INDIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,304,473	6	392,425	+ 912,048
Tuberculosis	2	1,172,923	5	435,882	+ 737,041
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,167,964	4	670,315	+ 497,650
HIV/AIDS	4	935,760	31	44,406	+ 891,354
Stroke	5	818,849	3	697,038	+ 121,811
Malaria	6	817,758	57	7,705	+ 810,053
Coronary Heart Disease	7	723,132	1	1,520,034	- 796,902
Low Birth Weight	8	555,521	9	238,739	+ 316,782
Birth Trauma	9	546,504	20	102,819	+ 443,685
Road Traffic Accidents	10	446,317	12	212,596	+ 233,721
Measles	11	405,238	51	11,923	+ 393,315
Hypertension	12	312,255	19	108,050	+ 204,204
Maternal Conditions	13	292,839	41	25,917	+ 266,922
Liver Disease	14	287,588	8	268,580	+ 19,008
Diabetes Mellitus	15	284,597	7	271,495	+ 13,102
Meningitis	16	253,026	36	33,337	+ 219,689
Violence	17	251,493	27	51,767	+ 199,727
Lung Disease	18	238,411	2	879,732	- 641,321
Congenital Anomalies	19	193,388	23	82,769	+ 110,619
Asthma	20	189,709	13	196,051	- 6,341
Kidney Disease	21	177,088	11	222,903	- 45,814
Malnutrition	22	172,230	55	8,626	+ 163,604
Other Injuries	23	154,741	15	149,570	+ 5,171
Suicide	24	145,861	14	173,347	- 27,486
Endocrine Disorders	25	105,476	47	15,264	+ 90,211
Breast Cancer	26	85,832	22	82,821	+ 3,011
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	79,088	26	68,108	+ 10,981
War	28	78,181	67	890	+ 77,291
Tetanus	29	69,898	58	7,093	+ 62,805
Inflammatory/Heart	30	67,292	49	12,651	+ 54,641
Pertussis	31	66,127	54	10,094	+ 56,033
Cervical Cancer	32	57,373	30	45,319	+ 12,054
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	50,839	17	126,593	- 75,754
Drownings	34	50,433	28	48,774	+ 1,659
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	48,347	18	126,079	- 77,732
Falls	36	45,206	10	225,755	- 180,549
Schistosomiasis	37	42,198	76	0	+ 42,198
Prostate Cancer	38	38,985	38	30,945	+ 8,040
Fires	39	35,360	42	23,265	+ 12,095
Poisonings	40	33,412	61	3,540	+ 29,872
Syphilis	41	29,942	64	2,007	+ 27,935
Lymphomas	42	29,674	33	40,159	- 10,485
Epilepsy	43	29,621	40	30,307	- 686
Liver Cancer	44	29,088	39	30,369	- 1,280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	29,040	25	77,368	- 48,328
Oral Cancer	46	22,703	16	134,187	- 111,484
Leukemia	47	21,977	35	33,383	- 11,406
Parkinson's Disease	48	16,762	32	43,398	- 26,636
Stomach Cancer	49	16,330	24	81,058	- 64,728
Ovary Cancer	50	15,960	44	21,947	- 5,987
Appendicitis	51	15,415	53	11,245	+ 4,169
Alcohol	52	15,395	43	23,097	- 7,702
Oesophagus Cancer	53	12,010	34	38,898	- 26,888
Skin Disease	54	12,006	45	17,857	- 5,851
Lung Cancers	55	11,671	21	88,276	- 76,604
Leishmaniasis	56	11,347	66	973	+ 10,374
Drug Use	57	10,931	52	11,747	- 816
Skin Cancers	58	10,679	60	5,054	+ 5,625
Trypanosomiasis	59	9,884	78	0	+ 9,884
Pancreas Cancer	60	9,123	37	32,812	- 23,688
Hepatitis B	61	8,227	56	8,184	+ 43
Encephalitis	62	6,981	29	48,080	- 41,099
Upper Respiratory	63	6,081	68	584	+ 5,497
Bladder Cancer	64	5,808	48	14,081	- 8,272
Uterin Cancer	65	4,873	59	6,841	- 1,968
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3,745	50	11,931	- 8,186
Diphtheria	67	2,649	72	65	+ 2,584
Otitis Media	68	1,543	71	68	+ 1,475
Hepatitis C	69	1,399	65	1,364	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	70	1,199	62	2,968	- 1,769
Ascariasis	71	1,192	70	126	+ 1,066
Multiple Sclerosis	72	948	63	2,328	- 1,380
Chlamydia	73	465	69	379	+ 87
Dengue	74	7	46	17,546	- 17,538
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	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	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Central Africa

India

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.