ERITREA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,873	1	3,277	+ 2,596
Tuberculosis	2	5,281	14	543	+ 4,737
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,258	3	2,292	+ 2,966
HIV/AIDS	4	4,213	25	308	+ 3,905
Stroke	5	3,686	2	2,564	+ 1,122
Malaria	6	3,682	17	437	+ 3,245
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,256	4	2,154	+ 1,102
Low Birth Weight	8	2,501	16	531	+ 1,970
Birth Trauma	9	2,460	11	616	+ 1,844
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,009	5	1,326	+ 683
Measles	11	1,824	63	13	+ 1,812
Hypertension	12	1,406	8	926	+ 480
Maternal Conditions	13	1,318	13	544	+ 775
Liver Disease	14	1,295	6	1,215	+ 80
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,281	7	944	+ 337
Meningitis	16	1,139	19	404	+ 735
Violence	17	1,132	20	384	+ 748
Lung Disease	18	1,073	9	662	+ 412
Congenital Anomalies	19	871	18	432	+ 439
Asthma	20	854	22	326	+ 528
Kidney Disease	21	797	12	578	+ 220
Malnutrition	22	775	10	660	+ 116
Other Injuries	23	697	15	540	+ 157
Suicide	24	657	21	382	+ 275
Endocrine Disorders	25	475	43	71	+ 404
Breast Cancer	26	386	23	311	+ 75
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	356	27	147	+ 209
War	28	352	71	0	+ 352
Tetanus	29	315	52	37	+ 277
Inflammatory/Heart	30	303	32	123	+ 180
Pertussis	31	298	36	90	+ 208
Cervical Cancer	32	258	30	132	+ 126
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	229	24	310	- 81
Drownings	34	227	33	118	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	218	41	77	+ 141
Falls	36	204	26	168	+ 35
Schistosomiasis	37	190	42	73	+ 117
Prostate Cancer	38	176	47	54	+ 121
Fires	39	159	31	132	+ 27
Poisonings	40	150	34	114	+ 36
Syphilis	41	135	54	35	+ 100
Lymphomas	42	134	28	147	- 13
Epilepsy	43	133	38	81	+ 52
Liver Cancer	44	131	45	69	+ 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	131	35	113	+ 18
Oral Cancer	46	102	44	71	+ 31
Leukemia	47	99	29	144	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	48	75	37	85	- 9
Stomach Cancer	49	74	48	48	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	50	72	40	79	- 8
Appendicitis	51	69	55	31	+ 38
Alcohol	52	69	49	45	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	53	54	39	81	- 27
Skin Disease	54	54	50	45	+ 9
Lung Cancers	55	53	46	62	- 9
Leishmaniasis	56	51	59	19	+ 32
Drug Use	57	49	53	36	+ 13
Skin Cancers	58	48	56	30	+ 18
Trypanosomiasis	59	44	76	0	+ 44
Pancreas Cancer	60	41	58	20	+ 22
Hepatitis B	61	37	57	28	+ 9
Encephalitis	62	31	62	16	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	63	27	60	18	+ 10
Bladder Cancer	64	26	51	42	- 16
Uterin Cancer	65	22	61	18	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	17	64	12	+ 5
Diphtheria	67	12	72	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	68	7	69	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	6	65	6	- 0
Other Neoplasms	70	5	66	6	- 1
Ascariasis	71	5	68	2	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	67	4	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	2	70	1	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Central Africa

Eritrea

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.