CHINA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,310,874	12	183,342	+ 1,127,532
Tuberculosis	2	1,178,679	32	34,802	+ 1,143,877
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,173,696	50	8,719	+ 1,164,977
HIV/AIDS	4	940,352	34	28,746	+ 911,606
Stroke	5	822,867	1	2,043,210	- 1,220,343
Malaria	6	821,771	75	0	+ 821,771
Coronary Heart Disease	7	726,681	2	1,771,525	- 1,044,845
Low Birth Weight	8	558,247	40	21,631	+ 536,616
Birth Trauma	9	549,186	43	17,644	+ 531,541
Road Traffic Accidents	10	448,507	8	250,272	+ 198,235
Measles	11	407,227	62	558	+ 406,669
Hypertension	12	313,787	7	301,183	+ 12,604
Maternal Conditions	13	294,276	54	3,596	+ 290,680
Liver Disease	14	288,999	15	145,603	+ 143,396
Diabetes Mellitus	15	285,994	14	161,672	+ 124,322
Meningitis	16	254,267	51	5,704	+ 248,564
Violence	17	252,727	47	11,115	+ 241,613
Lung Disease	18	239,581	3	968,607	- 729,026
Congenital Anomalies	19	194,337	31	36,613	+ 157,725
Asthma	20	190,640	39	23,147	+ 167,493
Kidney Disease	21	177,957	11	192,302	- 14,345
Malnutrition	22	173,076	44	12,995	+ 160,081
Other Injuries	23	155,501	25	54,087	+ 101,413
Suicide	24	146,577	17	116,324	+ 30,253
Endocrine Disorders	25	105,993	37	25,613	+ 80,381
Breast Cancer	26	86,253	19	92,757	- 6,504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	79,476	30	37,723	+ 41,753
War	28	78,565	61	900	+ 77,664
Tetanus	29	70,241	63	491	+ 69,750
Inflammatory/Heart	30	67,622	33	29,954	+ 37,669
Pertussis	31	66,451	64	484	+ 65,968
Cervical Cancer	32	57,655	27	51,650	+ 6,005
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	51,088	6	304,455	- 253,367
Drownings	34	50,681	26	52,807	- 2,126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	48,584	21	65,350	- 16,766
Falls	36	45,428	16	138,878	- 93,450
Schistosomiasis	37	42,405	65	400	+ 42,005
Prostate Cancer	38	39,176	28	51,056	- 11,880
Fires	39	35,534	48	10,498	+ 25,036
Poisonings	40	33,576	36	25,762	+ 7,813
Syphilis	41	30,089	58	1,824	+ 28,265
Lymphomas	42	29,820	23	57,838	- 28,018
Epilepsy	43	29,767	46	11,365	+ 18,402
Liver Cancer	44	29,231	13	180,952	- 151,721
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	29,183	9	248,388	- 219,206
Oral Cancer	46	22,814	24	54,695	- 31,881
Leukemia	47	22,085	22	58,145	- 36,060
Parkinson's Disease	48	16,844	20	70,699	- 53,855
Stomach Cancer	49	16,411	5	398,439	- 382,028
Ovary Cancer	50	16,038	35	28,078	- 12,040
Appendicitis	51	15,490	60	1,468	+ 14,023
Alcohol	52	15,471	42	19,071	- 3,601
Oesophagus Cancer	53	12,069	10	242,891	- 230,822
Skin Disease	54	12,065	52	5,222	+ 6,843
Lung Cancers	55	11,729	4	714,311	- 702,582
Leishmaniasis	56	11,403	78	0	+ 11,403
Drug Use	57	10,985	38	24,214	- 13,229
Skin Cancers	58	10,732	41	19,669	- 8,938
Trypanosomiasis	59	9,932	77	0	+ 9,932
Pancreas Cancer	60	9,168	18	111,537	- 102,369
Hepatitis B	61	8,268	56	2,757	+ 5,510
Encephalitis	62	7,016	55	2,796	+ 4,219
Upper Respiratory	63	6,111	57	2,663	+ 3,448
Bladder Cancer	64	5,837	29	37,873	- 32,037
Uterin Cancer	65	4,897	45	11,751	- 6,855
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3,764	49	10,108	- 6,345
Diphtheria	67	2,662	71	11	+ 2,651
Otitis Media	68	1,550	69	15	+ 1,535
Hepatitis C	69	1,406	66	86	+ 1,320
Other Neoplasms	70	1,205	53	4,374	- 3,169
Ascariasis	71	1,198	68	34	+ 1,164
Multiple Sclerosis	72	953	59	1,734	- 781
Chlamydia	73	468	67	55	+ 412
Dengue	74	8	70	12	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Central Africa

China

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.