ITALY VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	56,437	9	16,339	+ 40,099
Tuberculosis	2	50,746	53	336	+ 50,410
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	50,531	36	1,622	+ 48,909
HIV/AIDS	4	40,485	46	520	+ 39,965
Stroke	5	35,427	2	62,633	- 27,207
Malaria	6	35,380	79	0	+ 35,380
Coronary Heart Disease	7	31,286	1	97,116	- 65,830
Low Birth Weight	8	24,034	51	357	+ 23,677
Birth Trauma	9	23,644	59	140	+ 23,504
Road Traffic Accidents	10	19,310	30	3,221	+ 16,089
Measles	11	17,532	71	1	+ 17,531
Hypertension	12	13,509	6	29,931	- 16,422
Maternal Conditions	13	12,669	67	6	+ 12,664
Liver Disease	14	12,442	23	5,559	+ 6,883
Diabetes Mellitus	15	12,313	8	19,836	- 7,523
Meningitis	16	10,947	60	128	+ 10,819
Violence	17	10,881	50	409	+ 10,472
Lung Disease	18	10,315	5	32,382	- 22,068
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,367	37	1,443	+ 6,924
Asthma	20	8,208	47	494	+ 7,714
Kidney Disease	21	7,662	11	12,726	- 5,064
Malnutrition	22	7,451	41	775	+ 6,676
Other Injuries	23	6,695	12	12,112	- 5,417
Suicide	24	6,311	26	4,042	+ 2,269
Endocrine Disorders	25	4,563	18	8,431	- 3,867
Breast Cancer	26	3,713	10	13,868	- 10,155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,422	43	690	+ 2,732
War	28	3,382	66	6	+ 3,376
Tetanus	29	3,024	63	22	+ 3,003
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,911	24	5,531	- 2,620
Pertussis	31	2,861	73	1	+ 2,860
Cervical Cancer	32	2,482	40	1,154	+ 1,329
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,200	3	41,445	- 39,245
Drownings	34	2,182	52	344	+ 1,838
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,092	32	2,216	- 124
Falls	36	1,956	25	4,222	- 2,267
Schistosomiasis	37	1,826	78	0	+ 1,826
Prostate Cancer	38	1,687	20	8,409	- 6,723
Fires	39	1,530	56	271	+ 1,259
Poisonings	40	1,446	58	154	+ 1,292
Syphilis	41	1,295	69	4	+ 1,291
Lymphomas	42	1,284	16	9,670	- 8,387
Epilepsy	43	1,282	39	1,337	- 55
Liver Cancer	44	1,258	17	9,620	- 8,362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,256	7	21,254	- 19,997
Oral Cancer	46	982	27	3,343	- 2,361
Leukemia	47	951	21	6,728	- 5,778
Parkinson's Disease	48	725	19	8,428	- 7,702
Stomach Cancer	49	707	14	10,252	- 9,546
Ovary Cancer	50	690	28	3,282	- 2,591
Appendicitis	51	667	61	49	+ 618
Alcohol	52	666	55	277	+ 389
Oesophagus Cancer	53	520	34	2,045	- 1,526
Skin Disease	54	519	38	1,440	- 920
Lung Cancers	55	505	4	34,152	- 33,648
Leishmaniasis	56	491	70	3	+ 488
Drug Use	57	473	45	654	- 181
Skin Cancers	58	462	29	3,239	- 2,777
Trypanosomiasis	59	428	77	0	+ 428
Pancreas Cancer	60	395	13	12,095	- 11,700
Hepatitis B	61	356	54	334	+ 22
Encephalitis	62	302	68	5	+ 297
Upper Respiratory	63	263	64	20	+ 243
Bladder Cancer	64	251	22	6,711	- 6,459
Uterin Cancer	65	211	33	2,198	- 1,987
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	162	42	701	- 539
Diphtheria	67	115	76	0	+ 115
Otitis Media	68	67	65	16	+ 51
Hepatitis C	69	61	31	2,451	- 2,390
Other Neoplasms	70	52	15	9,984	- 9,932
Ascariasis	71	52	80	0	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	72	41	44	677	- 636
Chlamydia	73	20	84	0	+ 20
Dengue	74	0	81	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Central Africa

Italy

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.