SWEDEN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,803	7	2,659	+ 7,145
Tuberculosis	2	8,815	56	24	+ 8,791
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	8,777	36	289	+ 8,488
HIV/AIDS	4	7,032	61	13	+ 7,020
Stroke	5	6,154	3	6,035	+ 119
Malaria	6	6,146	74	0	+ 6,146
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,434	1	15,136	- 9,701
Low Birth Weight	8	4,175	51	50	+ 4,125
Birth Trauma	9	4,107	55	34	+ 4,073
Road Traffic Accidents	10	3,354	34	315	+ 3,039
Measles	11	3,045	83	0	+ 3,045
Hypertension	12	2,347	10	1,838	+ 508
Maternal Conditions	13	2,201	64	5	+ 2,196
Liver Disease	14	2,161	23	723	+ 1,438
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,139	11	1,834	+ 304
Meningitis	16	1,902	54	35	+ 1,866
Violence	17	1,890	47	113	+ 1,777
Lung Disease	18	1,792	4	4,344	- 2,553
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,453	35	308	+ 1,146
Asthma	20	1,426	42	158	+ 1,267
Kidney Disease	21	1,331	12	1,629	- 298
Malnutrition	22	1,294	45	117	+ 1,177
Other Injuries	23	1,163	15	1,374	- 211
Suicide	24	1,096	14	1,479	- 383
Endocrine Disorders	25	793	24	702	+ 91
Breast Cancer	26	645	13	1,582	- 937
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	594	37	277	+ 317
War	28	588	65	2	+ 586
Tetanus	29	525	68	0	+ 525
Inflammatory/Heart	30	506	28	547	- 41
Pertussis	31	497	67	0	+ 496
Cervical Cancer	32	431	38	228	+ 204
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	382	2	10,917	- 10,535
Drownings	34	379	46	114	+ 265
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	363	48	110	+ 253
Falls	36	340	17	1,109	- 769
Schistosomiasis	37	317	69	0	+ 317
Prostate Cancer	38	293	8	2,622	- 2,329
Fires	39	266	49	65	+ 201
Poisonings	40	251	60	18	+ 233
Syphilis	41	225	72	0	+ 225
Lymphomas	42	223	16	1,357	- 1,134
Epilepsy	43	223	44	121	+ 102
Liver Cancer	44	219	22	752	- 533
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	218	6	3,049	- 2,831
Oral Cancer	46	171	31	379	- 209
Leukemia	47	165	20	825	- 660
Parkinson's Disease	48	126	19	943	- 817
Stomach Cancer	49	123	26	612	- 490
Ovary Cancer	50	120	27	553	- 433
Appendicitis	51	116	59	18	+ 98
Alcohol	52	116	32	359	- 243
Oesophagus Cancer	53	90	29	538	- 448
Skin Disease	54	90	39	220	- 130
Lung Cancers	55	88	5	3,722	- 3,634
Leishmaniasis	56	85	75	0	+ 85
Drug Use	57	82	30	423	- 341
Skin Cancers	58	80	25	650	- 570
Trypanosomiasis	59	74	76	0	+ 74
Pancreas Cancer	60	69	9	1,849	- 1,780
Hepatitis B	61	62	62	9	+ 52
Encephalitis	62	52	71	0	+ 52
Upper Respiratory	63	46	58	20	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	64	44	21	760	- 717
Uterin Cancer	65	37	33	345	- 308
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	28	43	129	- 101
Diphtheria	67	20	70	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	68	12	66	1	+ 11
Hepatitis C	69	11	53	44	- 34
Other Neoplasms	70	9	18	1,036	- 1,027
Ascariasis	71	9	81	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	72	7	41	170	- 163
Chlamydia	73	3	73	0	+ 3
Dengue	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Central Africa

Sweden

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.