FRANCE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	63,296	6	19,771	+ 43,526
Tuberculosis	2	56,913	50	435	+ 56,478
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	56,673	38	1,807	+ 54,865
HIV/AIDS	4	45,406	54	362	+ 45,044
Stroke	5	39,733	3	36,354	+ 3,378
Malaria	6	39,680	82	0	+ 39,680
Coronary Heart Disease	7	35,088	1	63,181	- 28,093
Low Birth Weight	8	26,955	47	651	+ 26,304
Birth Trauma	9	26,518	55	309	+ 26,209
Road Traffic Accidents	10	21,656	31	3,339	+ 18,317
Measles	11	19,663	77	0	+ 19,663
Hypertension	12	15,151	23	7,109	+ 8,042
Maternal Conditions	13	14,209	64	52	+ 14,157
Liver Disease	14	13,954	22	7,382	+ 6,573
Diabetes Mellitus	15	13,809	12	10,912	+ 2,898
Meningitis	16	12,277	58	163	+ 12,114
Violence	17	12,203	49	538	+ 11,666
Lung Disease	18	11,568	7	18,232	- 6,663
Congenital Anomalies	19	9,384	35	2,012	+ 7,372
Asthma	20	9,205	42	1,039	+ 8,166
Kidney Disease	21	8,593	11	11,477	- 2,884
Malnutrition	22	8,357	29	4,212	+ 4,146
Other Injuries	23	7,508	9	15,119	- 7,611
Suicide	24	7,078	16	8,961	- 1,883
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,118	19	8,086	- 2,968
Breast Cancer	26	4,165	8	15,536	- 11,371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,838	43	986	+ 2,852
War	28	3,794	67	7	+ 3,787
Tetanus	29	3,392	70	2	+ 3,389
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,265	25	6,065	- 2,800
Pertussis	31	3,209	69	3	+ 3,206
Cervical Cancer	32	2,784	40	1,574	+ 1,210
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,467	2	53,157	- 50,691
Drownings	34	2,447	45	868	+ 1,579
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,346	41	1,384	+ 962
Falls	36	2,194	18	8,284	- 6,091
Schistosomiasis	37	2,048	71	1	+ 2,047
Prostate Cancer	38	1,892	13	10,873	- 8,981
Fires	39	1,716	53	403	+ 1,313
Poisonings	40	1,621	57	228	+ 1,393
Syphilis	41	1,453	68	4	+ 1,449
Lymphomas	42	1,440	14	10,067	- 8,627
Epilepsy	43	1,437	37	1,865	- 428
Liver Cancer	44	1,411	15	9,573	- 8,162
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,409	5	21,854	- 20,445
Oral Cancer	46	1,102	27	4,676	- 3,574
Leukemia	47	1,066	21	7,457	- 6,390
Parkinson's Disease	48	813	20	7,570	- 6,757
Stomach Cancer	49	792	26	5,530	- 4,738
Ovary Cancer	50	774	30	3,964	- 3,189
Appendicitis	51	748	61	90	+ 658
Alcohol	52	747	33	3,189	- 2,442
Oesophagus Cancer	53	583	28	4,673	- 4,090
Skin Disease	54	583	39	1,598	- 1,015
Lung Cancers	55	566	4	35,657	- 35,091
Leishmaniasis	56	551	73	1	+ 550
Drug Use	57	530	36	1,881	- 1,350
Skin Cancers	58	518	32	3,256	- 2,738
Trypanosomiasis	59	480	83	0	+ 480
Pancreas Cancer	60	443	10	12,360	- 11,917
Hepatitis B	61	399	59	135	+ 264
Encephalitis	62	339	66	8	+ 331
Upper Respiratory	63	295	63	54	+ 241
Bladder Cancer	64	282	24	6,566	- 6,284
Uterin Cancer	65	236	34	2,721	- 2,484
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	182	51	426	- 245
Diphtheria	67	129	75	1	+ 128
Otitis Media	68	75	65	16	+ 59
Hepatitis C	69	68	52	416	- 348
Other Neoplasms	70	58	17	8,771	- 8,712
Ascariasis	71	58	79	0	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	72	46	46	752	- 706
Chlamydia	73	23	78	0	+ 23
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Oral conditions	82	0	60	118	- 118
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	647	- 647
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Central Africa

France

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.