MALDIVES VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	360	8	33	+ 327
Tuberculosis	2	324	27	11	+ 312
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	322	22	14	+ 308
HIV/AIDS	4	258	78	0	+ 258
Stroke	5	226	2	143	+ 83
Malaria	6	226	75	0	+ 226
Coronary Heart Disease	7	200	1	279	- 80
Low Birth Weight	8	153	20	15	+ 139
Birth Trauma	9	151	39	5	+ 146
Road Traffic Accidents	10	123	31	9	+ 115
Measles	11	112	60	0	+ 112
Hypertension	12	86	17	16	+ 70
Maternal Conditions	13	81	35	5	+ 75
Liver Disease	14	79	11	24	+ 55
Diabetes Mellitus	15	79	6	47	+ 32
Meningitis	16	70	50	1	+ 69
Violence	17	69	28	10	+ 59
Lung Disease	18	66	3	91	- 25
Congenital Anomalies	19	53	15	19	+ 34
Asthma	20	52	29	10	+ 43
Kidney Disease	21	49	4	80	- 32
Malnutrition	22	48	45	3	+ 45
Other Injuries	23	43	18	16	+ 27
Suicide	24	40	21	15	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	25	29	12	22	+ 7
Breast Cancer	26	24	9	28	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	22	42	4	+ 18
War	28	22	62	0	+ 21
Tetanus	29	19	54	0	+ 19
Inflammatory/Heart	30	19	36	5	+ 13
Pertussis	31	18	52	0	+ 18
Cervical Cancer	32	16	13	22	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	14	5	47	- 33
Drownings	34	14	23	14	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	13	43	3	+ 10
Falls	36	12	16	19	- 6
Schistosomiasis	37	12	71	0	+ 12
Prostate Cancer	38	11	26	11	- 1
Fires	39	10	41	4	+ 6
Poisonings	40	9	55	0	+ 9
Syphilis	41	8	58	0	+ 8
Lymphomas	42	8	34	7	+ 1
Epilepsy	43	8	38	5	+ 3
Liver Cancer	44	8	10	27	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	8	14	21	- 13
Oral Cancer	46	6	19	15	- 9
Leukemia	47	6	24	13	- 7
Parkinson's Disease	48	5	25	12	- 7
Stomach Cancer	49	5	49	1	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	50	4	30	9	- 5
Appendicitis	51	4	61	0	+ 4
Alcohol	52	4	51	1	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	3	59	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	3	32	8	- 5
Lung Cancers	55	3	7	36	- 33
Leishmaniasis	56	3	72	0	+ 3
Drug Use	57	3	48	2	+ 1
Skin Cancers	58	3	63	0	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	59	3	74	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	60	3	40	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	2	56	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	62	2	44	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	2	66	0	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	64	2	37	5	- 4
Uterin Cancer	65	1	47	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	1	53	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	68	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	70	0	46	2	- 2
Ascariasis	71	0	65	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	72	0	57	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	33	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

Central Africa

Maldives

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.