GERMANY VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	77,872	9	20,712	+ 57,159
Tuberculosis	2	70,019	56	281	+ 69,738
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	69,723	32	3,830	+ 65,892
HIV/AIDS	4	55,861	54	345	+ 55,516
Stroke	5	48,882	3	49,794	- 912
Malaria	6	48,817	79	0	+ 48,817
Coronary Heart Disease	7	43,168	1	147,055	- 103,887
Low Birth Weight	8	33,162	45	770	+ 32,392
Birth Trauma	9	32,624	57	239	+ 32,385
Road Traffic Accidents	10	26,643	34	3,160	+ 23,483
Measles	11	24,191	70	2	+ 24,189
Hypertension	12	18,640	6	26,796	- 8,155
Maternal Conditions	13	17,481	64	38	+ 17,443
Liver Disease	14	17,168	15	15,194	+ 1,974
Diabetes Mellitus	15	16,989	13	15,560	+ 1,429
Meningitis	16	15,105	60	168	+ 14,937
Violence	17	15,013	46	769	+ 14,244
Lung Disease	18	14,232	5	42,797	- 28,565
Congenital Anomalies	19	11,544	36	2,291	+ 9,253
Asthma	20	11,325	44	924	+ 10,400
Kidney Disease	21	10,571	8	22,770	- 12,199
Malnutrition	22	10,281	50	450	+ 9,831
Other Injuries	23	9,237	23	8,248	+ 989
Suicide	24	8,707	19	10,284	- 1,577
Endocrine Disorders	25	6,296	18	10,677	- 4,381
Breast Cancer	26	5,124	10	18,842	- 13,718
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	4,721	38	2,166	+ 2,555
War	28	4,667	66	10	+ 4,657
Tetanus	29	4,173	75	1	+ 4,172
Inflammatory/Heart	30	4,017	21	8,891	- 4,874
Pertussis	31	3,947	69	2	+ 3,945
Cervical Cancer	32	3,425	39	2,131	+ 1,294
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,035	2	51,168	- 48,133
Drownings	34	3,011	49	459	+ 2,552
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,886	33	3,615	- 729
Falls	36	2,699	14	15,325	- 12,626
Schistosomiasis	37	2,519	73	1	+ 2,518
Prostate Cancer	38	2,327	12	16,487	- 14,160
Fires	39	2,111	53	359	+ 1,752
Poisonings	40	1,995	58	216	+ 1,778
Syphilis	41	1,787	68	6	+ 1,782
Lymphomas	42	1,771	17	12,249	- 10,477
Epilepsy	43	1,768	35	3,091	- 1,323
Liver Cancer	44	1,736	25	8,057	- 6,321
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,734	7	26,026	- 24,292
Oral Cancer	46	1,355	29	6,023	- 4,668
Leukemia	47	1,312	22	8,737	- 7,425
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,001	16	12,594	- 11,593
Stomach Cancer	49	975	20	9,658	- 8,683
Ovary Cancer	50	953	30	5,192	- 4,240
Appendicitis	51	920	62	129	+ 791
Alcohol	52	919	26	6,257	- 5,338
Oesophagus Cancer	53	717	27	6,212	- 5,496
Skin Disease	54	717	42	1,543	- 826
Lung Cancers	55	697	4	46,560	- 45,863
Leishmaniasis	56	677	72	1	+ 677
Drug Use	57	653	40	1,930	- 1,278
Skin Cancers	58	638	31	4,055	- 3,418
Trypanosomiasis	59	590	78	0	+ 590
Pancreas Cancer	60	545	11	17,971	- 17,427
Hepatitis B	61	491	59	182	+ 309
Encephalitis	62	417	67	8	+ 409
Upper Respiratory	63	363	61	138	+ 225
Bladder Cancer	64	347	28	6,193	- 5,846
Uterin Cancer	65	291	37	2,231	- 1,940
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	224	47	543	- 319
Diphtheria	67	158	77	0	+ 158
Otitis Media	68	92	65	16	+ 76
Hepatitis C	69	83	48	507	- 423
Other Neoplasms	70	72	24	8,161	- 8,089
Ascariasis	71	71	81	0	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	72	57	41	1,571	- 1,514
Chlamydia	73	28	85	0	+ 28
Dengue	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	391	- 391
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.