NORWAY VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NORWAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,101	6	1,797	+ 3,304
Tuberculosis	2	4,586	56	15	+ 4,571
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,567	37	128	+ 4,439
HIV/AIDS	4	3,659	61	10	+ 3,648
Stroke	5	3,202	4	2,475	+ 726
Malaria	6	3,197	84	0	+ 3,197
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,827	1	5,321	- 2,493
Low Birth Weight	8	2,172	52	23	+ 2,149
Birth Trauma	9	2,137	54	17	+ 2,119
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,745	42	114	+ 1,631
Measles	11	1,584	72	0	+ 1,584
Hypertension	12	1,221	28	230	+ 991
Maternal Conditions	13	1,145	66	1	+ 1,144
Liver Disease	14	1,124	30	214	+ 911
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,113	16	560	+ 553
Meningitis	16	989	58	14	+ 976
Violence	17	983	50	32	+ 951
Lung Disease	18	932	3	2,723	- 1,791
Congenital Anomalies	19	756	34	136	+ 620
Asthma	20	742	43	85	+ 657
Kidney Disease	21	692	14	611	+ 82
Malnutrition	22	673	35	135	+ 538
Other Injuries	23	605	15	583	+ 22
Suicide	24	570	13	633	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	25	412	19	359	+ 54
Breast Cancer	26	336	11	698	- 362
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	309	33	160	+ 150
War	28	306	68	1	+ 305
Tetanus	29	273	69	0	+ 273
Inflammatory/Heart	30	263	29	221	+ 42
Pertussis	31	259	64	1	+ 257
Cervical Cancer	32	224	39	125	+ 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	199	2	4,464	- 4,265
Drownings	34	197	45	65	+ 133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	189	46	61	+ 128
Falls	36	177	9	777	- 601
Schistosomiasis	37	165	83	0	+ 165
Prostate Cancer	38	152	8	1,172	- 1,020
Fires	39	138	48	45	+ 94
Poisonings	40	131	57	14	+ 116
Syphilis	41	117	67	1	+ 116
Lymphomas	42	116	12	646	- 530
Epilepsy	43	116	40	119	- 3
Liver Cancer	44	114	26	259	- 145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	114	7	1,787	- 1,673
Oral Cancer	46	89	32	168	- 79
Leukemia	47	86	21	354	- 268
Parkinson's Disease	48	66	17	554	- 489
Stomach Cancer	49	64	22	343	- 280
Ovary Cancer	50	62	24	309	- 247
Appendicitis	51	60	59	12	+ 48
Alcohol	52	60	31	205	- 144
Oesophagus Cancer	53	47	27	248	- 201
Skin Disease	54	47	38	128	- 81
Lung Cancers	55	46	5	2,320	- 2,274
Leishmaniasis	56	44	81	0	+ 44
Drug Use	57	43	25	264	- 221
Skin Cancers	58	42	18	407	- 366
Trypanosomiasis	59	39	82	0	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	60	36	10	770	- 734
Hepatitis B	61	32	63	3	+ 29
Encephalitis	62	27	70	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	63	24	60	12	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	64	23	20	356	- 333
Uterin Cancer	65	19	36	134	- 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	47	60	- 46
Diphtheria	67	10	71	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	68	6	65	1	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	5	55	17	- 11
Other Neoplasms	70	5	23	324	- 320
Ascariasis	71	5	76	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	41	119	- 115
Chlamydia	73	2	77	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	49	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	27	- 27
Oral conditions	82	0	62	9	- 9
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	75	- 75
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	53	23	- 23
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORWAY

Central Africa

Norway

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.