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	18	31	24	- 6
Oral Cancer	46	14	23	43	- 29
Leukemia	47	14	34	19	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	48	11	28	31	- 21
Stomach Cancer	49	10	11	118	- 108
Ovary Cancer	50	10	37	14	- 4
Appendicitis	51	10	51	5	+ 5
Alcohol	52	10	49	6	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	8	22	44	- 36
Skin Disease	54	8	46	7	+ 0
Lung Cancers	55	7	21	44	- 37
Leishmaniasis	56	7	65	1	+ 6
Drug Use	57	7	47	7	+ 0
Skin Cancers	58	7	41	9	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	59	6	84	0	+ 6
Pancreas Cancer	60	6	33	20	- 14
Hepatitis B	61	5	53	4	+ 1
Encephalitis	62	4	30	28	- 24
Upper Respiratory	63	4	61	1	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	64	4	48	6	- 3
Uterin Cancer	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	50	5	- 3
Diphtheria	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	64	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	70	1	57	2	- 1
Ascariasis	71	1	66	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	62	1	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	56	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	86	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	85	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	74	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	75	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Central Africa

Bhutan

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.