RUSSIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	130,362	10	32,404	+ 97,958
Tuberculosis	2	117,216	30	8,422	+ 108,794
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	116,720	55	403	+ 116,317
HIV/AIDS	4	93,515	15	21,262	+ 72,253
Stroke	5	81,831	2	327,199	- 245,368
Malaria	6	81,722	74	0	+ 81,722
Coronary Heart Disease	7	72,266	1	562,711	- 490,445
Low Birth Weight	8	55,516	44	2,153	+ 53,363
Birth Trauma	9	54,615	53	714	+ 53,901
Road Traffic Accidents	10	44,603	19	17,507	+ 27,096
Measles	11	40,497	68	0	+ 40,497
Hypertension	12	31,205	17	18,348	+ 12,857
Maternal Conditions	13	29,265	56	267	+ 28,997
Liver Disease	14	28,740	6	45,463	- 16,723
Diabetes Mellitus	15	28,441	18	18,345	+ 10,097
Meningitis	16	25,286	48	1,037	+ 24,249
Violence	17	25,133	23	11,450	+ 13,683
Lung Disease	18	23,826	9	36,600	- 12,775
Congenital Anomalies	19	19,326	41	4,201	+ 15,125
Asthma	20	18,959	46	1,764	+ 17,195
Kidney Disease	21	17,697	22	11,581	+ 6,116
Malnutrition	22	17,212	57	242	+ 16,969
Other Injuries	23	15,464	14	22,517	- 7,053
Suicide	24	14,577	8	36,625	- 22,049
Endocrine Disorders	25	10,541	45	2,004	+ 8,537
Breast Cancer	26	8,578	13	23,242	- 14,664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	7,904	28	8,938	- 1,034
War	28	7,813	59	123	+ 7,690
Tetanus	29	6,985	63	3	+ 6,982
Inflammatory/Heart	30	6,725	4	54,060	- 47,335
Pertussis	31	6,608	65	2	+ 6,606
Cervical Cancer	32	5,734	34	7,423	- 1,689
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	5,081	5	48,522	- 43,441
Drownings	34	5,040	36	6,629	- 1,589
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	4,832	42	2,770	+ 2,061
Falls	36	4,518	21	11,705	- 7,187
Schistosomiasis	37	4,217	72	0	+ 4,217
Prostate Cancer	38	3,896	20	14,107	- 10,211
Fires	39	3,534	37	6,387	- 2,854
Poisonings	40	3,339	40	5,565	- 2,226
Syphilis	41	2,992	62	19	+ 2,974
Lymphomas	42	2,965	29	8,919	- 5,954
Epilepsy	43	2,960	52	718	+ 2,242
Liver Cancer	44	2,907	24	11,165	- 8,258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	2,902	7	42,633	- 39,731
Oral Cancer	46	2,269	25	10,880	- 8,611
Leukemia	47	2,196	31	8,238	- 6,041
Parkinson's Disease	48	1,675	26	9,371	- 7,696
Stomach Cancer	49	1,632	11	29,386	- 27,754
Ovary Cancer	50	1,595	32	8,123	- 6,528
Appendicitis	51	1,540	54	409	+ 1,132
Alcohol	52	1,538	12	27,984	- 26,446
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,200	33	7,431	- 6,231
Skin Disease	54	1,200	43	2,735	- 1,536
Lung Cancers	55	1,166	3	54,361	- 53,195
Leishmaniasis	56	1,134	73	0	+ 1,134
Drug Use	57	1,092	27	9,113	- 8,020
Skin Cancers	58	1,067	39	5,612	- 4,544
Trypanosomiasis	59	988	70	0	+ 988
Pancreas Cancer	60	912	16	20,282	- 19,370
Hepatitis B	61	822	60	43	+ 779
Encephalitis	62	698	47	1,076	- 378
Upper Respiratory	63	608	58	158	+ 450
Bladder Cancer	64	580	38	6,307	- 5,727
Uterin Cancer	65	487	35	6,867	- 6,380
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	374	50	750	- 376
Diphtheria	67	265	67	0	+ 264
Otitis Media	68	154	64	3	+ 151
Hepatitis C	69	140	66	2	+ 138
Other Neoplasms	70	120	51	729	- 609
Ascariasis	71	119	77	0	+ 119
Multiple Sclerosis	72	95	49	827	- 732
Chlamydia	73	47	61	25	+ 21
Dengue	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Central Africa

Russia

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.