UNITED KINGDOM VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	63,375	3	40,540	+ 22,834
Tuberculosis	2	56,984	47	351	+ 56,632
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	56,743	38	1,599	+ 55,144
HIV/AIDS	4	45,462	55	188	+ 45,274
Stroke	5	39,782	4	37,626	+ 2,155
Malaria	6	39,729	76	0	+ 39,729
Coronary Heart Disease	7	35,132	2	71,728	- 36,596
Low Birth Weight	8	26,989	40	1,313	+ 25,675
Birth Trauma	9	26,551	54	190	+ 26,361
Road Traffic Accidents	10	21,683	33	2,169	+ 19,514
Measles	11	19,688	75	0	+ 19,688
Hypertension	12	15,170	23	5,208	+ 9,962
Maternal Conditions	13	14,227	64	47	+ 14,180
Liver Disease	14	13,972	14	7,666	+ 6,306
Diabetes Mellitus	15	13,826	17	5,842	+ 7,984
Meningitis	16	12,293	52	232	+ 12,060
Violence	17	12,218	46	868	+ 11,350
Lung Disease	18	11,583	6	32,896	- 21,313
Congenital Anomalies	19	9,395	35	2,127	+ 7,269
Asthma	20	9,217	41	1,302	+ 7,914
Kidney Disease	21	8,603	18	5,471	+ 3,133
Malnutrition	22	8,367	58	116	+ 8,252
Other Injuries	23	7,518	19	5,464	+ 2,054
Suicide	24	7,086	20	5,325	+ 1,761
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,124	28	3,297	+ 1,827
Breast Cancer	26	4,170	9	12,718	- 8,548
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,842	36	2,090	+ 1,752
War	28	3,798	67	10	+ 3,789
Tetanus	29	3,396	72	0	+ 3,395
Inflammatory/Heart	30	3,269	29	3,126	+ 143
Pertussis	31	3,213	69	3	+ 3,210
Cervical Cancer	32	2,787	43	1,099	+ 1,688
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,470	1	98,135	- 95,665
Drownings	34	2,450	49	301	+ 2,149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,349	45	876	+ 1,473
Falls	36	2,196	15	7,618	- 5,422
Schistosomiasis	37	2,050	78	0	+ 2,050
Prostate Cancer	38	1,894	8	13,289	- 11,395
Fires	39	1,718	48	334	+ 1,383
Poisonings	40	1,623	53	221	+ 1,403
Syphilis	41	1,455	62	49	+ 1,406
Lymphomas	42	1,442	10	9,350	- 7,909
Epilepsy	43	1,439	42	1,193	+ 246
Liver Cancer	44	1,413	21	5,237	- 3,823
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	1,411	7	18,446	- 17,035
Oral Cancer	46	1,103	30	3,109	- 2,006
Leukemia	47	1,068	22	5,211	- 4,143
Parkinson's Disease	48	814	13	8,573	- 7,758
Stomach Cancer	49	793	24	4,999	- 4,206
Ovary Cancer	50	775	25	4,019	- 3,243
Appendicitis	51	749	59	105	+ 644
Alcohol	52	748	39	1,555	- 807
Oesophagus Cancer	53	583	12	8,727	- 8,143
Skin Disease	54	583	34	2,134	- 1,550
Lung Cancers	55	567	5	35,715	- 35,148
Leishmaniasis	56	551	70	0	+ 551
Drug Use	57	531	31	2,824	- 2,293
Skin Cancers	58	519	27	3,727	- 3,208
Trypanosomiasis	59	480	77	0	+ 480
Pancreas Cancer	60	443	11	8,995	- 8,552
Hepatitis B	61	400	65	40	+ 360
Encephalitis	62	339	68	6	+ 333
Upper Respiratory	63	295	63	48	+ 247
Bladder Cancer	64	282	16	6,133	- 5,851
Uterin Cancer	65	237	32	2,346	- 2,110
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	182	44	1,014	- 832
Diphtheria	67	129	74	0	+ 129
Otitis Media	68	75	66	16	+ 59
Hepatitis C	69	68	51	267	- 199
Other Neoplasms	70	58	26	3,986	- 3,928
Ascariasis	71	58	80	0	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	72	46	37	1,856	- 1,810
Chlamydia	73	23	79	0	+ 23
Dengue	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.