PARAGUAY VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,964	4	1,661	+ 5,302
Tuberculosis	2	6,262	26	273	+ 5,989
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,235	31	192	+ 6,043
HIV/AIDS	4	4,995	21	448	+ 4,547
Stroke	5	4,371	2	3,007	+ 1,364
Malaria	6	4,366	81	0	+ 4,366
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,860	1	4,327	- 467
Low Birth Weight	8	2,966	12	644	+ 2,321
Birth Trauma	9	2,917	30	213	+ 2,705
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,383	6	1,552	+ 831
Measles	11	2,163	78	0	+ 2,163
Hypertension	12	1,667	8	895	+ 772
Maternal Conditions	13	1,563	49	64	+ 1,499
Liver Disease	14	1,535	17	524	+ 1,011
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,519	3	2,361	- 842
Meningitis	16	1,351	53	52	+ 1,298
Violence	17	1,343	13	566	+ 777
Lung Disease	18	1,273	7	1,181	+ 92
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,032	11	662	+ 371
Asthma	20	1,013	39	126	+ 886
Kidney Disease	21	945	5	1,592	- 647
Malnutrition	22	919	25	330	+ 590
Other Injuries	23	826	9	843	- 17
Suicide	24	779	22	425	+ 354
Endocrine Disorders	25	563	14	562	+ 1
Breast Cancer	26	458	20	481	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	422	47	69	+ 354
War	28	417	71	3	+ 415
Tetanus	29	373	64	12	+ 361
Inflammatory/Heart	30	359	34	154	+ 205
Pertussis	31	353	59	30	+ 323
Cervical Cancer	32	306	18	516	- 209
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	271	36	144	+ 128
Drownings	34	269	32	178	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	258	55	43	+ 215
Falls	36	241	43	100	+ 141
Schistosomiasis	37	225	80	0	+ 225
Prostate Cancer	38	208	15	546	- 338
Fires	39	189	50	63	+ 125
Poisonings	40	178	63	14	+ 165
Syphilis	41	160	42	119	+ 41
Lymphomas	42	158	29	245	- 86
Epilepsy	43	158	44	98	+ 60
Liver Cancer	44	155	35	152	+ 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	155	16	543	- 388
Oral Cancer	46	121	38	134	- 12
Leukemia	47	117	27	272	- 155
Parkinson's Disease	48	89	41	122	- 32
Stomach Cancer	49	87	24	355	- 268
Ovary Cancer	50	85	45	85	+ 0
Appendicitis	51	82	57	37	+ 45
Alcohol	52	82	23	410	- 327
Oesophagus Cancer	53	64	33	173	- 109
Skin Disease	54	64	37	144	- 80
Lung Cancers	55	62	10	738	- 675
Leishmaniasis	56	61	61	17	+ 44
Drug Use	57	58	56	38	+ 21
Skin Cancers	58	57	40	125	- 68
Trypanosomiasis	59	53	82	0	+ 53
Pancreas Cancer	60	49	28	258	- 209
Hepatitis B	61	44	67	10	+ 34
Encephalitis	62	37	66	11	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	63	32	70	4	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	64	31	51	57	- 26
Uterin Cancer	65	26	54	45	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	20	48	66	- 46
Diphtheria	67	14	77	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	68	8	74	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	7	72	3	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	70	6	19	487	- 480
Ascariasis	71	6	76	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	72	5	68	8	- 3
Chlamydia	73	2	79	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	62	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	65	12	- 12
Chagas disease	79	0	60	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	82	0	73	2	- 2
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	82	- 82
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Central Africa

Paraguay

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.