SWAZILAND VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SWAZILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,054	2	921	+ 133
Tuberculosis	2	947	13	256	+ 692
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	943	6	517	+ 426
HIV/AIDS	4	756	1	2,314	- 1,558
Stroke	5	661	4	800	- 139
Malaria	6	660	67	0	+ 660
Coronary Heart Disease	7	584	5	755	- 171
Low Birth Weight	8	449	14	233	+ 216
Birth Trauma	9	441	18	166	+ 275
Road Traffic Accidents	10	360	7	384	- 24
Measles	11	327	64	1	+ 327
Hypertension	12	252	10	292	- 40
Maternal Conditions	13	237	21	116	+ 121
Liver Disease	14	232	11	274	- 41
Diabetes Mellitus	15	230	3	892	- 662
Meningitis	16	204	23	97	+ 107
Violence	17	203	16	212	- 9
Lung Disease	18	193	12	264	- 72
Congenital Anomalies	19	156	19	160	- 4
Asthma	20	153	20	150	+ 4
Kidney Disease	21	143	8	381	- 238
Malnutrition	22	139	22	106	+ 33
Other Injuries	23	125	17	190	- 65
Suicide	24	118	9	338	- 220
Endocrine Disorders	25	85	28	74	+ 11
Breast Cancer	26	69	35	37	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	64	29	51	+ 13
War	28	63	71	0	+ 63
Tetanus	29	56	62	4	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	30	54	24	94	- 39
Pertussis	31	53	33	39	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	32	46	15	215	- 169
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	41	27	77	- 36
Drownings	34	41	25	87	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	39	39	26	+ 13
Falls	36	37	32	41	- 5
Schistosomiasis	37	34	49	13	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	38	31	31	45	- 13
Fires	39	29	26	84	- 55
Poisonings	40	27	34	37	- 10
Syphilis	41	24	45	17	+ 7
Lymphomas	42	24	36	31	- 7
Epilepsy	43	24	30	46	- 22
Liver Cancer	44	23	37	29	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	23	43	19	+ 5
Oral Cancer	46	18	51	10	+ 8
Leukemia	47	18	47	16	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	48	14	41	24	- 10
Stomach Cancer	49	13	53	7	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	50	13	52	10	+ 3
Appendicitis	51	12	54	7	+ 6
Alcohol	52	12	48	16	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	10	44	18	- 9
Skin Disease	54	10	40	25	- 16
Lung Cancers	55	9	46	17	- 7
Leishmaniasis	56	9	77	0	+ 9
Drug Use	57	9	38	27	- 18
Skin Cancers	58	9	42	20	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	59	8	78	0	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	60	7	56	6	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	7	57	6	+ 1
Encephalitis	62	6	59	5	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	5	60	4	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	64	5	55	6	- 1
Uterin Cancer	65	4	50	11	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	58	5	- 2
Diphtheria	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	1	61	4	- 3
Ascariasis	71	1	66	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	63	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWAZILAND

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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.