ESTONIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,105	6	349	+ 756
Tuberculosis	2	994	47	16	+ 977
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	989	53	8	+ 981
HIV/AIDS	4	793	39	40	+ 752
Stroke	5	694	3	1,116	- 422
Malaria	6	693	73	0	+ 693
Coronary Heart Disease	7	613	1	3,009	- 2,396
Low Birth Weight	8	471	55	7	+ 464
Birth Trauma	9	463	57	5	+ 458
Road Traffic Accidents	10	378	35	59	+ 319
Measles	11	343	84	0	+ 343
Hypertension	12	265	2	2,700	- 2,436
Maternal Conditions	13	248	61	1	+ 247
Liver Disease	14	244	7	328	- 85
Diabetes Mellitus	15	241	19	146	+ 95
Meningitis	16	214	54	7	+ 207
Violence	17	213	42	28	+ 185
Lung Disease	18	202	13	229	- 27
Congenital Anomalies	19	164	43	25	+ 139
Asthma	20	161	44	24	+ 137
Kidney Disease	21	150	17	176	- 26
Malnutrition	22	146	79	0	+ 146
Other Injuries	23	131	20	141	- 10
Suicide	24	124	16	197	- 74
Endocrine Disorders	25	89	33	66	+ 23
Breast Cancer	26	73	11	260	- 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	67	36	55	+ 12
War	28	66	64	0	+ 66
Tetanus	29	59	81	0	+ 59
Inflammatory/Heart	30	57	14	217	- 160
Pertussis	31	56	83	0	+ 56
Cervical Cancer	32	49	32	68	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	43	12	229	- 186
Drownings	34	43	40	30	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	41	45	22	+ 19
Falls	36	38	24	119	- 80
Schistosomiasis	37	36	72	0	+ 36
Prostate Cancer	38	33	8	298	- 265
Fires	39	30	38	41	- 11
Poisonings	40	28	52	8	+ 20
Syphilis	41	25	62	1	+ 24
Lymphomas	42	25	15	213	- 188
Epilepsy	43	25	37	45	- 19
Liver Cancer	44	25	26	107	- 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	25	5	527	- 502
Oral Cancer	46	19	25	110	- 91
Leukemia	47	19	22	126	- 107
Parkinson's Disease	48	14	29	82	- 68
Stomach Cancer	49	14	9	290	- 276
Ovary Cancer	50	14	28	87	- 74
Appendicitis	51	13	59	2	+ 11
Alcohol	52	13	18	148	- 135
Oesophagus Cancer	53	10	27	99	- 88
Skin Disease	54	10	41	29	- 18
Lung Cancers	55	10	4	657	- 647
Leishmaniasis	56	10	69	0	+ 10
Drug Use	57	9	31	75	- 66
Skin Cancers	58	9	30	79	- 70
Trypanosomiasis	59	8	70	0	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	60	8	10	268	- 261
Hepatitis B	61	7	65	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	6	63	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	5	66	0	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	64	5	21	126	- 121
Uterin Cancer	65	4	34	60	- 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	46	17	- 14
Diphtheria	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	58	4	- 3
Other Neoplasms	70	1	23	123	- 122
Ascariasis	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	48	16	- 15
Chlamydia	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	50	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	60	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.