PANAMA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		PANAMA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,138	7	697	+ 3,441
Tuberculosis	2	3,721	23	223	+ 3,498
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,705	28	163	+ 3,542
HIV/AIDS	4	2,969	8	653	+ 2,315
Stroke	5	2,598	2	2,006	+ 592
Malaria	6	2,594	81	0	+ 2,594
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,294	1	2,624	- 330
Low Birth Weight	8	1,762	22	238	+ 1,525
Birth Trauma	9	1,734	36	94	+ 1,640
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,416	9	591	+ 825
Measles	11	1,286	79	0	+ 1,286
Hypertension	12	991	10	510	+ 481
Maternal Conditions	13	929	48	32	+ 897
Liver Disease	14	912	15	325	+ 587
Diabetes Mellitus	15	903	4	1,070	- 167
Meningitis	16	803	52	27	+ 776
Violence	17	798	6	730	+ 68
Lung Disease	18	756	5	815	- 59
Congenital Anomalies	19	613	13	378	+ 236
Asthma	20	602	43	56	+ 546
Kidney Disease	21	562	3	1,106	- 544
Malnutrition	22	546	31	122	+ 424
Other Injuries	23	491	35	100	+ 391
Suicide	24	463	32	121	+ 341
Endocrine Disorders	25	335	18	279	+ 56
Breast Cancer	26	272	19	279	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	251	50	30	+ 221
War	28	248	67	0	+ 248
Tetanus	29	222	69	0	+ 221
Inflammatory/Heart	30	213	20	270	- 56
Pertussis	31	210	74	0	+ 210
Cervical Cancer	32	182	26	185	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	161	17	296	- 135
Drownings	34	160	34	103	+ 57
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	153	53	25	+ 129
Falls	36	143	37	92	+ 52
Schistosomiasis	37	134	80	0	+ 134
Prostate Cancer	38	124	12	390	- 266
Fires	39	112	57	11	+ 101
Poisonings	40	106	61	4	+ 102
Syphilis	41	95	65	1	+ 94
Lymphomas	42	94	24	205	- 110
Epilepsy	43	94	39	66	+ 27
Liver Cancer	44	92	27	182	- 89
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	92	14	352	- 260
Oral Cancer	46	72	38	78	- 6
Leukemia	47	70	25	189	- 119
Parkinson's Disease	48	53	33	115	- 61
Stomach Cancer	49	52	11	397	- 345
Ovary Cancer	50	51	41	64	- 13
Appendicitis	51	49	56	11	+ 38
Alcohol	52	49	49	30	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	53	38	45	52	- 13
Skin Disease	54	38	30	127	- 89
Lung Cancers	55	37	16	303	- 266
Leishmaniasis	56	36	70	0	+ 36
Drug Use	57	35	47	33	+ 2
Skin Cancers	58	34	44	56	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	59	31	82	0	+ 31
Pancreas Cancer	60	29	29	135	- 106
Hepatitis B	61	26	59	7	+ 19
Encephalitis	62	22	63	3	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	63	19	54	14	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	64	18	46	33	- 14
Uterin Cancer	65	15	40	66	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	12	55	14	- 2
Diphtheria	67	8	78	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	68	5	68	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	69	4	66	1	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	70	4	21	256	- 252
Ascariasis	71	4	75	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	62	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	64	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	28	- 28
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	4	- 4
Oral conditions	82	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	42	63	- 63
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	10	- 10
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PANAMA

Central Africa

Panama

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.