SPAIN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,769	7	13,717	+ 30,052
Tuberculosis	2	39,355	50	270	+ 39,085
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	39,189	36	1,064	+ 38,125
HIV/AIDS	4	31,398	43	538	+ 30,859
Stroke	5	27,475	3	29,004	- 1,529
Malaria	6	27,438	83	0	+ 27,438
Coronary Heart Disease	7	24,263	1	51,684	- 27,421
Low Birth Weight	8	18,639	52	253	+ 18,387
Birth Trauma	9	18,337	60	113	+ 18,224
Road Traffic Accidents	10	14,975	31	1,829	+ 13,146
Measles	11	13,597	81	0	+ 13,597
Hypertension	12	10,477	9	9,115	+ 1,363
Maternal Conditions	13	9,826	64	14	+ 9,812
Liver Disease	14	9,649	23	4,231	+ 5,418
Diabetes Mellitus	15	9,549	10	7,773	+ 1,776
Meningitis	16	8,490	59	129	+ 8,361
Violence	17	8,438	51	262	+ 8,177
Lung Disease	18	7,999	5	18,926	- 10,927
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,489	38	863	+ 5,626
Asthma	20	6,365	35	1,133	+ 5,232
Kidney Disease	21	5,942	8	9,725	- 3,783
Malnutrition	22	5,779	47	302	+ 5,476
Other Injuries	23	5,192	15	5,536	- 344
Suicide	24	4,894	25	3,609	+ 1,285
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,539	21	4,863	- 1,324
Breast Cancer	26	2,880	11	7,067	- 4,188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	2,654	44	475	+ 2,178
War	28	2,623	68	6	+ 2,618
Tetanus	29	2,345	72	2	+ 2,344
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,258	19	4,984	- 2,726
Pertussis	31	2,219	73	2	+ 2,217
Cervical Cancer	32	1,925	39	855	+ 1,070
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,706	2	42,339	- 40,633
Drownings	34	1,692	45	446	+ 1,246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,622	33	1,612	+ 10
Falls	36	1,517	26	3,246	- 1,730
Schistosomiasis	37	1,416	74	0	+ 1,416
Prostate Cancer	38	1,308	13	6,420	- 5,112
Fires	39	1,186	55	185	+ 1,002
Poisonings	40	1,121	57	170	+ 951
Syphilis	41	1,005	67	9	+ 996
Lymphomas	42	996	16	5,335	- 4,339
Epilepsy	43	994	40	824	+ 170
Liver Cancer	44	976	18	5,098	- 4,122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	974	6	16,957	- 15,983
Oral Cancer	46	762	27	2,583	- 1,821
Leukemia	47	737	24	3,772	- 3,035
Parkinson's Disease	48	562	20	4,943	- 4,380
Stomach Cancer	49	548	14	5,796	- 5,248
Ovary Cancer	50	536	28	2,026	- 1,490
Appendicitis	51	517	61	79	+ 438
Alcohol	52	517	46	333	+ 183
Oesophagus Cancer	53	403	29	2,011	- 1,608
Skin Disease	54	403	30	1,840	- 1,438
Lung Cancers	55	392	4	22,131	- 21,739
Leishmaniasis	56	381	65	11	+ 370
Drug Use	57	367	41	776	- 410
Skin Cancers	58	358	32	1,803	- 1,445
Trypanosomiasis	59	332	84	0	+ 332
Pancreas Cancer	60	306	12	6,752	- 6,446
Hepatitis B	61	276	58	162	+ 114
Encephalitis	62	234	70	4	+ 231
Upper Respiratory	63	204	62	47	+ 158
Bladder Cancer	64	195	17	5,222	- 5,027
Uterin Cancer	65	163	34	1,612	- 1,448
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	126	48	294	- 168
Diphtheria	67	89	76	0	+ 89
Otitis Media	68	52	66	9	+ 43
Hepatitis C	69	47	42	652	- 605
Other Neoplasms	70	40	22	4,748	- 4,708
Ascariasis	71	40	78	0	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	72	32	49	287	- 255
Chlamydia	73	16	82	0	+ 16
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Central Africa

Spain

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.