JORDAN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,344	8	937	+ 9,407
Tuberculosis	2	9,301	53	12	+ 9,289
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,262	30	152	+ 9,110
HIV/AIDS	4	7,420	63	2	+ 7,418
Stroke	5	6,493	2	2,908	+ 3,585
Malaria	6	6,485	77	0	+ 6,485
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,734	1	4,856	+ 878
Low Birth Weight	8	4,405	10	857	+ 3,548
Birth Trauma	9	4,334	20	271	+ 4,063
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,539	3	1,717	+ 1,822
Measles	11	3,213	65	1	+ 3,213
Hypertension	12	2,476	5	1,532	+ 944
Maternal Conditions	13	2,322	44	53	+ 2,270
Liver Disease	14	2,280	14	494	+ 1,787
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,257	4	1,684	+ 573
Meningitis	16	2,006	37	78	+ 1,928
Violence	17	1,994	21	269	+ 1,725
Lung Disease	18	1,891	15	444	+ 1,447
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,534	9	934	+ 599
Asthma	20	1,504	35	114	+ 1,390
Kidney Disease	21	1,404	6	1,494	- 90
Malnutrition	22	1,366	51	15	+ 1,351
Other Injuries	23	1,227	19	294	+ 933
Suicide	24	1,157	28	165	+ 991
Endocrine Disorders	25	836	26	180	+ 656
Breast Cancer	26	681	12	686	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	627	40	67	+ 561
War	28	620	59	6	+ 614
Tetanus	29	554	56	11	+ 544
Inflammatory/Heart	30	534	38	74	+ 459
Pertussis	31	524	43	55	+ 470
Cervical Cancer	32	455	41	64	+ 391
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	403	11	706	- 303
Drownings	34	400	36	107	+ 293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	383	50	22	+ 361
Falls	36	358	24	191	+ 168
Schistosomiasis	37	335	62	3	+ 332
Prostate Cancer	38	309	33	131	+ 178
Fires	39	280	29	153	+ 128
Poisonings	40	265	47	47	+ 218
Syphilis	41	237	45	52	+ 186
Lymphomas	42	235	18	323	- 88
Epilepsy	43	235	46	49	+ 186
Liver Cancer	44	231	25	186	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	230	13	616	- 386
Oral Cancer	46	180	31	143	+ 37
Leukemia	47	174	16	370	- 195
Parkinson's Disease	48	133	27	169	- 36
Stomach Cancer	49	129	17	365	- 236
Ovary Cancer	50	127	32	139	- 13
Appendicitis	51	122	58	8	+ 114
Alcohol	52	122	55	11	+ 112
Oesophagus Cancer	53	95	42	63	+ 32
Skin Disease	54	95	48	42	+ 53
Lung Cancers	55	93	7	1,059	- 966
Leishmaniasis	56	90	66	0	+ 90
Drug Use	57	87	34	115	- 28
Skin Cancers	58	85	49	38	+ 47
Trypanosomiasis	59	78	79	0	+ 78
Pancreas Cancer	60	72	22	245	- 173
Hepatitis B	61	65	60	4	+ 61
Encephalitis	62	55	52	14	+ 42
Upper Respiratory	63	48	69	0	+ 48
Bladder Cancer	64	46	23	213	- 167
Uterin Cancer	65	39	39	74	- 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	30	61	4	+ 26
Diphtheria	67	21	67	0	+ 21
Otitis Media	68	12	71	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	69	11	64	1	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	70	10	57	9	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	9	68	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	72	8	54	12	- 4
Chlamydia	73	4	70	0	+ 4
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JORDAN

Central Africa

Jordan

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.