PHILIPPINES VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	109,493	2	93,807	+ 15,686
Tuberculosis	2	98,451	8	27,061	+ 71,390
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	98,035	22	6,189	+ 91,846
HIV/AIDS	4	78,544	66	204	+ 78,340
Stroke	5	68,731	3	74,167	- 5,435
Malaria	6	68,640	69	94	+ 68,546
Coronary Heart Disease	7	60,697	1	129,955	- 69,258
Low Birth Weight	8	46,628	14	10,141	+ 36,488
Birth Trauma	9	45,872	18	7,960	+ 37,912
Road Traffic Accidents	10	37,462	10	13,017	+ 24,445
Measles	11	34,014	48	894	+ 33,120
Hypertension	12	26,210	5	34,500	- 8,290
Maternal Conditions	13	24,580	38	2,042	+ 22,538
Liver Disease	14	24,139	20	7,076	+ 17,063
Diabetes Mellitus	15	23,888	7	32,260	- 8,372
Meningitis	16	21,238	47	1,041	+ 20,197
Violence	17	21,109	9	14,835	+ 6,275
Lung Disease	18	20,011	6	32,559	- 12,548
Congenital Anomalies	19	16,232	17	8,051	+ 8,181
Asthma	20	15,924	11	11,404	+ 4,520
Kidney Disease	21	14,864	4	39,380	- 24,516
Malnutrition	22	14,456	24	4,311	+ 10,145
Other Injuries	23	12,988	31	3,536	+ 9,453
Suicide	24	12,243	35	2,325	+ 9,918
Endocrine Disorders	25	8,853	12	10,464	- 1,610
Breast Cancer	26	7,204	15	9,802	- 2,598
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	6,638	21	6,865	- 227
War	28	6,562	49	817	+ 5,745
Tetanus	29	5,867	59	521	+ 5,346
Inflammatory/Heart	30	5,648	30	3,545	+ 2,103
Pertussis	31	5,550	43	1,760	+ 3,791
Cervical Cancer	32	4,816	33	3,076	+ 1,740
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,267	39	2,010	+ 2,257
Drownings	34	4,233	27	3,881	+ 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	4,058	42	1,807	+ 2,251
Falls	36	3,794	28	3,861	- 67
Schistosomiasis	37	3,542	64	233	+ 3,309
Prostate Cancer	38	3,272	26	4,149	- 877
Fires	39	2,968	54	600	+ 2,368
Poisonings	40	2,804	65	226	+ 2,578
Syphilis	41	2,513	44	1,157	+ 1,356
Lymphomas	42	2,491	36	2,279	+ 212
Epilepsy	43	2,486	45	1,120	+ 1,367
Liver Cancer	44	2,442	19	7,663	- 5,222
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	2,438	16	8,063	- 5,625
Oral Cancer	46	1,906	34	2,916	- 1,011
Leukemia	47	1,845	29	3,596	- 1,751
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,407	55	594	+ 813
Stomach Cancer	49	1,371	41	1,868	- 498
Ovary Cancer	50	1,340	40	1,994	- 654
Appendicitis	51	1,294	63	276	+ 1,018
Alcohol	52	1,292	60	401	+ 892
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,008	53	672	+ 336
Skin Disease	54	1,008	25	4,229	- 3,222
Lung Cancers	55	980	13	10,296	- 9,316
Leishmaniasis	56	952	82	0	+ 952
Drug Use	57	918	52	695	+ 223
Skin Cancers	58	896	61	368	+ 528
Trypanosomiasis	59	830	83	0	+ 830
Pancreas Cancer	60	766	37	2,121	- 1,355
Hepatitis B	61	691	56	590	+ 101
Encephalitis	62	586	67	185	+ 401
Upper Respiratory	63	510	70	39	+ 472
Bladder Cancer	64	488	58	569	- 82
Uterin Cancer	65	409	50	761	- 352
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	314	62	323	- 8
Diphtheria	67	222	75	14	+ 208
Otitis Media	68	129	74	23	+ 107
Hepatitis C	69	117	81	0	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	70	101	23	5,146	- 5,046
Ascariasis	71	100	76	13	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	72	80	72	31	+ 49
Chlamydia	73	39	78	4	+ 35
Dengue	74	1	46	1,060	- 1,059
Trichuriasis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	4	- 4
Leprosy	78	0	71	37	- 37
Chagas disease	79	0	79	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	86	0	68	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Central Africa

Philippines

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.