USA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	316,566	11	60,317	+ 256,249
Tuberculosis	2	284,642	62	546	+ 284,095
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	283,438	37	9,955	+ 273,484
HIV/AIDS	4	227,088	42	5,660	+ 221,427
Stroke	5	198,716	4	158,520	+ 40,196
Malaria	6	198,451	77	0	+ 198,451
Coronary Heart Disease	7	175,488	1	504,904	- 329,416
Low Birth Weight	8	134,812	39	6,924	+ 127,888
Birth Trauma	9	132,624	54	1,233	+ 131,391
Road Traffic Accidents	10	108,311	17	41,694	+ 66,617
Measles	11	98,342	80	0	+ 98,342
Hypertension	12	75,777	8	65,960	+ 9,817
Maternal Conditions	13	71,065	56	779	+ 70,287
Liver Disease	14	69,791	16	43,402	+ 26,388
Diabetes Mellitus	15	69,065	10	61,418	+ 7,647
Meningitis	16	61,404	60	606	+ 60,798
Violence	17	61,032	27	18,976	+ 42,056
Lung Disease	18	57,857	3	195,387	- 137,530
Congenital Anomalies	19	46,931	34	11,762	+ 35,169
Asthma	20	46,038	46	3,818	+ 42,220
Kidney Disease	21	42,975	6	85,861	- 42,886
Malnutrition	22	41,796	40	6,762	+ 35,034
Other Injuries	23	37,552	25	25,997	+ 11,555
Suicide	24	35,397	12	53,099	- 17,702
Endocrine Disorders	25	25,597	14	46,985	- 21,388
Breast Cancer	26	20,829	13	48,671	- 27,841
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	19,193	48	3,461	+ 15,732
War	28	18,973	55	1,198	+ 17,775
Tetanus	29	16,963	71	2	+ 16,961
Inflammatory/Heart	30	16,330	22	32,529	- 16,199
Pertussis	31	16,047	69	16	+ 16,032
Cervical Cancer	32	13,923	38	6,984	+ 6,939
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	12,337	2	287,198	- 274,861
Drownings	34	12,239	45	4,070	+ 8,169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	11,733	47	3,646	+ 8,087
Falls	36	10,970	18	40,418	- 29,448
Schistosomiasis	37	10,240	72	1	+ 10,239
Prostate Cancer	38	9,461	20	35,612	- 26,151
Fires	39	8,581	49	3,183	+ 5,398
Poisonings	40	8,108	53	1,674	+ 6,434
Syphilis	41	7,266	66	49	+ 7,217
Lymphomas	42	7,201	19	40,281	- 33,080
Epilepsy	43	7,188	50	3,162	+ 4,026
Liver Cancer	44	7,059	23	27,064	- 20,005
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	7,047	9	61,827	- 54,780
Oral Cancer	46	5,509	35	11,555	- 6,045
Leukemia	47	5,333	24	26,966	- 21,632
Parkinson's Disease	48	4,068	21	34,491	- 30,423
Stomach Cancer	49	3,963	33	13,077	- 9,114
Ovary Cancer	50	3,873	31	14,591	- 10,718
Appendicitis	51	3,741	63	424	+ 3,316
Alcohol	52	3,736	30	14,659	- 10,923
Oesophagus Cancer	53	2,915	28	17,829	- 14,915
Skin Disease	54	2,914	43	5,409	- 2,495
Lung Cancers	55	2,832	5	155,533	- 152,700
Leishmaniasis	56	2,754	79	0	+ 2,754
Drug Use	57	2,653	7	74,435	- 71,782
Skin Cancers	58	2,592	32	14,311	- 11,719
Trypanosomiasis	59	2,399	78	0	+ 2,399
Pancreas Cancer	60	2,214	15	44,293	- 42,079
Hepatitis B	61	1,997	59	608	+ 1,389
Encephalitis	62	1,694	68	25	+ 1,669
Upper Respiratory	63	1,476	65	229	+ 1,246
Bladder Cancer	64	1,409	26	19,622	- 18,213
Uterin Cancer	65	1,183	36	10,063	- 8,880
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	909	52	2,461	- 1,552
Diphtheria	67	643	75	0	+ 642
Otitis Media	68	374	67	34	+ 340
Hepatitis C	69	339	41	5,684	- 5,344
Other Neoplasms	70	291	29	17,743	- 17,452
Ascariasis	71	289	82	0	+ 289
Multiple Sclerosis	72	230	44	5,059	- 4,829
Chlamydia	73	113	84	0	+ 113
Dengue	74	2	76	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	70	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Central Africa

United States

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.