CANADA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	35,914	7	7,431	+ 28,482
Tuberculosis	2	32,292	58	97	+ 32,194
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	32,155	36	840	+ 31,315
HIV/AIDS	4	25,762	53	163	+ 25,600
Stroke	5	22,544	5	14,159	+ 8,385
Malaria	6	22,514	76	0	+ 22,514
Coronary Heart Disease	7	19,909	1	40,063	- 20,155
Low Birth Weight	8	15,294	42	553	+ 14,741
Birth Trauma	9	15,046	50	193	+ 14,853
Road Traffic Accidents	10	12,288	28	1,998	+ 10,290
Measles	11	11,157	74	0	+ 11,157
Hypertension	12	8,597	22	2,563	+ 6,034
Maternal Conditions	13	8,062	64	45	+ 8,017
Liver Disease	14	7,918	17	3,624	+ 4,294
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,835	9	5,718	+ 2,118
Meningitis	16	6,966	59	68	+ 6,898
Violence	17	6,924	40	605	+ 6,319
Lung Disease	18	6,564	4	14,212	- 7,648
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,324	35	1,081	+ 4,243
Asthma	20	5,223	49	262	+ 4,961
Kidney Disease	21	4,875	14	4,578	+ 298
Malnutrition	22	4,742	51	192	+ 4,549
Other Injuries	23	4,260	24	2,392	+ 1,868
Suicide	24	4,016	15	4,417	- 401
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,904	19	3,233	- 329
Breast Cancer	26	2,363	8	5,910	- 3,547
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,177	43	442	+ 1,735
War	28	2,152	65	21	+ 2,131
Tetanus	29	1,924	71	0	+ 1,924
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,853	27	2,060	- 207
Pertussis	31	1,821	69	1	+ 1,820
Cervical Cancer	32	1,580	41	578	+ 1,002
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,400	2	30,970	- 29,570
Drownings	34	1,388	48	283	+ 1,105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,331	39	636	+ 695
Falls	36	1,245	12	4,829	- 3,585
Schistosomiasis	37	1,162	78	0	+ 1,162
Prostate Cancer	38	1,073	13	4,711	- 3,638
Fires	39	974	52	192	+ 781
Poisonings	40	920	56	121	+ 798
Syphilis	41	824	67	5	+ 819
Lymphomas	42	817	10	5,146	- 4,329
Epilepsy	43	816	44	384	+ 431
Liver Cancer	44	801	20	3,113	- 2,312
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	800	6	9,651	- 8,851
Oral Cancer	46	625	32	1,592	- 967
Leukemia	47	605	21	3,098	- 2,493
Parkinson's Disease	48	461	18	3,359	- 2,897
Stomach Cancer	49	450	26	2,177	- 1,728
Ovary Cancer	50	439	29	1,902	- 1,463
Appendicitis	51	424	62	49	+ 375
Alcohol	52	424	33	1,491	- 1,067
Oesophagus Cancer	53	331	25	2,230	- 1,899
Skin Disease	54	331	38	679	- 348
Lung Cancers	55	321	3	20,937	- 20,615
Leishmaniasis	56	312	77	0	+ 312
Drug Use	57	301	16	3,686	- 3,385
Skin Cancers	58	294	30	1,756	- 1,462
Trypanosomiasis	59	272	75	0	+ 272
Pancreas Cancer	60	251	11	5,057	- 4,806
Hepatitis B	61	227	60	66	+ 161
Encephalitis	62	192	68	3	+ 189
Upper Respiratory	63	167	63	47	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	64	160	23	2,521	- 2,361
Uterin Cancer	65	134	34	1,183	- 1,049
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	103	47	322	- 219
Diphtheria	67	73	73	0	+ 73
Otitis Media	68	42	66	8	+ 35
Hepatitis C	69	39	45	363	- 325
Other Neoplasms	70	33	31	1,679	- 1,646
Ascariasis	71	33	82	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	72	26	37	692	- 666
Chlamydia	73	13	83	0	+ 13
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Central Africa

Canada

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.