ICELAND VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		ICELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	337	6	82	+ 255
Tuberculosis	2	303	82	0	+ 303
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	302	55	1	+ 301
HIV/AIDS	4	242	59	0	+ 241
Stroke	5	212	3	141	+ 71
Malaria	6	211	73	0	+ 211
Coronary Heart Disease	7	187	1	403	- 217
Low Birth Weight	8	144	43	3	+ 141
Birth Trauma	9	141	46	2	+ 139
Road Traffic Accidents	10	115	35	7	+ 108
Measles	11	105	67	0	+ 105
Hypertension	12	81	17	24	+ 56
Maternal Conditions	13	76	60	0	+ 75
Liver Disease	14	74	31	9	+ 65
Diabetes Mellitus	15	74	16	30	+ 44
Meningitis	16	65	50	1	+ 64
Violence	17	65	39	4	+ 61
Lung Disease	18	62	5	129	- 67
Congenital Anomalies	19	50	34	7	+ 43
Asthma	20	49	48	2	+ 47
Kidney Disease	21	46	15	33	+ 13
Malnutrition	22	44	57	1	+ 44
Other Injuries	23	40	11	50	- 10
Suicide	24	38	13	40	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	25	27	27	16	+ 12
Breast Cancer	26	22	9	53	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	20	41	3	+ 17
War	28	20	61	0	+ 20
Tetanus	29	18	68	0	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	30	17	26	16	+ 2
Pertussis	31	17	62	0	+ 17
Cervical Cancer	32	15	32	9	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	13	2	295	- 282
Drownings	34	13	56	1	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	12	54	1	+ 11
Falls	36	12	18	24	- 12
Schistosomiasis	37	11	75	0	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	38	10	8	61	- 51
Fires	39	9	58	1	+ 9
Poisonings	40	9	42	3	+ 5
Syphilis	41	8	80	0	+ 8
Lymphomas	42	8	14	37	- 29
Epilepsy	43	8	37	5	+ 2
Liver Cancer	44	8	20	22	- 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	8	7	73	- 66
Oral Cancer	46	6	33	9	- 3
Leukemia	47	6	22	19	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	48	4	10	53	- 49
Stomach Cancer	49	4	23	18	- 13
Ovary Cancer	50	4	25	16	- 12
Appendicitis	51	4	86	0	+ 4
Alcohol	52	4	28	14	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	53	3	19	23	- 19
Skin Disease	54	3	45	3	+ 0
Lung Cancers	55	3	4	134	- 131
Leishmaniasis	56	3	77	0	+ 3
Drug Use	57	3	24	17	- 14
Skin Cancers	58	3	29	13	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	59	3	76	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	60	2	12	43	- 41
Hepatitis B	61	2	63	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	78	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	2	51	1	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	64	2	21	20	- 19
Uterin Cancer	65	1	36	7	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	38	4	- 3
Diphtheria	67	1	66	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	52	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	70	0	30	10	- 9
Ascariasis	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	44	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	65	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	81	0	47	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ICELAND

Central Africa

Iceland

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.