GREECE VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,684	3	8,282	+ 1,402
Tuberculosis	2	8,708	46	66	+ 8,641
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,671	44	95	+ 8,576
HIV/AIDS	4	6,947	50	47	+ 6,900
Stroke	5	6,079	2	14,077	- 7,998
Malaria	6	6,071	78	0	+ 6,071
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,368	1	21,124	- 15,756
Low Birth Weight	8	4,124	41	127	+ 3,997
Birth Trauma	9	4,057	57	17	+ 4,040
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,313	22	870	+ 2,443
Measles	11	3,008	68	0	+ 3,008
Hypertension	12	2,318	9	2,922	- 604
Maternal Conditions	13	2,174	61	2	+ 2,172
Liver Disease	14	2,135	23	809	+ 1,326
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,113	20	1,266	+ 847
Meningitis	16	1,878	53	33	+ 1,845
Violence	17	1,867	42	104	+ 1,763
Lung Disease	18	1,770	5	5,526	- 3,756
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,436	38	174	+ 1,262
Asthma	20	1,408	55	27	+ 1,381
Kidney Disease	21	1,315	6	4,759	- 3,444
Malnutrition	22	1,279	66	1	+ 1,278
Other Injuries	23	1,149	17	1,453	- 305
Suicide	24	1,083	28	533	+ 550
Endocrine Disorders	25	783	29	526	+ 257
Breast Cancer	26	637	11	2,520	- 1,883
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	587	26	611	- 24
War	28	580	64	1	+ 579
Tetanus	29	519	62	2	+ 517
Inflammatory/Heart	30	500	24	725	- 225
Pertussis	31	491	69	0	+ 491
Cervical Cancer	32	426	36	243	+ 183
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	377	7	3,940	- 3,562
Drownings	34	374	32	435	- 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	359	43	100	+ 259
Falls	36	336	21	1,245	- 909
Schistosomiasis	37	313	75	0	+ 313
Prostate Cancer	38	289	12	2,023	- 1,734
Fires	39	263	39	146	+ 116
Poisonings	40	248	56	19	+ 229
Syphilis	41	222	65	1	+ 221
Lymphomas	42	220	19	1,268	- 1,048
Epilepsy	43	220	34	249	- 29
Liver Cancer	44	216	14	1,566	- 1,350
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	216	8	3,264	- 3,048
Oral Cancer	46	169	30	440	- 272
Leukemia	47	163	18	1,354	- 1,191
Parkinson's Disease	48	124	10	2,646	- 2,521
Stomach Cancer	49	121	16	1,535	- 1,414
Ovary Cancer	50	118	27	557	- 439
Appendicitis	51	114	58	9	+ 105
Alcohol	52	114	49	50	+ 64
Oesophagus Cancer	53	89	35	246	- 156
Skin Disease	54	89	47	56	+ 33
Lung Cancers	55	87	4	7,355	- 7,269
Leishmaniasis	56	84	60	4	+ 81
Drug Use	57	81	37	193	- 112
Skin Cancers	58	79	31	438	- 359
Trypanosomiasis	59	73	76	0	+ 73
Pancreas Cancer	60	68	13	1,904	- 1,836
Hepatitis B	61	61	48	56	+ 5
Encephalitis	62	52	67	1	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	63	45	59	8	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	64	43	15	1,551	- 1,508
Uterin Cancer	65	36	33	373	- 336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	28	45	67	- 39
Diphtheria	67	20	70	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	68	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	10	52	38	- 28
Other Neoplasms	70	9	25	679	- 670
Ascariasis	71	9	73	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	40	135	- 128
Chlamydia	73	3	80	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Central Africa

Greece

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.