TURKMENISTAN VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		TURKMENISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,318	6	1,137	+ 4,181
Tuberculosis	2	4,781	13	595	+ 4,186
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,761	20	350	+ 4,411
HIV/AIDS	4	3,815	3	3,008	+ 807
Stroke	5	3,338	2	4,771	- 1,433
Malaria	6	3,333	76	0	+ 3,333
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,948	1	9,941	- 6,993
Low Birth Weight	8	2,265	5	1,161	+ 1,103
Birth Trauma	9	2,228	7	912	+ 1,316
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,819	8	800	+ 1,019
Measles	11	1,652	71	0	+ 1,652
Hypertension	12	1,273	14	478	+ 795
Maternal Conditions	13	1,194	59	4	+ 1,189
Liver Disease	14	1,172	4	2,018	- 845
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,160	10	694	+ 467
Meningitis	16	1,031	44	63	+ 969
Violence	17	1,025	28	169	+ 856
Lung Disease	18	972	23	318	+ 654
Congenital Anomalies	19	788	9	768	+ 20
Asthma	20	773	49	44	+ 729
Kidney Disease	21	722	12	633	+ 89
Malnutrition	22	702	56	8	+ 694
Other Injuries	23	631	22	336	+ 295
Suicide	24	595	21	337	+ 258
Endocrine Disorders	25	430	31	141	+ 289
Breast Cancer	26	350	18	417	- 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	322	37	103	+ 220
War	28	319	64	2	+ 317
Tetanus	29	285	53	15	+ 270
Inflammatory/Heart	30	274	11	663	- 389
Pertussis	31	270	61	3	+ 266
Cervical Cancer	32	234	25	250	- 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	207	16	441	- 234
Drownings	34	206	29	153	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	197	41	91	+ 106
Falls	36	184	36	103	+ 81
Schistosomiasis	37	172	79	0	+ 172
Prostate Cancer	38	159	45	60	+ 99
Fires	39	144	35	122	+ 22
Poisonings	40	136	50	37	+ 100
Syphilis	41	122	67	0	+ 122
Lymphomas	42	121	33	131	- 10
Epilepsy	43	121	38	99	+ 22
Liver Cancer	44	119	24	279	- 161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	118	27	177	- 59
Oral Cancer	46	93	26	181	- 89
Leukemia	47	90	32	135	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	48	68	39	96	- 28
Stomach Cancer	49	67	15	443	- 376
Ovary Cancer	50	65	40	93	- 28
Appendicitis	51	63	58	7	+ 56
Alcohol	52	63	30	143	- 80
Oesophagus Cancer	53	49	19	392	- 343
Skin Disease	54	49	54	10	+ 39
Lung Cancers	55	48	17	417	- 370
Leishmaniasis	56	46	62	3	+ 44
Drug Use	57	45	48	46	- 1
Skin Cancers	58	44	47	54	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	59	40	78	0	+ 40
Pancreas Cancer	60	37	34	125	- 88
Hepatitis B	61	34	51	35	- 2
Encephalitis	62	28	42	73	- 45
Upper Respiratory	63	25	52	25	- 0
Bladder Cancer	64	24	43	69	- 45
Uterin Cancer	65	20	46	58	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	15	60	4	+ 11
Diphtheria	67	11	70	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	68	6	69	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	6	63	2	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	70	5	57	7	- 2
Ascariasis	71	5	66	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	55	10	- 6
Chlamydia	73	2	65	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	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 TURKMENISTAN

Central Africa

Turkmenistan

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.