IRELAND VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,845	6	1,298	+ 3,547
Tuberculosis	2	4,356	50	23	+ 4,333
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,338	45	53	+ 4,285
HIV/AIDS	4	3,475	57	9	+ 3,467
Stroke	5	3,041	5	1,770	+ 1,271
Malaria	6	3,037	75	0	+ 3,037
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,686	1	4,762	- 2,076
Low Birth Weight	8	2,063	44	56	+ 2,007
Birth Trauma	9	2,030	56	10	+ 2,020
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,658	33	153	+ 1,505
Measles	11	1,505	83	0	+ 1,505
Hypertension	12	1,160	29	175	+ 985
Maternal Conditions	13	1,088	61	3	+ 1,085
Liver Disease	14	1,068	19	279	+ 789
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,057	16	414	+ 643
Meningitis	16	940	58	7	+ 932
Violence	17	934	47	38	+ 896
Lung Disease	18	885	4	1,915	- 1,030
Congenital Anomalies	19	718	32	153	+ 565
Asthma	20	705	41	58	+ 647
Kidney Disease	21	658	10	566	+ 91
Malnutrition	22	640	63	2	+ 638
Other Injuries	23	575	30	171	+ 404
Suicide	24	542	14	470	+ 72
Endocrine Disorders	25	392	24	249	+ 142
Breast Cancer	26	319	8	760	- 441
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	294	38	67	+ 227
War	28	290	65	0	+ 290
Tetanus	29	260	81	0	+ 260
Inflammatory/Heart	30	250	26	240	+ 10
Pertussis	31	246	67	0	+ 246
Cervical Cancer	32	213	35	103	+ 110
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	189	2	3,209	- 3,020
Drownings	34	187	43	57	+ 130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	180	46	50	+ 130
Falls	36	168	25	247	- 79
Schistosomiasis	37	157	72	0	+ 157
Prostate Cancer	38	145	9	585	- 440
Fires	39	131	48	30	+ 101
Poisonings	40	124	53	14	+ 110
Syphilis	41	111	68	0	+ 111
Lymphomas	42	110	13	513	- 403
Epilepsy	43	110	36	85	+ 25
Liver Cancer	44	108	18	318	- 210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	108	7	1,095	- 987
Oral Cancer	46	84	28	183	- 98
Leukemia	47	82	20	274	- 192
Parkinson's Disease	48	62	12	530	- 467
Stomach Cancer	49	61	17	357	- 296
Ovary Cancer	50	59	21	273	- 214
Appendicitis	51	57	60	3	+ 54
Alcohol	52	57	39	64	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	53	45	15	419	- 374
Skin Disease	54	45	42	58	- 13
Lung Cancers	55	43	3	1,916	- 1,873
Leishmaniasis	56	42	76	0	+ 42
Drug Use	57	41	31	167	- 126
Skin Cancers	58	40	23	252	- 212
Trypanosomiasis	59	37	74	0	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	60	34	11	530	- 497
Hepatitis B	61	31	59	6	+ 25
Encephalitis	62	26	66	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	63	23	64	1	+ 22
Bladder Cancer	64	22	22	256	- 234
Uterin Cancer	65	18	34	126	- 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	40	59	- 45
Diphtheria	67	10	82	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	6	71	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	5	52	19	- 14
Other Neoplasms	70	4	27	218	- 213
Ascariasis	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	37	83	- 79
Chlamydia	73	2	69	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	14	- 14
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	20	- 20
Oral conditions	82	0	62	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	29	- 29
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Central Africa

Ireland

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.