DJIBOUTI VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		DJIBOUTI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	921	3	671	+ 250
Tuberculosis	2	828	9	243	+ 585
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	825	4	364	+ 460
HIV/AIDS	4	661	5	348	+ 312
Stroke	5	578	2	680	- 101
Malaria	6	577	23	66	+ 511
Coronary Heart Disease	7	511	1	687	- 177
Low Birth Weight	8	392	8	251	+ 141
Birth Trauma	9	386	15	166	+ 220
Road Traffic Accidents	10	315	11	229	+ 86
Measles	11	286	66	2	+ 284
Hypertension	12	220	12	211	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	13	207	31	40	+ 167
Liver Disease	14	203	6	295	- 92
Diabetes Mellitus	15	201	7	284	- 83
Meningitis	16	179	17	117	+ 62
Violence	17	178	24	64	+ 114
Lung Disease	18	168	16	120	+ 48
Congenital Anomalies	19	137	18	113	+ 24
Asthma	20	134	22	68	+ 66
Kidney Disease	21	125	13	186	- 61
Malnutrition	22	122	14	170	- 48
Other Injuries	23	109	10	233	- 123
Suicide	24	103	19	94	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	25	74	38	25	+ 49
Breast Cancer	26	61	20	91	- 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	56	34	32	+ 24
War	28	55	63	3	+ 52
Tetanus	29	49	46	16	+ 33
Inflammatory/Heart	30	48	28	45	+ 2
Pertussis	31	47	25	50	- 3
Cervical Cancer	32	41	29	40	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	36	21	90	- 54
Drownings	34	36	35	28	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	34	48	15	+ 19
Falls	36	32	26	45	- 14
Schistosomiasis	37	30	64	3	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	38	28	44	17	+ 10
Fires	39	25	33	33	- 8
Poisonings	40	24	39	25	- 1
Syphilis	41	21	52	13	+ 8
Lymphomas	42	21	30	40	- 19
Epilepsy	43	21	37	26	- 5
Liver Cancer	44	21	43	19	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	21	32	38	- 17
Oral Cancer	46	16	45	17	- 1
Leukemia	47	16	27	45	- 30
Parkinson's Disease	48	12	41	23	- 11
Stomach Cancer	49	12	50	14	- 3
Ovary Cancer	50	11	40	23	- 12
Appendicitis	51	11	57	6	+ 5
Alcohol	52	11	49	15	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	8	36	27	- 18
Skin Disease	54	8	55	12	- 4
Lung Cancers	55	8	42	20	- 12
Leishmaniasis	56	8	51	14	- 6
Drug Use	57	8	54	12	- 4
Skin Cancers	58	8	53	12	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	59	7	78	0	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	60	6	58	6	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	6	56	8	- 3
Encephalitis	62	5	59	5	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	4	61	4	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	64	4	47	15	- 11
Uterin Cancer	65	3	60	4	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	62	3	- 1
Diphtheria	67	2	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	68	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	70	1	65	2	- 2
Ascariasis	71	1	71	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	67	2	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DJIBOUTI

Central Africa

Djibouti

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.