DENMARK VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,530	6	2,244	+ 3,286
Tuberculosis	2	4,972	57	16	+ 4,956
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,951	38	145	+ 4,806
HIV/AIDS	4	3,967	55	23	+ 3,944
Stroke	5	3,471	5	3,662	- 191
Malaria	6	3,466	79	0	+ 3,466
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,065	1	5,341	- 2,276
Low Birth Weight	8	2,355	41	116	+ 2,238
Birth Trauma	9	2,317	56	21	+ 2,295
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,892	33	213	+ 1,678
Measles	11	1,718	71	0	+ 1,717
Hypertension	12	1,324	15	642	+ 681
Maternal Conditions	13	1,241	64	2	+ 1,239
Liver Disease	14	1,219	14	692	+ 527
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,206	10	1,284	- 77
Meningitis	16	1,073	52	25	+ 1,048
Violence	17	1,066	47	63	+ 1,003
Lung Disease	18	1,011	3	4,387	- 3,376
Congenital Anomalies	19	820	36	153	+ 667
Asthma	20	804	44	82	+ 722
Kidney Disease	21	751	12	911	- 160
Malnutrition	22	730	59	14	+ 716
Other Injuries	23	656	30	347	+ 309
Suicide	24	618	16	617	+ 1
Endocrine Disorders	25	447	19	575	- 127
Breast Cancer	26	364	9	1,299	- 935
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	335	32	216	+ 119
War	28	331	66	1	+ 331
Tetanus	29	296	68	0	+ 296
Inflammatory/Heart	30	285	31	284	+ 1
Pertussis	31	280	72	0	+ 280
Cervical Cancer	32	243	37	153	+ 90
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	215	2	5,218	- 5,002
Drownings	34	214	50	37	+ 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	205	42	96	+ 109
Falls	36	192	22	541	- 349
Schistosomiasis	37	179	75	0	+ 179
Prostate Cancer	38	165	8	1,480	- 1,315
Fires	39	150	49	53	+ 97
Poisonings	40	142	62	6	+ 136
Syphilis	41	127	70	0	+ 127
Lymphomas	42	126	13	730	- 604
Epilepsy	43	126	40	125	+ 1
Liver Cancer	44	123	25	464	- 341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	123	7	2,147	- 2,024
Oral Cancer	46	96	28	371	- 274
Leukemia	47	93	20	558	- 465
Parkinson's Disease	48	71	17	600	- 529
Stomach Cancer	49	69	23	484	- 415
Ovary Cancer	50	68	29	367	- 299
Appendicitis	51	65	54	23	+ 42
Alcohol	52	65	18	598	- 533
Oesophagus Cancer	53	51	24	477	- 426
Skin Disease	54	51	45	79	- 28
Lung Cancers	55	49	4	3,721	- 3,672
Leishmaniasis	56	48	78	0	+ 48
Drug Use	57	46	34	197	- 150
Skin Cancers	58	45	26	388	- 343
Trypanosomiasis	59	42	76	0	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	60	39	11	1,096	- 1,057
Hepatitis B	61	35	61	6	+ 29
Encephalitis	62	30	67	1	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	63	26	58	15	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	64	25	21	545	- 521
Uterin Cancer	65	21	35	156	- 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	16	43	84	- 69
Diphtheria	67	11	73	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	7	65	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	6	60	9	- 3
Other Neoplasms	70	5	27	378	- 373
Ascariasis	71	5	81	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	39	132	- 128
Chlamydia	73	2	69	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Central Africa

Denmark

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.