MEXICO VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	121,030	8	24,816	+ 96,214
Tuberculosis	2	108,825	38	1,943	+ 106,882
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	108,365	29	3,476	+ 104,889
HIV/AIDS	4	86,820	28	4,128	+ 82,693
Stroke	5	75,973	4	39,790	+ 36,183
Malaria	6	75,872	84	0	+ 75,872
Coronary Heart Disease	7	67,093	1	116,238	- 49,145
Low Birth Weight	8	51,542	18	7,163	+ 44,379
Birth Trauma	9	50,705	36	2,552	+ 48,153
Road Traffic Accidents	10	41,410	10	16,303	+ 25,107
Measles	11	37,598	80	0	+ 37,598
Hypertension	12	28,971	9	17,806	+ 11,165
Maternal Conditions	13	27,170	54	750	+ 26,420
Liver Disease	14	26,683	6	29,838	- 3,156
Diabetes Mellitus	15	26,405	2	86,110	- 59,704
Meningitis	16	23,476	58	357	+ 23,119
Violence	17	23,334	5	32,450	- 9,116
Lung Disease	18	22,120	7	29,123	- 7,003
Congenital Anomalies	19	17,943	13	10,457	+ 7,486
Asthma	20	17,601	47	1,342	+ 16,259
Kidney Disease	21	16,430	3	44,622	- 28,192
Malnutrition	22	15,980	14	7,552	+ 8,428
Other Injuries	23	14,357	11	12,175	+ 2,182
Suicide	24	13,533	22	6,772	+ 6,761
Endocrine Disorders	25	9,786	12	11,310	- 1,524
Breast Cancer	26	7,964	16	7,380	+ 584
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	7,338	33	2,734	+ 4,604
War	28	7,254	66	112	+ 7,142
Tetanus	29	6,485	71	10	+ 6,476
Inflammatory/Heart	30	6,243	41	1,866	+ 4,377
Pertussis	31	6,135	70	21	+ 6,114
Cervical Cancer	32	5,323	26	4,787	+ 536
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,717	30	3,447	+ 1,270
Drownings	34	4,679	42	1,799	+ 2,881
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	4,486	52	859	+ 3,627
Falls	36	4,194	35	2,628	+ 1,566
Schistosomiasis	37	3,915	83	0	+ 3,915
Prostate Cancer	38	3,617	15	7,494	- 3,877
Fires	39	3,281	56	604	+ 2,677
Poisonings	40	3,100	57	531	+ 2,569
Syphilis	41	2,778	73	5	+ 2,773
Lymphomas	42	2,753	24	4,961	- 2,208
Epilepsy	43	2,748	39	1,912	+ 836
Liver Cancer	44	2,699	21	6,817	- 4,118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	2,694	20	6,871	- 4,177
Oral Cancer	46	2,106	46	1,355	+ 751
Leukemia	47	2,039	25	4,830	- 2,791
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,555	43	1,567	- 12
Stomach Cancer	49	1,515	19	6,939	- 5,423
Ovary Cancer	50	1,481	34	2,649	- 1,168
Appendicitis	51	1,430	53	774	+ 656
Alcohol	52	1,428	32	2,945	- 1,517
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,114	49	1,252	- 137
Skin Disease	54	1,114	31	3,029	- 1,915
Lung Cancers	55	1,083	17	7,349	- 6,266
Leishmaniasis	56	1,053	76	1	+ 1,052
Drug Use	57	1,014	44	1,470	- 456
Skin Cancers	58	991	40	1,909	- 918
Trypanosomiasis	59	917	82	0	+ 917
Pancreas Cancer	60	846	27	4,510	- 3,664
Hepatitis B	61	763	61	210	+ 553
Encephalitis	62	648	62	140	+ 508
Upper Respiratory	63	564	64	127	+ 438
Bladder Cancer	64	539	48	1,272	- 734
Uterin Cancer	65	452	50	902	- 450
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	347	45	1,415	- 1,068
Diphtheria	67	246	79	0	+ 246
Otitis Media	68	143	68	29	+ 114
Hepatitis C	69	130	55	625	- 496
Other Neoplasms	70	111	23	6,204	- 6,093
Ascariasis	71	111	72	5	+ 106
Multiple Sclerosis	72	88	60	295	- 207
Chlamydia	73	43	77	0	+ 43
Dengue	74	1	67	30	- 29
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	75	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	69	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	63	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Central Africa

Mexico

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.