CHILE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,278	6	3,920	+ 13,359
Tuberculosis	2	15,536	38	410	+ 15,126
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,470	39	334	+ 15,136
HIV/AIDS	4	12,395	33	539	+ 11,855
Stroke	5	10,846	2	9,731	+ 1,115
Malaria	6	10,832	82	0	+ 10,832
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,578	1	10,685	- 1,107
Low Birth Weight	8	7,358	36	437	+ 6,921
Birth Trauma	9	7,239	54	87	+ 7,151
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,912	12	2,826	+ 3,085
Measles	11	5,368	75	0	+ 5,368
Hypertension	12	4,136	7	3,817	+ 319
Maternal Conditions	13	3,879	63	24	+ 3,855
Liver Disease	14	3,809	13	2,647	+ 1,162
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,770	10	3,177	+ 593
Meningitis	16	3,351	53	95	+ 3,257
Violence	17	3,331	29	744	+ 2,587
Lung Disease	18	3,158	4	4,062	- 905
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,562	25	858	+ 1,704
Asthma	20	2,513	42	295	+ 2,218
Kidney Disease	21	2,346	3	4,065	- 1,719
Malnutrition	22	2,281	37	420	+ 1,861
Other Injuries	23	2,050	21	1,310	+ 739
Suicide	24	1,932	15	1,700	+ 232
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,397	22	1,286	+ 111
Breast Cancer	26	1,137	16	1,689	- 552
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,048	46	223	+ 824
War	28	1,036	64	14	+ 1,022
Tetanus	29	926	69	2	+ 924
Inflammatory/Heart	30	891	31	709	+ 182
Pertussis	31	876	68	3	+ 873
Cervical Cancer	32	760	27	780	- 20
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	673	5	4,000	- 3,326
Drownings	34	668	44	283	+ 385
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	640	52	104	+ 536
Falls	36	599	23	904	- 306
Schistosomiasis	37	559	84	0	+ 559
Prostate Cancer	38	516	14	2,435	- 1,919
Fires	39	468	41	295	+ 173
Poisonings	40	443	57	68	+ 374
Syphilis	41	397	66	5	+ 392
Lymphomas	42	393	18	1,394	- 1,001
Epilepsy	43	392	43	294	+ 98
Liver Cancer	44	385	19	1,369	- 984
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	385	11	3,022	- 2,638
Oral Cancer	46	301	40	307	- 6
Leukemia	47	291	24	879	- 588
Parkinson's Disease	48	222	26	790	- 568
Stomach Cancer	49	216	8	3,631	- 3,414
Ovary Cancer	50	211	35	514	- 303
Appendicitis	51	204	59	37	+ 167
Alcohol	52	204	47	207	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	53	159	30	722	- 563
Skin Disease	54	159	28	763	- 604
Lung Cancers	55	155	9	3,452	- 3,298
Leishmaniasis	56	150	81	0	+ 150
Drug Use	57	145	50	149	- 4
Skin Cancers	58	141	34	526	- 384
Trypanosomiasis	59	131	83	0	+ 131
Pancreas Cancer	60	121	17	1,567	- 1,446
Hepatitis B	61	109	60	30	+ 79
Encephalitis	62	92	70	2	+ 91
Upper Respiratory	63	81	67	4	+ 76
Bladder Cancer	64	77	32	641	- 564
Uterin Cancer	65	65	45	275	- 210
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	50	48	187	- 137
Diphtheria	67	35	74	0	+ 35
Otitis Media	68	20	71	2	+ 19
Hepatitis C	69	19	61	27	- 8
Other Neoplasms	70	16	20	1,358	- 1,342
Ascariasis	71	16	72	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	72	13	62	27	- 14
Chlamydia	73	6	80	0	+ 6
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	55	79	- 79
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	82	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	38	- 38
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Central Africa

Chile

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.