NICARAGUA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,181	7	1,152	+ 5,029
Tuberculosis	2	5,558	37	115	+ 5,443
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,534	36	122	+ 5,412
HIV/AIDS	4	4,434	35	139	+ 4,295
Stroke	5	3,880	3	2,225	+ 1,655
Malaria	6	3,875	83	0	+ 3,875
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,426	1	5,843	- 2,417
Low Birth Weight	8	2,632	13	490	+ 2,143
Birth Trauma	9	2,590	25	198	+ 2,392
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,115	8	1,109	+ 1,006
Measles	11	1,920	78	0	+ 1,920
Hypertension	12	1,480	9	1,103	+ 376
Maternal Conditions	13	1,388	39	88	+ 1,300
Liver Disease	14	1,363	6	1,203	+ 159
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,349	4	2,068	- 719
Meningitis	16	1,199	51	29	+ 1,170
Violence	17	1,192	10	619	+ 573
Lung Disease	18	1,130	5	1,570	- 440
Congenital Anomalies	19	916	11	571	+ 346
Asthma	20	899	38	105	+ 794
Kidney Disease	21	839	2	3,533	- 2,694
Malnutrition	22	816	30	163	+ 653
Other Injuries	23	733	17	358	+ 376
Suicide	24	691	19	285	+ 407
Endocrine Disorders	25	500	28	164	+ 336
Breast Cancer	26	407	20	283	+ 124
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	375	40	85	+ 289
War	28	370	70	1	+ 370
Tetanus	29	331	79	0	+ 331
Inflammatory/Heart	30	319	34	139	+ 179
Pertussis	31	313	67	3	+ 310
Cervical Cancer	32	272	16	374	- 102
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	241	33	149	+ 92
Drownings	34	239	32	157	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	229	54	20	+ 209
Falls	36	214	22	276	- 62
Schistosomiasis	37	200	84	0	+ 200
Prostate Cancer	38	185	15	386	- 201
Fires	39	168	57	16	+ 151
Poisonings	40	158	55	18	+ 141
Syphilis	41	142	60	9	+ 133
Lymphomas	42	141	29	164	- 23
Epilepsy	43	140	41	74	+ 66
Liver Cancer	44	138	12	509	- 371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	138	18	315	- 178
Oral Cancer	46	108	43	64	+ 43
Leukemia	47	104	24	227	- 123
Parkinson's Disease	48	79	42	67	+ 13
Stomach Cancer	49	77	14	478	- 400
Ovary Cancer	50	76	44	61	+ 14
Appendicitis	51	73	49	32	+ 41
Alcohol	52	73	21	279	- 206
Oesophagus Cancer	53	57	47	42	+ 15
Skin Disease	54	57	31	162	- 105
Lung Cancers	55	55	23	274	- 219
Leishmaniasis	56	54	76	0	+ 54
Drug Use	57	52	46	50	+ 1
Skin Cancers	58	51	45	59	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	59	47	82	0	+ 47
Pancreas Cancer	60	43	27	178	- 135
Hepatitis B	61	39	62	5	+ 34
Encephalitis	62	33	58	10	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	63	29	72	1	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	64	28	52	28	- 0
Uterin Cancer	65	23	48	39	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	18	50	31	- 13
Diphtheria	67	13	77	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	7	75	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	7	68	1	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	70	6	26	192	- 187
Ascariasis	71	6	69	1	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	61	7	- 2
Chlamydia	73	2	74	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	64	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	82	0	63	5	- 5
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	66	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Central Africa

Nicaragua

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.